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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Spanish - Speaking fluently
You can participate in this blended course if you have successfully completed intermediate or advanced Spanish. In this course of just 8 weeks, you will be immersed in speaking in Spanish.
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Speaking English with Confidence
In Speaking English with Confidence you will learn to communicate confidently and clearly in English. This advanced-level course (B2+ or C1 of the CEFR) focuses on improving your fluency and pronunciation skills. You will develop the ability to express yourself clearly on a diverse range of topics and acquire strategies to allow you to communicate fluently, especially in spontaneous situations.
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French for beginners 2
This course is the continuation of French for beginners 1 and provides a broader basis. All skills (listening, reading, speaking, and writing) are covered in roughly equal measure, but the emphasis is on oral communication.
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Portuguese for beginners
In this course you, will learn the basics of Portuguese. 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 Portuguese.
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Dutch (NT2) - Courses after the State Exam
Have you achieved level B2 and would you like to continue working on specific parts of Dutch? Do you want to learn to write better e-mails or reports? Or perhaps you want to learn to defend your opinion more effectively? Is it your ambition that your pronunciation sounds more Dutch? Or do you want to focus on speaking better? Then make a choice from the following modules (descriptions in Dutch only).
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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.