UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES &
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Evening Courses
Dutch Level 2
(Common European Framework Level A2)
Prerequisite for entry
Successful completion of Dutch Level 1+ at UCL CLIE or for learners who have studied the
language before, for instance up to GCSE level, and have some knowledge of the main
present and perfect tenses
Term duration
10 x 2-hour classes
Progression
After 20 hours students may progress to level 2+
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the course is to give students an opportunity to revise their survival skills and
acquire more sophisticated ways of dealing with practical matters. This includes revision and
consolidation of vocabulary, grammar, morphology, syntax and phonetics. Cultural
awareness will be developed.
Functions
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Talking about languages; giving reasons
Talking about family; describing photos and persons; expressing opinions
Planning and booking a trip; expressing suppositions
Asking for and giving advice
Expressing an opinion, agreeing and disagreeing
Describing what you have seen or what has happened
Course Content: Main topics/themes to be covered
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Languages and countries
Family
Travelling
Hobbies and leisure time
(Health) Problems
Opinions on accommodation, work and holidays choices
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Linguistic Structures/ Phonetics
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Continuous practice of different vowel sounds and stressed and unstressed syllables in
Dutch
Grammar
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Conjunctions and subordinate clauses (omdat, nadat, terwijl, etc)
Passive sentences
Modal verbs in pefect and imperfect tense
Reflexive pronouns temporal adverbs
Verbs with fixed prepositions
Indirect questions; adjectives without article
Relative pronouns
Om te + infinitive
Learning Resources
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Course book: Taal Vitaal – Nederlands voor beginners, Intertaal
Grammar: Teach Yourself Dutch Grammar (Hodder Education)
Lecturers handouts
In addition there is a wide range of language learning materials for self-study in the
Self-Access Centre
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