A Danish language and culture course designed for Danes
Worldwide
Time: 4 - 22 July 2016
Place: The Danish Cultural Institute, Vartov, Farvergade 27 L, 2nd floor, 1463 København K,
phone +45 3313 5448
Instructor: Jan Aage Rasmussen, associate professor, University of Copenhagen.
The Danish Cultural Institute in cooperation with Danes Worldwide is organizing a Danish
language and culture course for adult relatives to Danes living and working abroad. The course
participants are either non-Danish or Danes that do not have Danish as their mother tongue.
Learning objective
o To enable the participants to communicate in Danish
o To make the participants familiar with Danish grammar and pronunciation
o To give the participants and overall understanding of Danish culture in a contemporary and
historical perspective
o To make the participants comfortable with being on their own in Denmark
o To give the participants interesting cultural experiences in Denmark
Preliminary Program (Subject to change. Detailed programme will follow after enrolment)
Working languages: Danish and English.
First week: Monday 4 July – Friday 8 July
09:00-12:00
Danish class: Communication exercises, grammar and grammatical exercises, training
pronunciation (Danish songs and rhymes), reading texts. Comparing Danish culture with the
participants’ backgrounds.
12:00-13:30
Lunch break
13:30-16:00
Cultural events: A Danish Film, The Danish Parliament, Folketinget, Art Museum Louisiana,
Christiania or historical walking tour.
Second week: Monday 11 July – Friday 15 July
09:00-12:00
Danish class: Communication exercises, grammar and grammatical exercises, training
pronunciation (Danish songs and rhymes), reading texts, role-plays covering everyday
situations, etiquette. Comparing Danish culture with the participants’ backgrounds.
12:00-13:30
Lunch break
13:30-16:00
Cultural events: Assistens Churchyard, Walking in historical Copenhagen, The Viking Museum
and Cathedral in Roskilde, Concert House or the Opera
Third week: Monday 18 July – Friday 22 July
09:00-12:00
Cultural events: A Danish Film, Visit to the Danish National Gallery, the National Museum, visits
to other Danish institutions or other cultural events.
13:00-16:00
Danish class: Communication exercises, grammar and grammatical exercises, training
pronunciation (Danish songs and rhymes), reading professional texts, role-plays covering
various informal and formal situations, etiquette. Comparing Danish culture with the participants’
backgrounds.
Diploma
The Danish Cultural Institute will issue a diploma
Deadline for application: June 1, 2016
Price
Members of Danes Worldwide: DKK 6000
Non-members: DKK 7000
Transport for cultural visits is not included.
You must also pay the bank charges.
Download your application form in Word format HERE or in PDF format HERE and send
to:
Det Danske Kulturinstitut
Merete Agger
Vartov, Farvergade 27 L, 2nd floor
DK 1463 Copenhagen K
Online: dankultur@dankultur.dk
If you need more information about Danes Worldwide, click to their website:
www.danes.dk
Please note: A minimum of 11 prepaid entries are required to run the course. The
Danish Cultural Institute reserves the right to cancel the course if the minimum of
enrollees is not met. In case of cancellation, all applicants will be informed by mail on
June 3 at the latest.