Dutch A2>A2/B1 intensive

At the Language Centre, you will learn Dutch at a fast pace with the help of teaching methods we developed ourselves. Our language courses focus on speaking and understanding the Dutch language. This way, you will quickly start to feel more or less at home with the language, and you naturally expand your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.

Who is this course for?

This course is intended for participants with a pre-intermediate level of Dutch at CEFR level A2. During the course, we work towards level A2/B1.

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.

Plan a consultation
Have you not taken a Dutch course at the Language Centre before? Then it is mandatory to first take a consultation with one of our teachers. 

What will you learn in this course?

This is an intensive two-week course. You will have lessons on four days each week. During the course, you will learn, among other things:

• To use prepositions, such as ‘op’, ‘naar’, and ‘in’
• To use irregular verbs
• To connect sentences with linking words
• Pronunciation: word accents, sentence accents, and connected speech

How many hours of independent study are required?

You should expect to spend a total of 30 hours on independent study in order to stay on track with the course. This involves, for example, reading texts, learning vocabulary, and completing grammar and writing assignments.

What will you be able to do after the course?

• Read a Dutch newspaper, magazine, or news website 
• Participate in conversations with friends and acquaintances 
• Write an email or short text 

After successfully completing this course, you will be ready for the follow-up course Dutch A2/B1>B1 intensive!

Course material

During this course, the first half of the book Nederlands in actie is covered. You will need to purchase this book yourself.

• Nederlands in actie
  Berna de Boer, Margaret van der Kamp, Simone Pentermann
  ISBN 9789046908426 (4th edition | 2022)

Due to the frequent use of illegal digital versions of this book, participants of the on-site course are required to purchase the paper copy of the book. Digital versions are not allowed. If you had already purchased a legal e-book for a previous course, please email your teacher before the start of your course to report that you have a digital version. A check will be performed during the first lesson to establish whether it is a legal version. If you are taking an online course, a legal e-book is allowed.

This book also comprises an individual login code for a website containing additional exercises, listening fragments, videos, and songs. You need this code to be able to actively participate in the course. You can also purchase the code separately from the publisher Coutinho. 

Where do I purchase the book?

• At the Support Office of the Language Centre, during opening hours. 
• Through your local bookstore or online sellers such as Coutinho or Bol.com. When purchasing a physical book online, pay attention to the delivery time to ensure you receive the book on time!

Practical information

• Registration and payment procedure
• Language levels
• Discount schemes
• Following a course and final assessment

Have a look at all our Dutch for non-native speakers course options.

Student rate € 300  |  Discount rate € 440  |  Full rate € 490

Rates UG compensation: UG student € 0 |  UG PhD or postdoc not using the expat scheme € 0* |  using the expat scheme € 220*

*For some PhD students or postdocs at the UG, the free or partly free registration for these courses may not go through immediately. If you are having trouble registering, because the page after logging in says you do not belong to the right target group, please have the HR department or your Graduate School send an email to languagecentre@rug.nl confirming that you are indeed a PhD student or postdoc. We will then manually add your account to the right target group.

Are you a PhD or postdoc at the UMCG benefitting from the expat scheme? Unfortunately, our system does not automatically recognize these account details. In order for you to receive the correct rate, please have the Graduate School of Medical Sciences send an email to languagecentre@rug.nl confirming that you are indeed a PhD student or postdoc using the expat scheme. We will then manually add your account to the right target group.

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