Would you like to speak Dutch more confidently at work and in everyday life? This course for UG staff is intended for you if you can speak Dutch at level B1 or B2. The lessons are active, practice-oriented and geared to what you want to learn. You will get lots of opportunities to suggest topics yourself and practice in situations that are relevant to you. For example, focus on everyday conversations in the workplace - such as informal contact with colleagues, giving feedback and asking questions. In addition, practise social situations in your private life, learn to talk about current affairs and gain insight into Dutch culture and manners.
We use the book De juiste toon as a guide in class, but we don't work with a set curriculum. In this course, we really focus on what you want to practise. We therefore also work without homework, unless you ask for it yourself. By speaking a lot, participating and indicating what you want to focus on, we work together on what is most important: daring to speak Dutch with confidence!
Who is this course for?
This course is for UG staff members who speak Dutch at CEFR level B1 or B2, and want to practise speaking Dutch in various situations.
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?
The course consists of 10 lessons of two hours each. During the course we focus on the topics below, for example, depending on the needs of the group:
Participate in daily conversation with colleagues
Idioms
Make requests or give feedback in a natural way
Participate in conversations on current or interesting topics
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to speak Dutch more confidently!
Course material
During this course, we use the following materials as a guide in the lessons. You will need to purchase these materials yourself:
De juiste toon Roos Naeff, Saarein te Brake ISBN 9789046906637 (1st edition | 2019)
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!