Intensive winter course Social Dutch I for native speakers of German

This course takes place from 20 - 24 January 2025. Classes are on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

• Times: 10.00 - 12.30 hrs / 14.00 - 16.00 hrs.
• Number of participants: min. 10 - max. 18

The course will take place on Radboud University campus in Nijmegen. An assessment will take place during the final class.

Dutch is spoken as much as possible during classes.

What will you learn in this course?

Dutch is spoken as much as possible during classes. 

After this course, you will be able to:

• Introduce and talk about yourself
• Count to 100, spell, tell time and name the months 
• Talk about hobbies, appearance and character, your family and daily activities
• Invite someone
• Say you like / dislike something and ask what someone likes to do
• Ask when something will happen and make an appointment
• Do grocery shopping: ask where something is, ask the price and weight
• Ask where the bus goes / stops and ask about arrival and departure times
• Book a trip, book a hotel room and make a reservation at a restaurant
• Talk about your house and ask someone's address
• Talk about events in the past
• Order in a bar or restaurant
• Talk about food and drinks
• Ask and talk about clothes in a store

Culture and history influence the language of a country. That is why this course will also pay attention to interesting and relevant aspects of Dutch culture and history. Knowledge about these topics will make it easier to understand Dutch people and their responses.

Course material

• Start.nl 1 (ISBN: 9789046905661)

The course material can be purchased at Roelants bookstore. Course material is not included in the course fee.