Intermediate Dutch: Intensive Course (B1)

Locations: Utrecht

Level:

This pre-intermediate course covers the four skills listening, reading, writing and speaking. In addition, we will look at Dutch grammar and Dutch vocabulary.

Classroom course

€ 855,00

Starting from 15 November 2021

+ 2 more dates

General
Learning goals
Method
Time investment
Practical
Schedule

About the course

This Intermediate Dutch: Intensive Course (B1) course is aimed to those who wish to achieve level B1 in a short period of time. You can start with level A2.

The topics that will be dealt with are more abstract than in the beginner course. The following themes will be used: work and leisure time, society, communication, weather and geography, politics, art, energy and Holland.

DUO loan?

Are you entitled to a loan from the DUO (Educational Administration Service) to help pay for your Dutch course? And this is your first course at Babel? Then you need to have an intake interview with a teacher and do a placement test. You can use your DUO loan to fund both virtual classes and face-to-face classes on location. This page gives more information about registering for a course with a DUO student loan. Here you can sign up for an intake interview.

Learning goals

This Intermediate Dutch: Intensive Course (B1) course is aimed to those who wish to achieve level B1 in a short period of time. You can start with level A2. You will need to test your level. This can be done through our free online placement test.

Participants can understand the most important aspects of clear standard texts on subjects that they frequently come across at work, at school or during their leisure time. They can deal with most situations that can arise while travelling in areas where Dutch is spoken. They can produce simple texts on subjects that are familiar or that are of interest to them. They can describe experiences and occurrences, dreams, expectations and ambitions, and they can briefly explain their opinions and intentions.

Method

Different competences will be discussed during the classes. Assignments will be made in class, in groups, pairs or individually. More information about the course programme, homework and suggestions for additional online exercises will be published on the electronic learning environment.

In this course we use the book De sprong. You can order all books required for the course on our special book page. Please ensure you bring your books to the first session.

Time Investment

This Intermediate Dutch: Intensive Course (B1) course consists of 34 sessions of 1 hour and 45 minutes at Babel in Utrecht or in the virtual classroom. The advised self-study load is 90 hours.

Practical

The language of instruction is Dutch.
In this course we use the book De sprong. You can order all books required for the course on our special book page. Please ensure you bring your books to the first session.
Participants should attend at least 80% of the meetings. At the end of the first half of the course, there will be listening, reading, writing and speaking tests. In addition there will be a final test on speaking and writing.
If you work or study at Utrecht University you will receive a 15% discount. Please register with your UU email address. Your registration will then be processed automatically.

Starting date: 15 November 2021 (Utrecht)

Day	Date	Start	End
Monday	15 November 2021	15:15	17:00
Tuesday	16 November 2021	15:15	17:00
Thursday	18 November 2021	15:15	17:00
Friday	19 November 2021	15:15	17:00
Monday	22 November 2021	15:15	17:00
Tuesday	23 November 2021	15:15	17:00
Thursday	25 November 2021	15:15	17:00
Friday	26 November 2021	15:15	17:00
Monday	29 November 2021	15:15	17:00
Tuesday	30 November 2021	15:15	17:00
Thursday	2 December 2021	15:15	17:00
Friday	3 December 2021	15:15	17:00
Monday	6 December 2021	15:15	17:00
Tuesday	7 December 2021	15:15	17:00
Thursday	9 December 2021	15:15	17:00
Friday	10 December 2021	15:15	17:00
Monday	13 December 2021	15:15	17:00
Tuesday	14 December 2021	15:15	17:00
Thursday	16 December 2021	15:15	17:00
Friday	17 December 2021	15:15	17:00
Monday	20 December 2021	15:15	17:00
Tuesday	21 December 2021	15:15	17:00
Thursday	23 December 2021	15:15	17:00
Monday	3 January 2022	15:15	17:00
Tuesday	4 January 2022	15:15	17:00
Thursday	6 January 2022	15:15	17:00
Friday	7 January 2022	15:15	17:00
Monday	10 January 2022	15:15	17:00
Tuesday	11 January 2022	15:15	17:00
Thursday	13 January 2022	15:15	17:00
Friday	14 January 2022	15:15	17:00
Monday	17 January 2022	15:15	17:00
Tuesday	18 January 2022	15:15	17:00
Thursday	20 January 2022	15:15	17:00