Dutch B1.2 Standard Combined

TARGET AUDIENCE

You have basic knowledge of Dutch (level B1.1), want to make progress in learning Dutch and have time to commit to a language course.

Combined classes are aimed at people who have access to IT material connected to the internet and that they can use without difficulty. Good word-processing skills as well as being familiar with and willing to use apps and online platforms are prerequisites in order to be able to follow one of these courses.

SKILLS TAUGHT

·         Listening and speaking

·         Reading and writing

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Assuming regular attendance and independent study, you should be able to do the following by the end of this course:

·         Exchange information on personal themes and experiences

·         Describe places and objects

·         Give or seek personal views and opinions on social and current issues

·         Give instructions and indicate whether you have understood an instruction

·         Formulate hypotheses

METHODOLOGY

Pair work and work in the class plenum.

COURSE TYPES

This course alternates between classroom and distance learning:

·         once a week: a 100-minute face-to-face class (in-class) at INLL

·         once a week: a 100-minute distance and live class via the Teams platform or Zoom

·         The two courses are compulsory and complementary.

This course is:

·         based on work plans developed from the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

·         subject to evaluations and gives the learner the option of a skills assessment.

COURSE MATERIALS

Up-to-date methods corresponding to the level B1.2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Reference book:

·         Title: Contact! nieuw 3  Tekstboek

·         Author: Femke de Groot e.a.

·         Publisher: Intertaal

·         ISBN Code: 9789463920841

EVALUATION

Learners will be assessed continuously throughout the semester or on the basis of a final test at the end of each semester. They will receive a certificate outlining their level in the four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking).