Dutch B2.3 Standard Blended Learning

TARGET AUDIENCE

You have achieved the level B2.2 of Dutch and wish to further improve your Dutch on the upper-intermediate level.

Blended-learning 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:

• Give a clear, prepared presentation or make a speech on a topic related to one of your fields of interest
• Give reasons and arguments in support of or against a particular point of view
• Describe past events in a clear and structured way.

METHODOLOGY

Pair work and work in the class plenum.

COURSE TYPES

A blended learning standard course (2 100-minute classes a week) is:

• There will be one weekly 100-minute face-to-face sessions at the INL.
• The student will have to devote another 100-minute session a week to  
  autonomous learning, using the online material provided by the teacher.
• Email or chat communication with the teacher will be possible at set times.
• Exchanges with other students from the group will also be encouraged.
• Based on schemes of work drawn up on the basis of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

COURSE MATERIALS

Reference book:

• Title: Nederlands op niveau
• Author: Berna de Boer, Ronald Ohlsen
• Publisher: Coutinho
• ISBN Code: 9789046904411

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).