General information
We have online and offline groups starting in January and September. The online beginners’ group starts on Monday evening (20 lessons). The offline Dutch Beginners courses start in September (30 lessons) and January (20 lessons) in Het Studiecentrum in Bergen. In small groups, you will have plenty of possibilities to put into practice what you have learned. Count on 3 hours of homework for these courses. You can also practice your Dutch at the monthly gathering at our local pub De Taverne in Bergen.

Content
The focus of the lessons is mainly on speaking. Much attention is paid to pronunciation and sentence structure. This cannot be done without some explanation of basic grammar and a basic vocabulary. With the help of the Dutch method, you will gradually acquire the skill to speak Dutch.

Aim
Afterward, you will have level A1 CEFR, depending on how much time you spend studying. You can talk about familiar topics in simple sentences. You can use the usual phrases for greetings. You can express your wishes when shopping or at work in simple sentences. You can say something about yourself and your family.

Topics
Pronunciation, spelling, greetings, introducing oneself, shopping, family, numbers, time, colors, hobby.

Books
We will use Nederlands in Gang, available at Coutinho or Bol.com.

Prices
Thirty lessons cost € 590,- books not included, twenty lessons cost € 400,- (offline course 4-7 students, online course maximum 4 students)

Date
There are two groups you can join: advanced beginners (A1.1) or advanced (A2). If you want to join us please call us!

Content
The lessons focus on speaking and grammar. When necessary extra grammar will be dealt with. The course builds on the knowledge acquired in previous courses. Topics are, among others work, family, free time, hobbies and culture.

Aim
You can have conversations about simple topics or activities such as asking for information, talking to colleagues and saying what you want or don’t want in shops. You can tell what you are going to do or have already done.

Topics

Work, hobbies, free time, family, making telephone calls and writing simple e-mails among others.

Books
Nederlands in gang, available at Bol.com.

Content
At this level the course language will be Dutch most of the time. Your vocabulary will structurally be enlarged supporting your fluency. Grammar will only be dealt with when necessary.

Aim
You will learn how to express yourself unprepared. You can participate in conversations about ordinary and familiar subjects and you can keep it going yourself.  Key words for this level: relatively independent and spontaneous.

Topics
Work, free time, hobbies, travelling, news, Holland and the Dutch, having a simple discussion in which you can point out your view and support it.

Books
The teacher determines which books will be used.

Content
At this level, the course language will be Dutch most of the time. Your vocabulary will structurally be enlarged supporting your fluency. Grammar will only be dealt with when necessary.

Aim
You will learn how to express yourself unprepared. You can participate in conversations about ordinary and familiar subjects and you can keep it going yourself.  Keywords for this level: relatively independent and spontaneous.

Topics
Work, free time, hobbies, traveling, news, Holland and the Dutch, having a simple discussion in which you can point out your view and support it.

Books
The teacher determines which books will be used.

Culture: This is Holland
This course consists of 5 lessons in which several aspects of Dutch society and culture are discussed.

Topics for this course are habits and traditions, national festivities, religion and food.

Inburgering
If you need to know about Dutch society for your inburgering, we do have special courses to provide you with the right knowledge for this exam.