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   This course is the equivalent of Stepping Stone I & Stepping Stone II. To register you must have already completed  Starterpack Dutch or be at the A1 level


Do you want to take the next step on your Dutch language journey? 

Then Kickstart School’s Elementary Dutch course will get you results. This Dutch course reinforces and expands upon basic grammar, develops vocabulary, and focuses on improving fluency in speaking to bring you to a pre-intermediate level (A2). The course introduces new vocabulary and grammatical structures in a communicative way. The lessons support active speaking.


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Overview - Elementary Dutch Course

Group size

4-8/10

KickstartNet

Yes

Language during lesson

50% Dutch and 50% English

Duration per lesson

2-3 hours

Course Length

48 hours

Homework

2-3 hours per lesson

Course Content and Learning Goals - Elementary Dutch Course


Topics covered in your course include:

  • Visiting friends and attending a birthday
  • Using public transport
  • Going to the cinema, doctor, and police station
  • Phoning a helpdesk
  • Work and free time
  • Travelling
  • Feelings

By the end of the course you will be able to:

  • Do everything described at the A1 level but at a faster pace
  • Speak about your routine, habits and hobbies
  • Ask/give directions
  • Describe complaints to a doctor
  • Speaking about past and future events
  • Tell a story and also describe the situation / context
  • Use the modal verbs (+ infinitive) in the simple past
  • Read and talk about a simplified book (graded reader)
  • Write a simple e-mail of complaint
  • Talk about your work and free time with relative ease
  • Describe past experiences and events in a comfortable way
  • Give a detailed description of a person, place or thing without hesitation
  • Listen to Jeugdjournaal (news) with prompts and teacher interventions
  • Give short presentations to the group
  • Write about simple matters (to teachers, friends, service companies etc.)

Practical Information -  Elementary Dutch Course


Price

  • €720 (excluding the course book/including all course materials). 

*This course is eligible for the STAP subsidy. Learn more

Please be aware that you need to complete 80% of the courses you sign up for, otherwise the STAP budget will not cover your course and you need to pay the course fee yourself.

Course materials

  • Nederlands in Gang (chapters 9-18); ISBN  9789046905609 €48.50.
  • Nederlands in Actie (chapters 1-3); ISBN 9046902981, €48,50. Kickstart School folder of materials
  • Kickstart School folder of materials


Have you already completed Dutch for beginners?     Register now!   

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