From the very first group lesson an experienced teacher will help you to build your vocabulary and understand how the language works. The course focuses on speaking and listening skills. Reading and writing are supporting skills that you mainly practice at home. Additional work on grammar, as well as reading and writing skills, will support you in the language learning process. Your teacher is a native speaker, and the group lessons will be conducted in Dutch. Instructions will only be given in English if it's absolutely necessary.
Registration form
Intake and registration
Certificate and ECTS credits
Courses
Fast facts
- From beginners to proficiency level
- English CEFR level B1 is a requirement
- 14 sessions of 2 hours
- Groups of about 12-14 students
- Starts 4 times per year
- 4 hours of independent study preparation per lesson
- Certificate
For available course dates and times, please refer to the registration form. The registration form lists all currently available groups.
Prices:
- UM-Students: € 300 per module,
- UM staff, alumni and MUMC staff:
€ 475 per module - Non-UM participants: € 605 per module.
Course material is not included in the course fee.
Costs are exclusive course materials.
Intake
UM students, staff and external participants are welcome to join the course.
If you have no prior knowledge of Dutch, you can simply register for Dutch A2 by using our registration form. After registering, you will receive a confirmation.
If you would like to take any of the other levels, you must first successfully complete the previous level, or demonstrate a comparable level of Dutch.
If you already have some knowledge of the language and would like to join a non-beginners group then please schedule an online intake.
Find more information about making an appointment for an intake here. The appointment will take place online.
Book an intake well before the course is scheduled to begin. This process will make it easier to make the appointment, and more likely that there will still be an available spot in the module that’s right for you
Certificate and ECTS credits
After successfully completing a course, you will receive a certificate. To be eligible for a certificate, you must attend at least 12 of the 14 lessons, be present at the final exam and have satisfactory results. One course is worth 3 ECTS credits. Whether these credits are acknowledged depends on your faculty. Please consult with your faculty / home university if these credits will be accepted as part of your programme.
Reference levels according to the CEFR:
- Elementary: NL-A2 for German speakers
- Intermediate: NL-B1 for German speakers
- Upper intermediate: NL-B2 for German speakers*
- Advanced: NL-C1minus
- Advanced: Dutch C1
(Level of the State Exam Dutch as a Second Language, Programme II: B2.)
Dutch A2 (NL-A2 for German speakers)
This course is for people with no prior knowledge of Dutch. An intake is not necessary. Please note that you will need to invest a minimum of four hours per lesson for independent study. This course represents 3 ECTS.
In this course, you will improve your ability to:
- conduct simple conversations about daily activities;
- share your opinion and talk about the past;
- talk about the weather;
- ask for and give directions;
- make reservations over the phone and rent a room or an apartment.
Course material:
- In de startblokken (ISBN: 9789046906620)
Certificate A2: Upon completion of the course requirements, you will receive a participation certificate by mail.
Dutch B1 (NL-B1 for German speakers)
An intake is necessary when you do not have a A2 certificate.
Once you've completed this course, you will be able to:
- prepare and participate in discussions;
- give presentations about a current topic;
- share your opinion;
- talk about architecture, hstory, traffic and transport, tourism, language and the euregio
The topics during the course are in line with the learning objectives for this advanced level.
Course material: 'Op naar de eindstreep', Nederlands voor Duitstaligen (ISBN: 9789046906767) Coutinho Publishing. Or as e-book, ISBN 9789046968055. For sale at the web shop of the publisher: webstore Coutinho
Certificate B1: Upon completion of the course requirements, you will receive a participation certificate by mail.
Dutch B2 (NL-B2 for German speakers)
To participate in this advanced B2 course an intake is required when you do not have a B1 certificate.
In this course, you will improve your ability to:
- give a clear and well-structured presentation, as well as spontaneously answer questions;
- use grammar correctly;
- make summaries;
- talk about nature and environment, water management, economy and innovation, crime, and health.
After B2minus and B2 you are advanced enough to take the State Exam Dutch as a Second Language, Programme II, if you like.
Course material: 'Op naar de eindstreep', Nederlands voor Duitstaligen (ISBN: 9789046906767)Coutinho Publishing. Or as e-book, ISBN 9789046968055. For sale at the web shop of the publisher: webstore Coutinho
Certificate B2: Upon completion of the course requirements, you will receive a participation certificate by mail.
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Dutch C1minus and C1
You can join C1min if you have at least level B2. To determine that level, you must first have an intake interview.
In this course, you will improve your:
- speaking, reading, listening and writing skills on an academic level.
Course material: Nederlands naar perfectie (ISBN: 9789046904527) Coutinho Publishing, textbook for the group lesson, website for independent study. Or as e-book, ISBN 9789046962992. For sale at the web shop of the publisher: webstore Coutinho
Certificate C1minus or C1: Upon completion of the course requirements, you will receive a participation certificate by mail.