Dutch 0>A1 intensive

Themes that will be dealt with include introducing yourself, ordering something in a café or restaurant, making an appointment, making suggestions, buying something at the market, asking the way and visiting the doctor or bike shop. This Dutch beginners' course at level 0 > A1 is intended for participants who speak little or no Dutch. 

This course is openly accessible to UG staff and students as well as external parties. International students, PhDs' and postdocs of the University of Groningen are being offered these Dutch courses at the Language Centre by the Board of the University of Groningen. Read everything about these regulations and see if it applies to you here.

Study load
This is an intensive two-week course. You will have lessons on four days each week. In addition, you should count on a total of about 30 hours of self-study.

Advice
If you want to register for a course at this level and you have not followed a course with the Language Centre before, you must visit the office hour. You can only register for this course if you have been given the matching advice. UG students, external students and UG staff can register directly for a beginners' course without having to receive an advice first.

Course Material
In this course, the first half of the book Nederlands in gang is covered. The course material is compulsory and must be purchased by the student.

• Nederlands in gang (chapters 1-7)

  Berna de Boer, Margaret van der Kamp, Birgit Lijmbach
  ISBN 9789046905609 (3rd edition | 2017)

Along with this book you will receive an individual code for a website offering complementary exercises, spoken text fragments, movies and songs. You will need access to the website to be able to adequately participate in the course. The code can be bought separately via the publisher Coutinho.

Where can I buy the book?

• During registration in our course catalogue, you will then receive the book before or during your first lesson at the Language Centre.
• At the Support Office of the Language Centre during opening hours, see here if and when the desk is open.
• At your local bookstore, or online bookstores such as Coutinho and Bol.com. When buying a regular book online, please note the delivery time to ensure that you receive the book on time.

Prices
Students and employees of the UG, UMCG, Hanze and Windesheim pay the student rate (students) or discount rate (employees). UG students, PhDs' and postdocs are eligible for the UG compensation. Log in via the red button to activate the discount!

Student € 290  |  Discount € 420  |  Full price € 460

Rates UG compensation: UG student € 0 |  UG PhD or postdoc not using the 30% tax facility € 0 |  using the 30% tax facility € 210

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