Would you like to take your Dutch writing skills to a higher level? This course offered by the University of Groningen Language Centre can help you with that! In this course, you will practise writing a variety of texts, such as emails, reports, research proposals, essays, reviews, summaries, and press releases. You will find answers to questions such as: What is the correct tone? How long should my sentences be? Should I use the word ‘er’ or not? How can AI help me write my text?
The course is entirely online and lasts eight weeks. The course largely consists of doing assignments independently, so you can study when and where you prefer. You will also have a 45-minute online interactive group session with a teacher and a few fellow course participants every other week.
Who is this course for?
This course is intended for advanced speakers of Dutch at around B2 CEFR level. The course is also open to anyone with a higher level.
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.
DUO loan for civic integration candidates You can pay for the plus variant of the online exam training course with your DUO loan.
How is the course structured?
Self-study This eight-week course consists largely of self-study, for a total of 12 hours. This includes, for example, writing texts and creating a personal vocabulary list. You can also do your weekly assignments with a fellow course participant. During the course, you will receive regular individual feedback on your writing assignments.
Interactive online sessions During the course, you will have an interactive online session every other week with a teacher and a few fellow course participants, for a total of four sessions. These sessions will take place at a fixed time during the week, and the times will be indicated in the timetable during registration.
What will you learn in this course?
This course will teach you, among other things:
What tools you can use when writing
How to choose between formal and informal, concrete and abstract, accessible and complex writing styles
What writing conventions exist in Dutch
How to expand your productive vocabulary
What will you be able to do after the course?
Write at B2+ to C1 level
Write a variety of texts
Write in a grammatically correct way without spelling mistakes
Course material
The course materials will be available in the online learning environment, so you do not need to purchase any additional materials.
Self-study combined with interactive group sessions
Individual feedback
Engaged and experienced teachers
€ 480
Available dates
Course participant says
The atmosphere during the lessons was very fun and pleasant, making mistakes did not feel uncomfortable at all. Also, the teacher made the topics we covered very interesting!
Course participant says
The atmosphere during the lessons was very fun and pleasant, making mistakes did not feel uncomfortable at all. Also, the teacher made the topics we covered very interesting!