Introduction Dutch language course
Elementary 1
Conny Wesdijk- ITAV
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Enrolment procedure for others than Bsc/Msc/exchange students
• You are already enrolled !
• Schedule was sent to you by email
• If not: you are on the waiting list; wait for an email (during first course week).
• If you cannot make it after all, please send an email a.s.a.p. to the secretary.
• PhD + Pdeng: If you don’t finish the course your department will get an invoice
from the graduate school!
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Bsc/Msc/exchange students
If you enroll you are supposed to finish the course.
Only enroll if you have enough time (8-10 hours a week in total)
If you drop out nevertheless:
• Notify your teacher and the secretary
• You cannot take the course again later (you can do self-study and sit the final
test)
• You may get a poor result in Osiris
(which you can improve by doing the final test)
If you already know at least a 1000 words in Dutch, please contact
delftsemethode@tudelft.nl
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Enrolment procedure for Bsc/Msc/exchange students
Step 1: Introduction test on Wednesday 11-2
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Obligatory:
for Msc and Exchange students (and Bsc students studying in English)
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Content:
ch. 1- 2 of the course book “Nederlands
voor buitenlanders” (4th edition)
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Materials:
http://www.delftsemethode.nl/demos
 Nederlands voor buitenlanders  les 1+2
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Format:
listening test (dictation), minimum score for both texts 80%
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Needed:
Bring your headphones with you
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Place & time:
Wed. 11 February, computer room 1 ENTER fac. IO/ID
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For students with surnames starting with A – G: 17.45 hrs.
For students with surnames starting with H – O: 18.15 hrs.
For students with surnames starting with P – Z: 18.45 hrs.
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The introduction test
All study materials on:
www. delftsemethode.nl/demos
► Nederlands Voor buitenlanders ► les 1 and les 2
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Enrolment procedure for Bsc/Msc/exchange students
Step 2: enrolment
• Results:
Next day (Thursday 12 February) on Blackboard (wm1115TU)
• If score for both texts 80% or more? ►
Check if your number/name is in the announcement
Enrol via Blackboard from 11:00 onwards (wm1115TU 2014-2015, Q3).
Enrol in group that suits you best (first come, first served).
• If all groups are full?
• If Score <80 %? ►
Enrol on the waiting list  place in next quarter guaranteed
Prepare chapters 1-5 before 19 February (in case a place becomes
available)
No enrollment allowed, 2 options:
1. Do self-study and concluding test of the course + speaking test 
send an email to delftsemethode@tudelft.nl
2. Sit the next admission test (22 April)
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Available groups for Bsc/MSc/Exchange students
Group
Elementary 1A
Elementary 1B
Elementary 1D
Elementary 1E
Elementary 1H
Elementary 1J
Class
Monday +
Monday +
Monday +
Monday +
Monday +
Monday +
Thursday 17.00
Thursday 16.45
Thursday 18.15
Thursday 18.15
Thursday 19.15
Thursday 12.30
– 18.00
– 17.45
– 19.15
– 19.15
– 20.15
– 13.30
PC-test
18.00 – 18.30
17.45 – 18.15
19.15 – 19.45
19.15 – 19.45
18.45 – 19.15
12.00 – 12.30
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Delftse methode on Facebook
If you want to
change
groups, find
someone who
wants to
change with
you
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What materials do you need for the course?
Text book (4th edition!):
Nederlands voor buitenlanders (Het Groene Boek)
(book + audio cd’s + cd-rom € 63,30 / book + online version € 89,90 )
Content text book:
• Grammar
• 43 Texts
• 43 word lists in English, German, French, Spanish, Turkish and Arabic
(26 languages on CD-Rom)
• 43 Texts with blanks
• 43 exercises
Copies are not allowed!!!
Optional:
Nederlands voor buitenlanders Oefenboek (exercise book)
Content exercise book:
3 / 4 exercises for each chapter
dialogue trainer
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The lessons
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Lessons are mainly devoted to conversation (not much grammar explanation)
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You don’t learn only from speaking yourself, but also from listening to other students
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Only Dutch, from day 1
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Conversations on topics in the text
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Knowledge of the text is essential (one text takes 2-3 hrs to prepare!)
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All lessons are in the building of TBM/TPM (Jaffalaan 5)
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Are fun and interesting
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How to study?
• Study goal:
understand a spoken text without help and being able to use the words
actively
• Study with book + audio CD’s and/or CD-ROM (or online version)
• Go through the text:
• step by step
• first with all help, and gradually less help
• 4, 5, 6, 7 times …..
