UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES &
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Evening Courses
Dutch Level 4
Prerequisite for entry
For students who have a higher than intermediate knowledge of the language, who master
the vocabulary and all basic grammatical concepts and tenses, or those who have
completed Dutch Level 3+.
Term duration
10 x 2-hour classes.
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the course is to enable students to engage in more complex conversations.
Students should be able to communicate relatively fluently with Dutch natives in most
situations. They should also be able to convey their opinions regarding current issues.
Most grammatical topics have been covered in previous levels, so main focus in level 4 is on
conversation and comprehension.
Functions
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Using the past tenses (present perfect & simple past)
Expressing opinions
Evaluating different opinions
Agreeing/disagreeing
Arguing a case
Making comparisons
Talking about preferences and asking others about their preferences
Understanding tv spoken Dutch
Course Content: Main topics/themes to be covered
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The weather – the climate – cardinal directions – proverbs + culture: De
Elfstedentocht
Going on holiday + citytrips
Stating preferences
Article: ‘Wat zegt een naam? Het verband tussen naam en levensloop’
(Source: Onze Taal, 2012, 1)
Governmental structures: Monarchy or Republic?
The abdication of Queen Beatrix + analysis of newspaper articles + her speech
Film: Maxima, portret van een prinses
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Linguistic Structures/ Phonetics
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If needed, recap of rules of the pronunciation of spoken Dutch
Grammar
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Recap present perfect and simple past
Recap word order + conjunctions
Huis/thuis
Comparative and superlative of adjectives and adverbs
+ [hoe + comp…, hoe + comp…]
+ [hoe + comp…, des te + comp…]
More on the adjectival ending -e
Learning Resources
Books:
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Magazine: Onze taal, 2012, nº1
Colloquial Dutch, the next step in language learning, Routledge, 2005
Dutch for self-study, Prisma, 2010
Intensive Dutch Course, Routledge, 2006
Film: Maxima, portret van een prinses
www.destandaard.be
Internet
Lecturers handouts
In addition there are a range of language learning materials for self-study in the Self-Access
Centre.
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