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 I for International Students
In this course you will learn basic Dutch vocabulary and grammar and be trained in the skills of reading, listening, speaking, and writing for practical situations. During the lessons the emphasis is on speaking skills in the form of dialogues and role plays.
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Arabic for beginners
The most important thing about this course is that you learn to read and write the Arabic alphabet. You will find that the Arabic alphabet is relatively simple and you will quickly master the reading and writing of the letters.
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Spanish for beginners
In this intensive course, you will learn the basics of Spanish. All skills (listening, reading, speaking, and writing) are covered, but the course focuses mainly on interaction. Characteristic of the course is the large number of online homework assignments and practical classes where you, together with other students, put into practice what you have learned. You will have to work hard independently but will soon be able to communicate at an elementary level in Spanish.
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Advanced English (C1 level)
This course aims to support you in improving your overall proficiency in English, i.e., your speaking, writing, reading and listening skills as well as grammar and vocabulary. At the end of the course, you will have progressed to an advanced level of English, from CEFR level B2 to C1.
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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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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.