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Nt2 Beginners (intensive course)

In this course, you will rapidly acquire a good foundation of everyday Dutch. You do this by using texts from the Delft method, which you study online step by step. Grammar is offered implicitly through these texts, so you develop a feeling for the language rather than an explicit knowledge of its rules. What you learn, you apply in countless conversations in Dutch.

In class, you will talk with the lecturer and your fellow students about the texts you have studied.  This is usually done through speaking assignments and sometimes through a presentation.  In addition, you will write and correct texts yourself using correction symbols, collect words you learn in everyday life outside the texts in your own word diary, and practice with additional reading and listening assignments. Ultimately, in this course, you will build a vocabulary of about 2,300 Dutch words and develop your reading, listening, writing, and speaking skills.

Mandatory intake

Would you like to register for Nt2 Beginners? Then you will take an intake test. The test takes a maximum of half an hour and gives an indication of how quickly you can learn a new language. The intake test is followed by an interview in English or Dutch with one of our lecturers. The lecturer determines whether there is a match between your profile and the Language Center courses and, if so, at what level you can start.  

Do you need to learn the Dutch language because you are obliged to integrate? Then you can apply for a DUO loan for our intensive course. Did you become obliged to integrate after January 1, 2022? Then you will first receive a recommendation from the municipality. The municipality can then enroll you in our Language and Preparatory Program.

By the end of the course, you will have reached level A2 of the European Framework of Reference. You will then be able to:

  • give and ask for personal information about things like nationality, family, studies,work, and hobbies;
  • share information about routines and habits, for example about your daily routine, food and drink or health; interact in everyday situations such as in a store or restaurant, at the municipality, and on public transport;
  • exchange information about your living situation;
  • share personal experiences from the past;
  • express and ask for preferences and opinions on everyday topics;
  • reflect on basic social, cultural, and governance aspects of Dutch society;
  • understand the differences and similarities between your own culture and those of Dutch-speaking countries and make them comprehensible to others to promote communication;
  • advance to Intermediate Course.

Final exam

The course contains oral and written tests.

Specifics

  • This course is taught entirely on campus. For assignments outside of class, you will need a PC or laptop at home with a stable Internet connection, a working webcam, and a headset or microphone. See the recommended hardware requirements.  
  • 80% attendance is required. Lessons are not recorded for later viewing.  
  • The language of instruction in the course is Dutch (and if necessary, English).  
  • Language learning takes time! In this course, you are expected to spend 15 to 20 hours a week on independent study.  
  • The Language Center reserves the right to cancel the course should enrollment numbers prove to be insufficient.
  • To participate in the final exam, you must have attended at least 80% of the classes and turned in at least 80% of the writing assignments.
  • You are required to purchase the course materials. You will receive the course materials during the first class.

Nt2 Beginners in short

Duration and course formatKick-off session followed by 10 times 3 lessons of two hours and 10 times 3 lessons of one hour, a minimum of 15-20 hours of independent study per week, 12 ECTS.

Period

(incl. exams and reserve classes)

  • August 28, 2023 until November 24, 2023 
    • (de-)registration possible until August 18, 2023
  • December 8, 2023 until March 22, 2024
    •  (de-)registration possible until November 29,  2023
  • April 3, 2024 until July 12, 2024
    •  (de-)registration possible until March 25, 2024
Schedule 

Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Classes are in the morning or in the afternoon.

Course fee (Course materials included)
  • Staff Tilburg University: the first Dutch course is free of charge for the employee, but will be paid by the School/Service. If you have already participated in a Dutch course at the Language Center, you pay € 1.425
  • Alumni Tilburg University: € 1.425
  • Students  Tilburg University: 12 Language Vouchers (course materials not included)
    Course fee for students without Language Vouchers: € 882 (course materials not included)
  • External participants: € 1.575
LevelFrom 0 to A2 (Common European Reference Framework )
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Register

This course is intended for everyone who is highly educated. This means that you have a sufficiently high level of education or have had a minimum of 12 years of education. You also need to be able to actively speak and understand English.

Student at Tilburg University
  • On the page cashing in language vouchers, you can find, amongst other things, more information about how to register if you have no vouchers or insufficient vouchers, registration for an intensive Nt2 course and the registration period.
  • Note: Would you like to register for an intensive Dutch as a Second Language course, you should send a motivational letter to the coordinator

Read our conditions before registration.

Staff member at Tilburg University
  • The first Dutch course will be covered by the School/Service. If you have already participated in a Dutch course at the Language Center, you can join this language course at a reduced rate. The fees can be paid by yourself or by your employer. Please indicate this on the registration form.
  • Registration is possible from the moment the timetable for the course is available.

Read our conditions before registration.

Alumnus of Tilburg University
  • Tilburg University alumni can take this language course at a reduced rate. The costs can be paid by yourself or by your employer. Please indicate this on the registration form.
  • Registration is possible from the moment the timetable for the course is available.

Read our conditions before registration.

External participant
  • Highly educated non-native speakers from outside Tilburg University are eligible for this language course. The costs can be paid by yourself or by your employer. Please indicate this on the registration form.
  • Registration is possible from the moment the timetable for the course is available.

Read our conditions before registration.