This course takes place from 23 September 2024 until 15 January 2025. You can choose from the following two options:
Group A
- Course day and time: Monday & Wednesday from 6.00 - 7.30 pm
- Location: At our location in Nijmegen
- Number of participants: min. 10 - max. 18
Group B
- Course day and time: Monday & Wednesday from 6.00 - 7.30 pm
Location: Online via the Virtual Classroom and always involves guidance from a teacher
Number of participants: min. 10 - max. 15
Group C
- Course day and time: Monday & Wednesday from 6.00 - 7.30 pm
- Location: At our location in Nijmegen
- Number of participants: min. 10 - max. 18
If a lesson is cancelled, it will be rescheduled in the week following the last lesson.
Dutch is spoken as much as possible during classes. You should count on about six to eight hours of individual study per week.
Exam dates
The assessments will take place during the two final classes. Please note: you are only allowed to take the assessment if you have attended at least 80% of classes.
What will you learn in this course?
You will learn Dutch to A2 level in this beginners II course. This class focuses on the different skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing. Reading and writing skills are mostly practiced in the time allotted for self-study. Courses are conducted in Dutch.
Reading
You can read short, simple texts. You can find specific, predictable information in simple, everyday texts like advertisements, menus and timetables and you can understand short, simple, personal letters.
Listening
You can understand sentences and the most frequent words related to areas of immediate personal interest (e.g. basic information about yourself and family, shopping, local geography, work). You can follow the main points of short, clear simple messages and announcements.
Speaking
You can communicate when performing simple, everyday tasks that involve a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities. You can handle very short social conversations even if you do not always understand enough to keep the conversation going independently. You can use a variety of phrases and sentences to describe your family and other people, living conditions, your education and your current or most recent job using simple terms.
Writing
You can write short, simple notes and messages that relate to immediate needs. You can write very simple personal letters, to thank people for things, for example.
Course materials
- Contact! 2, text book, new edition. ISBN 9789463924276.
- Contact! 2, exercise book, new edition. ISBN 9789463924283.
The course material can be purchased at Roelants bookstore. Course material is not included in the course fee.
