XHOX1000 Dutch 1 (4 cr)

Study level:
Other studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish, Dutch
Responsible organisation:
Centre for Multilingual Academic Communication
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

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Let’s learn to speak some Dutch together (CEFR- A1). Both Finnish and exchange students are welcome!

Description

Course description
In this interactive beginner’s course, learners will develop basic language skills while also exploring Dutch and Belgian university culture.

Main content

  • Greetings and politeness
  • Introducing yourself
  • Talking about your studies, hobbies and family
  • Numbers, dates and telling time
  • The alphabet, basic spelling and pronunciation
  • Grammar: the present tense, the imperative, articles, singular and plural

Learning outcomes

On the completion of the course, the student is expected to

  • be able to tell about themselves in simple sentences in Dutch
  • understand the main points from short texts and conversations concerning familiar themes in Dutch
  • be able to participate in everyday discussions in Dutch
  • become aware of various customs and cultures within the Netherlands and Belgium

Additional information

Language of instruction: Dutch, English and Finnish.

Exchange students are welcome to the course and knowing Finnish is not necessary.


Study materials

All materials can be found on Moodle

Completion methods

Method 1

Evaluation criteria:
Active participation in teaching and passing the required course assignments. The more detailed assessment criteria will be presented in the beginning of the course.
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Participation in teaching (4 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Dutch

Teaching