Dutch Beginners Course

Program Overview

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Dutch Beginners

Overview

The Dutch Beginners course is designed for individuals with little to no prior knowledge of the Dutch language. The course is divided into three parts, each building on the previous one, and covers various topics and grammar to help students communicate confidently in Dutch.

Course Structure

The course consists of three parts:

• Part One: For absolute beginners, covering personal introductions, cordial phrases, the alphabet, days of the week, numbers 1-100, countries, cities, nationalities, and languages.
• Part Two: Building on Part One, covering telling the time, months, dates, birthdays, all numbers, describing things and events, shopping and food, expressing likes and dislikes, and talking about daily routines and trips.
• Part Three: The final level, covering weather, idiomatic expressions, describing appearance, checking in at a hotel and airport, plans and intentions, and my house.

Teaching

The course follows a communicative approach to language teaching, focusing on speaking and listening skills. Experienced language teachers, native speakers or equivalent, lead the classes.

Learning Resources

The course is based on the University's own materials. Students can join Part One, Two, or Three depending on their prior experience.

Discounts and Booking Deadlines

• A 10% discount is offered to undergraduate and postgraduate students and alumni.
• Booking deadlines are 10 days prior to the start date of each part.

Language Courses Term Dates

• Online courses - September start:
  • Part 1: 16 September 2024 - 05 December 2024 (12 weeks)
  • Part 2: 20 January 2025 - 10 April 2025 (12 weeks)
  • Part 3: 28 April 2025 - 28 July 2025 (Monday courses) (12 weeks)
  • Part 3: 22 April 2025 - 10 July 2025 (Tuesday-Thursday courses) (12 weeks)
• On-campus courses - September start:
  • Part 1: 30 September 2024 - 05 December 2024 (10 weeks)
  • Part 2: 20 January 2025 - 27 March 2025 (10 weeks)
  • Part 3: 28 April 2025 - 14 July 2025 (Monday courses) (10 weeks)
  • Part 3: 22 April 2025 - 26 June 2025 (Tuesday-Thursday courses) (10 weeks)

Fees

• Online courses - January start: £365 per part
• Online courses - September start: £300 per part
• On-campus courses - October start: £365 per part

Online Courses

• Small class sizes
• Highly qualified native speakers (or equivalent)
• Interactive online classes with real-time lessons and expert tutors
• Live, face-to-face engagement in an online, virtual classroom

On-campus Courses

• Small class sizes
• Highly qualified native speakers (or equivalent)
• Classes held at the University's historic headquarters building at 309 Regent Street
• Excellent transport links

Meet the Teacher

• Online meet the teacher sessions available
• Discuss language level, meet teachers, and learn more about courses

One-to-One Tuition

• Flexible one-to-one language courses tailored to individual needs
• Ideal for highly motivated students seeking quick progress
• Lesson times are flexible

Related Courses

• Dutch Elementary: Extends basic language skills
• Dutch Lower Intermediate: For those with a good basic knowledge of the language and its grammar

Contact

• Phone: +44 (0)
• Email: [insert email]

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• Reg no. England
• 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2HW

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Program Outline

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Outline:

The Dutch Beginners course is made up of three parts: Part One, Part Two, and Part Three. Each part builds on what you've learnt previously.

• Part One:
• Topics:
Personal introductions, cordial phrases, the alphabet, days of the week, numbers 1–100, countries, cities, nationalities and languages, describing and introducing yourself and family members, request-type situations for shops, restaurants, at the station.
• Grammar: Verbs in the present tense, personal pronouns (ik, je, hij, zij, het, wij, zij), definite and indefinite articles (de, het, a, an een), basic adjectives (groot, klein, oud, duur), basic prepositions (in, met, van, tot, voor, na,), making simple questions with or without a question word, demonstrative pronouns (deze, dit, dat, deze, die).
• Part Two:
• Topics:
Telling the time, months, dates, birthdays and related vocabulary, all numbers, including ordinal numbers, describing things and events, shopping and food, expressing likes and dislikes (hobbies), talking about your daily routine, talking about trips and travelling.
• Grammar: More verbs both regular and irregular (e.g.
nemen, zien, ‘blijven), modal verbs (moeten, mogen, zullen, kunnen), future tense, separable verbs (opstaan, aankomen, terugkomen), word order (time–manner–place and inversion), imperative, subordinating clauses.
• Part Three:
mijn, jouw, haar), negation, word order in relative clauses. Our evening classes are taught by experienced language teachers who are native speakers of the language or equivalent.

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Other:

• The course is based on the University of Westminster's own materials.
• You can join Part One, Two or Three of the course depending on your prior experience.
• The distribution of course content across terms may vary from year to year.
This is due to the variable length of terms in different academic years. There may also be slight content variations at the discretion of the tutor. We may, for example, include additional content when general progress is good, or vary content according to students’ interests.
• The course is currently closed.