UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES &
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Evening Courses
Dutch Level 1+
Prerequisite for entry
For beginners who have a basic knowledge of the language or those who have completed
Dutch Level 1.
Term duration
10 x 2-hour classes.
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the course is to enable students to have a simple conversation in everyday
situations. (vocabulary, grammar and phonetics). Students should be able to communicate in
and understand Dutch on a number of practical everyday matters.
Functions
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Asking the price and buying something in a shop
Ordering food and/or drink in a restaurant
Talking about your daily activities
Buying everyday items
Using question words
Using the perfect tense
Asking what someone enjoys doing
Talking about your hobbies
Talking about your job and activities at work
Course Content: Main topics/themes to be covered
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Shopping
Food and drink
Ordering at a restaurant
Daily routine
Jobs and work activities
Hobbies and leisure activities
talking about past events
Linguistic Structures/ Phonetics
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Rules of the pronunciation of spoken Dutch
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Grammar
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Comparisons and superlatives
adverbs
irregular verbs
perfect tense
Personal pronouns
Ordinals
‘er’ and prepositions
Reflexive verbs
Learning Resources
Books:
- Course book: Taal Vitaal – Nederlands voor beginners, Intertaal
- Grammar: Teach Yourself Dutch Grammar (Hodder Education)
- Lecturers handouts
In addition there are a range of language learning materials for self-study in the Self-Access
Centre.
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