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Dutch as a Foreign Language
Dutch as a Foreign Language
Would you like to learn Dutch during your exchange study period at Viaa? Do you want to learn how to order your first ‘frikandel’ in Dutch and do you want to get a true understanding of the Dutch word ‘gezellig’? Then this elective Dutch course at Viaa is right for you!
Why Dutch as a Foreign Language at Viaa?
Our Dutch and international students value Viaa for its small-scale and Christian profile, offering high-quality and practice-oriented education. Due to its size, you as a student will benefit from an individual learning approach, small learning groups and personal contacts. From day 1, you will build new connections with teachers and fellow students, for life.
Although most people in the Netherlands speak English (and will likely switch to it when they hear a foreign language), learning Dutch will help you gain insight into the culture, customs, structure and history. Dutch will also make it easier to develop social contacts with native students and families during your stay in the Netherlands.
Planning & prerequisites
This is a beginner’s course of the Dutch language and will be offered as an elective during the spring semester of each academic year.
What you will learn
Through class-learning and individual assignments, you will learn to express yourself in a basic way. Practical activities are part of the learning process. After completion of this course, students should be able to understand the Dutch as spoken in specific daily contexts and different topics, pronounce and identify the basic sounds of the Dutch alphabet, speak Dutch imitating the stress patterns, intonation, rhythm and linking of a native speaker, and carry out conversations in Dutch about certain topics.
Why Viaa?
Our Dutch and international students value Viaa for its small-scale and Christian profile, offering high-quality and practice-oriented education. Due to its size, you as a student will benefit from an individual learning approach, small learning groups and personal contacts. From day 1, you will build new connections with teachers and fellow students, for life.
Located in Zwolle, Viaa is within half-a-day travel distance by train from large European cities, like Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Brussels, and Paris.
Welcome to connect!
Would you like to sign up or do you have a question about the Dutch course at Viaa? You are welcome to connect with our International Office!
Marlinde Lieffijn (International Officer)
internationaloffice@viaa.nl