The Beginners course
Contents
In this beginners course, students are taught to communicate effectively in Dutch within three months. Dutch is spoken in class from the very first lesson, although some points of grammar may be explained in English to save time.
Reading and writing are taught by means of practical homework.
After the course, students will have dealt with the whole elementary Dutch grammar and be able to make practical inquiries, give directions, talk about their work, background interests, etc.

Please Note:
a little knowledge of English is required to attend our Beginners Course. (If in doubt, please phone us for more information)
Duration
3 months, 36 hours
+ 4 hours lectures
Format
2 lessons of 1,5 hours per week (morning & evening)
Group
max. 8
Homework
5 hours per week
Fee
695,00


Enrolment form 2010
Culture
An integral part of the beginners course is an extra 20-minute talk each week on different aspects of Dutch society and culture. In the first few weeks these talks/discussions will be in English, but later on they will be held in Dutch.

Times
Starting date morning
15 February 2010 Monday/Wednesday
09:30 to 11:00 hours
21 September 2010 Tuesday/Thursday
09:30 to 11:00 hours

Starting date evening
19 January 2010 Tuesday/Thursday
18:00 to 19:30 hours
20:00 to 21:30 hours
15 February 2010 Monday/Wednesday
18:00 to 19:30 hours
20:00 to 21:30 hours
15 March 2010 Monday & Wednesday
18:00 to 19:30 hours
(no course from 20:00 to 21:30 hours)
27 April 2010 Tuesday/Thursday
18:00 to 19:30 hours
20:00 to 21:30 hours
7 June 2010 Monday/Wednesday
18:00 to 19:30 hours
20:00 to 21:30 hours
21 September 2010 Tuesday/Thursday
18:00 to 19:30 hours
20:00 to 21:30 hours
18 October 2010 Monday/Wednesday
18:00 to 19:30 hours
20:00 to 21:30 hours
16 November 2010 Tuesday/Thursday
18:00 to 19:30 hours
20:00 to 21:30 hours

Course Material
  • the Home in on Holland course book (24 chapters);
    You can have a look at chapter 1 here .
  • a CD with all the dialogues and stories from the course book;
    You can listen to a dialogue from chapter 1 here .
  • information hand-outs of the weekly talks.

You can download a review of the Direct Dutch method by Dr. Inez Hollander (University of California, Berkeley) here


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