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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Italian for beginners 2
This course is the continuation of Italian for beginners 1 and provides a broader foundation. All skills (listening, reading, speaking, and writing) are covered in roughly equal measure, but the emphasis is on oral communication.
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German for beginners 2
This course is the continuation of German for beginners 1 and provides a broader foundation. All skills (listening, reading, speaking, and writing) are covered in roughly equal measure, but the emphasis is on oral communication.
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English for Staff: Refresher Course
The Language Center is offering the English Refresher Course for Tilburg University employees who wish to brush-up on their English skills. The course focuses mainly on speaking and writing, but also covers issues of grammar and vocabulary.
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Dutch I for Asian Students
In this course you will learn the basic vocabulary and grammar of Dutch, and you will be trained in the skills reading, listening, speaking, and writing at a basic level aimed at practical situations. Unlike the course Dutch I for International Students, this course pays additional attention to comprehension (what exactly is being said) and pronunciation, making it especially suitable for speakers of (South) East Asian languages.
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English for Communicative Purposes
The aim of this course is for you to improve your ability to communicate in English for work and study either in the Netherlands or abroad. The course has a strong focus on speaking and writing.
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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.