Learning a Language at the Language Center
Tilburg University is an internationally oriented research and education institute. The Language Center assists students, university staff, and non-university students in improving their language proficiency.
Are you highly educated and do you want to improve your Dutch or learn Dutch as a 2nd language (Nt2)? Then you can choose from a wide range of courses. If you want to learn a foreign language, you are also at the right address at the Language Center.
Learn a foreign Language for free with your language vouchers
Tilburg University offers its students the opportunity to follow free language courses. Are you enrolled at Tilburg University and paying tuition fees here? If so, you will have received twelve digital language vouchers at the start of your studies. Exchange students and Pre-Master's students also receive these twelve language vouchers.
Course overviews
Choose your Course
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Dutch III
This course is a continuation of Dutch II for Expats, Dutch II for International students and Dutch Fast Track - courses with A2 as the final level. This course expands your language level substantially to A2+. It covers topics such as identity, food and health, work, education, and science.
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Nt2: Advanced (toward C1) - Speaking Fluently for Work and Study Purposes
Is it difficult for you to express your opinion in Dutch during a meeting? Don't you always know what to answer when talking on the phone? Or is it difficult for you to give a presentation in Dutch? In this module, you speak and practice with speaking assignments that are important for both work and study: telephoning, small talk, holding a meeting, and presenting.
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Italian for beginners 1
In this course, you will learn the basics of Italian. All skills (listening, reading, speaking, and writing) are covered, but the course focuses mainly on oral communication. You will soon be able to have short conversations in Italian.
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Academic writing in Dutch
In this course, you learn the difference between academic and non-academic texts. You will include information from academic sources in your own texts and practice with objective, accurate, and, most of all, formulating clearly.
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Dutch II for Expats
This course is a continuation of Dutch I for Expats and provides an even more comprehensive foundation in the Dutch language. You will be trained from level A1 to level A2 of the European Framework of Reference. Like Dutch I for Expats, the course is intended for Tilburg University employees and other highly educated interested parties.
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What else can I do at the Language Center?
Why choose a Language Course at the Language Center?
Educational Vision Teaching Approach
- Our academically trained teachers
- Our focus on a highly educated target group
- Our modern facilities
- Tilburg University Language Center is a member of the Association of Dutch-speaking University Language Centres (NUT), which brings together language centres from the Netherlands and Flanders.
- Officially issued with the quality mark 'Blik op Werk' for civic integration courses (Nt2) (only available in Dutch)
Practice your languages with a Language Buddy!
Would you like to have a conversation in another language? Are you following a language course at the Language Center? Would you like to talk to a foreign student about his or her language and country? Then sign up as a Language Buddy.