The Oranjeschool is offering Dutch classes for adult learners at 5 different levels including a conversation course in the 2023-2024 school year. This school year all courses will be offered through a combination of live online classes using MS Teams and two in person meetings; one to kick off the course and one to close out the course.
The course consists of 22 two hour long classes. The cost of this years’ course is $550 except for the conversation course. The conversation course has a lower cost of $350. If you need to purchase a book for the course there will be an additional fee.
The first class will be a meet and greet on September 10th. The online classes will start the week after. The format will be 3 weeks on and 1 week off. The classes will finish before the beginning of May so students will have the opportunity, if desired, to participate in the CNaVT exam. To determine what domain or exam level is relevant for a candidate your teacher will asses your proficiency based on the classes and the ERK – ‘Europees Referentie Kader voor Talen’.
The following levels are offered this upcoming schoolyear (read below for a detailed explanation).
- The basic Dutch level I (0-A1) is a beginners’ course and open to anyone. No prior knowledge of the Dutch language is required. Classes are on Tuesday evening from 7:00-9:00pm.
(Class full for the 2023-2024 school year) - The basic Dutch level ll (A1-A2) course is open to anyone who participated in our beginners’ classes Basic level l or to anyone with a little knowledge about the Dutch language. Classes are on Thursday evening from 7:00 – 9:00pm.
(Class full for the 2023-2024 school year)
- The intermediate level I (A2-B1) course is open to anyone who participated in the beginners’ classes Basic level ll or to anyone with some knowledge about the Dutch language. Classes are on Monday from 7:00-9:00pm.
- The intermediate level II (A2-B1) course is open to anyone who participated in the Intermediate level I class or to anyone with prior knowledge about the Dutch language. Classes will either be on Tuesday from 7:00-9:00pm.
- The advanced level 1 (B1-B2) course is open to anyone who participated in the Intermediate level II class or to anyone with prior knowledge about the Dutch language. Classes will be on Thursday evening. From 7:00-9:00pm.
- The conversation course is a group to gets together once a month in person on Saturday mornings from 10am-12pm. For this course it’s recommended that you have some conversation skills in Dutch. (Cancelled for the 2023-2024 school year)
After receiving your registration, either Mireille, Rosanne or Ilse will contact you for an accurate level assessment and final placement. All classes require a minimum number of students.
Course information:
>> Basic Dutch level I.
(Class full for the 2023-2024 school year)
We will use the book ‘Nederlands voor beginners’ (5th edition) from de Delftse Methode for our curriculum with additional exercises where needed.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- understand and use familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
- to write simple sentences and spell basic words correctly or at least phonetically correct.
- introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.
- interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
>> Basic Dutch level ll
(Class full for the 2023-2024 school year)
We will use the book ‘Nederlands voor beginners’ (5th edition) from de Delftse Methode for our curriculum with additional exercises where needed.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- build on the vocabulary learned in Basic I course and understand and use familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
- to write simple sentences and spell basic words correctly or at least phonetically correct.
- introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.
- interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
At the end of the Basic II course, students will be ready to take the “Inburgeringsexamen” (integration examination for immigrants from outside the EU, level A1) or the language test “Maatschappelijk informeel” (A2) exam from CNaVT.
>> Intermediate Dutch I
We will use the book ‘Tweede ronde, Nederlands voor buitenlanders’ (5th edition) from de Delftse Methode for our curriculum with additional exercises where needed.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- understand and use sentences and frequently used expressions related to situations and areas of most immediate relevance. You can think of personal information, work, school, shopping, geography and history, job and health related items.
- to write and communicate in simple sentences and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters
- deal with situations that are likely to happen while traveling in the area where Dutch is spoken.
- describe feelings, emotions, experiences, dreams, and ambitions. You are able to explain your reasons, plans and choices.
At the end of the Intermediate course, students will be ready to take the language proficiency test (B1) “Maatschappelijk Formeel” from CNaVT.
>> Intermediate Dutch II
We will use the book ‘Tweede ronde, Nederlands voor buitenlanders’ (5th edition) from de Delftse Methode for our curriculum with additional exercises where needed.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- understand and use sentences and frequently used expressions related to situations and areas of most immediate relevance. You can think of personal information, work, school, shopping, geography and history, job and health related items.
- to write and communicate in more complex sentences and direct exchange of information on routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and nonfamiliar matters
- deal with situations that are likely to happen while traveling in the area where Dutch is spoken.
- discuss frequent topics in life or what you read/see in the media, share your opinion and explain with arguments.
- Describe feelings, emotions, experiences, dreams and ambitions. You are able to explain your reasons, plans and choices.
>> Advanced Dutch I
We will use the book Derde ronde, Nederlands voor buitenlanders’ (5th edition) from de Delftse Methode for our curriculum with additional exercises where needed.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the main points of input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
- Deal with most situations that are likely to arise while traveling in an area where Dutch is spoken.
- Speak and write about current, familiar, and complicated topics using more complex sentences.
- Be able to interpret information from diagrams and graphs.
- Describe feelings, emotions, experiences, dreams, and ambitions. You will be able to provide in-depth reasons and explanations for your opinions and plans.
- At the end of the Advanced course, students will be ready to take the language proficiency test (B2) “Zakelijk Professioneel’’ or “Educatief Startbekwaam” from CNaVT.
>> Conversation course
(Canceled for the 2023-2024 school year)
We will use current news topics to discuss in this group with additional exercises.
For this course it’s recommended that you have some conversation skills in Dutch so you can:
- Understand written texts and audio from different media (online newspaper, videos)
- Understand and use sentences and frequently used expressions.
- Discuss frequent topics in life or what you read/see in media. You can express your opinion and give arguments, reasons or choices.
- Describe and explain your feelings, emotions, experiences and ambitions.
In this group you will:
- Expand vocabulary, especially recent news topics
- Expand conversation skills and get more comfortable in speaking Dutch in a group
- Be able to express your opinion
Registration:
To register, please click on the link below.
https://redcap.link/dutchforadults
After confirmation, the Oranjeschool will send an invoice by e-mail for the total course fees (incl. materials).
Payment can be made using electronic funds transfer (EFT), a link for this will be sent along with the invoice. The full fee will need to be received before the start of the course.
Interested? Please contact us at info@oranjeschool.org