Online Dutch Courses

Next start dates: 6th February, 16th April, 4th June, and 6th August 2012.

The administration office will be closed from Friday 23rd December. Please note – applications after this date will be dealt with on 5th January 2012

The Language Centre offers two tutor-supported distance-education comprehensive language courses for learners of Dutch, i.e. Lagelands for beginners and Hogelands for advanced learners, as well as two tutor-supported online courses teaching reading skills in specialized forms of Dutch, i.e. Early Modern Dutch and Business Dutch.

Online Dutch

The beginner's course Lagelands is designed to give you the skills you need to speak, read, write and understand basic Dutch in a range of practical everyday contexts. No previous knowledge of Dutch is required; the language of instruction is English.

Hogelands, aimed at intermediate and advanced learners, consolidates the knowledge of Dutch you already and extends your language skills. It also enhances your cultural knowledge of Dutch-speaking societies, and develops the skills needed to study at a higher level. The course is taught partly in English and partly in Dutch.

The Early Modern Dutch Reading Skills Course is designed to give you the skills you need to read sixteenth and seventeenth-century Dutch texts. The course is for learners with only a minimal starting knowledge of Dutch. If you already have an intermediate/advanced level of Dutch but little acquaintance with the language of the sixteenth and seventeenth century you may be interested in the second part of the course which is entirely in Dutch and specifically aimed at developing reading skills in Dutch texts from the period.

The Business Dutch Reading Skills Course enables you to build up a reading knowledge of Dutch sufficient to cope with reading the business pages of Dutch and Flemish newspapers and magazines. It can be taken by learners with a minimal knowledge of the language. The first part of the course is taught in English, the second part is bilingual.

The courses are taught over a 20-week study period. A new round of courses starts on the second week of every month, although it will be possible to join after the official start dates in consultation with Dr An Vanderhelst. Students also have the option to study specific skills such as speaking and listening on a one-to-one basis independently of the course rubrics.

Please click here to apply for the course.

Alternatively you can use the form below to register to find out about future courses or ask for more information. Your details will not be used for any other purpose:

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