• 1 text takes 2 - 3 hours
• Devote your time mainly to listening, reading and repeating what you hear
(not too much on writing)
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Steps 1 & 2
Step 1:
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with text
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sentence by sentence
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translation
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repeating
Step 2: without pauses
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Steps 3 & 4
Step 3:
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without text
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sentence by sentence
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listen and repeat
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understand
Step 4 without pauses
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Step 5: test
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Did I study the text properly?
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Listening & writing
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80% correct
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Step 6
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Same exercise as in the book
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Gap filling text + feedback
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After having studied the text!
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The lesson
No explanation but application
Learning by doing
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The daily tests
• Listening test about each text, before or after the lesson (in TBM, computer room B (except Elem 1j))
• Bring your own headphones!
• Login: tbm-langXXX, Welkom01 (you will get this from your teacher or one of the student assistants)
• No book, phones, paper etc. allowed (it is an official test and part of your grade)
• Minimum result of 70% necessary
• Less then 70% = stop, do it again next time
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Timetable (example of group 1b)
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Course period
Teacher(s)
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Location
E-mail
Telephone
:
:
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February 16 – April 2, 2015
Sonja van Boxtel (S.J.vanBoxtel@tudelft.nl)
Mignon Saabeel (info@iplus1.nl)
TBM (building 31), Jaffalaan 5, 2628 BX Delft
delftsemethode@tudelft.nl
015 - 2784124
Homework must be done before each lesson.
For the first lesson: prepare chapters 1, 2 and 3 of the Green book thoroughly!
Schedule group Time
C
16.45-17.45 conversation
Monday and
Thursday
Mon + Thur
17.45-18.15 computer tests
Bring your own headphones!
Room
Day
Date
Room
Monday
February 9 17.45 – 18.30 hr: Introduction lesson Faculty IO (building 32),
Landbergstraat 15,
(obligatory)
Monday
Thursday
Monday
Thursday
Monday
Thursday
…
Thursday
Monday
16/02
19/02
23/02
26/02
02/03
05/03
1,2,3
4,5
6,7
8
*test 1 1 t/m 8
9,10
11 **schrijfopdracht I
02/04
13/04
Monday
? (during
Q4)
21 Grades made known!
17.45-18.45 hr: If necessary final test:
Groene Boek les 1 t/m 21
If necessary speaking test
Homework Groene Boek
(4th edition)
TBM D3
TBM computer room B (on
the first floor)
J. vd Ginten zaal
TBM - D3
TBM - D3
TBM - D3
TBM - D3
TBM - D3
TBM - D3
TBM E
Room will be announced
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Appointment via mail:
delftsemethode@tudelft.nl
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The final score for the whole course
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Average of 2 grades
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One grade for speaking in class
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One grade based on:
attendance
2 written tests (paper and pencil gap fill tests)  cannot be done later!
2 writing assignments (no books allowed!)  cannot be done later!
nr of listening tests
In case of a poor score for speaking in class: speaking test during Q... Format: Assignment (10 mins
preparation)
In case of a poor score for attendance + tests: paper & pencil test (end of Q2). Test format: gap fill test.
The final test is ___ text with blanks. You have ___ fill in the missing word. All sentences are from ___
text book.
Minimum result: 75% correct words (of 100 words totally).
Good result for speaking + course total/final test→ next course
Poor result → resit later
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Courses & levels
CEF levels
0-A2
A2-B1
B1-B2 (C1)
Intensive
courses
Beginners
(5 weeks)
Intermediate
(5 weeks)
Advanced
(5 weeks)
Non-intensive courses
Elementary 1 (7 weeks)
Elementary 2 (7 weeks)
Intermediate 1 (7 weeks)
Intermediate 2 (7 weeks)
Advanced 1 (7 weeks)
Advanced 2 (7 weeks)
Free for Msc/exchange students
Free for graduate school students, but not for
Bsc/Msc/exchange students
Everyone has to pay for these courses
“non-intensive” = about 8-10 hours a week
Don’t start the course if you don’t have enough time!!!
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www.dm.tudelft.nl
How to study?
Course information
Email addresses & tel. nrs.
This powerpoint
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What next?
For Bsc., Msc. and Exch. students:
Wednesday 11 February, Computer room 1 Enter faculty IO/ID
listening test on texts 1 and 2
texts on:
http://www.delftsemethode.nl/demos
All: 1st lesson on 16 February
homework: prepare lessons 1, 2, 3!!!
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