Dutch

How to learn Dutch at the Language Centre including pathways, timetables and fees

To ensure that we have time to set you up with access to our Virtual Learning Environment (Canvas), please make sure you have paid no later than five working days before your course starts. 

Michaelmas Term Course Timetable 2021

For Learners without an Oxford University SSO, or who are not members of the University, enrolment information can be found here. 

  Mode of delivery Course pathway Stage* Part Duration  Day and time of classes   Date of first class Date of final class
Closed for enrolment In-person General   1     1 Weeks 2-7 Fridays 13:00-14:00 22 October 2021 26 November 2021
Closed for enrolment Online General   2     1 Weeks 2-7 Thursdays 10:00-11:00 21 October 2021 25 November 2021
Enrolment is now closed. Please join our mailing list to be kept informed of when enrolment opens for our intensives courses at the end of term. 
*A Stage is made up of three Parts, usually Part 1 is Michaelmas term, Part 2 is Hilary term and Part 3 is Trinity term. However, in some instances we will run another Part 1 in Hilary term due to popularity, please check the timetable carefully. Please note, complete beginners (Stage 1) cannot join Parts 2 or 3 if they have not completed Part 1.
To identify which Stage is right for you, please refer to the Assess your level page or read the dedicated paragraph in the course handbook.

Waiting Lists, funding, enrolment and mode of delivery

If the course on which you would like to enrol is fully booked, please check the timetable to see if the same course is being offered at a different time (many of our courses have several iterations, each with a different day/time for the ‘class’). In addition, we operate a first-come, first-served waiting list, simply click on the Join the Waiting List button alongside the course of your choice and we will email you if a space becomes available. 

 

Priority funding for Michaelmas term courses is now closed. 

If you need to learn a language to support your studies, you can ask your college, department or faculty to sponsor you via our Priority Funding scheme. You'll need to seek permission from your tutor/supervisor, obtain the email address of the financial signatory in your college/department/faculty, and click on the link to the Priority Funding Application Form below.

Please do not enrol yourself on the course prior to your application being approved. When the Language Centre receives confirmation of approval from your college/department, we will enrol you onto the course and email you to confirm.

The deadline to submit your application is 12 noon on Wednesday, 13 October 2021 (Week 1). Priority Funding is not available for Fast Track courses. See our course handbook for more information.

 

 

For Learners with an Oxford University SSO (Single Sign-On) simply click on the enrol button next to the class that you wish to join. 

For Learners without an Oxford University SSO, or who are not members of the University, please email admin@lang.ox.ac.uk with the following details:

  • Full name
  • Email address and phone number
  • The name of the course you wish to study (including Stage and Part)
  • The start date and time of the course
  • Your connection to Oxford University, if any (to determine course fee)

We will then provisionally enrol you onto the course and send you a link to the Oxford University Online Store for payment. Once payment is received we will confirm your place on the course. 

What happens after I enrol?

After enrolment you will receive an automated booking email to confirm your payment. From Week 1 you will be added to the course on Canvas (Oxford University's Virtual Learning Environment). You will receive an invitation to join Canvas, please accept it and follow the instructions for your course and make sure to go through your learning pathway before your first live session with your tutor. Course materials will be available a week before each live session. Please make sure that you read the course handbook for the course you wish to take with us as this contains more detailed information.

For Learners without an Oxford University SSO, please find useful information about Canvas in the dedicated page for external learners. 

We teach our courses through a flexible and inclusive mode of delivery. In 2021/22 we are offering courses which are either entirely online (these courses all have ‘online’ in their title) or which have the live classes held in person at the Language Centre. 

Our courses include a combination of online learning pathways, activities and feedback using the University’s Virtual Learning Environment, Canvas, and small group conversation classes every week (either online or in person).  
 
This mode of delivery enables you to: 
 
•    Work flexibly at your own pace  
•    Have access to a complete set of learning materials before each class and beyond the life of the course to master and review 
•    Get high quality generic and individual feedback 
•    Interact in small groups, which gives you an excellent opportunity to put your weekly learning into practice.  

Please note that our ability to maintain the in-person course option throughout the term or academic year will depend on circumstances; we will follow government and University Covid-19 regulations and guidance and may therefore have to move in-person courses to online as required. Please see our terms and conditions for more information.

Pathways

We currently only run Dutch on the General pathway, please refer to the General course handbook for more information on this pathway.

General pathway
  • Focus on communication and use of all four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking)
  • Term by term commitment 
  • Entry: first-come, first-served 
  • Fully funded option available with Priority funding scheme 
  • Certificates of attendance and completion available 
  • Taught in weeks 2-7 every term (part 1 in Michaelmas, part 2 in Hilary and part 3 in Trinity)
  • Number of classes per week: 1 
  • Length of class: 1 hour
  • Learning pathway including language instruction and guided learning: 1.5 - 2 hours per week 
  • Recommended self-study and practice time: 2 hours per week 

Further resources

Library shelfmark: DU

General

Art

Culture and Tourist

Government

Newspaper

If you can't find the media you want, try our multilingual page

Television

Radio

  • MNM Contemporary hit radio
  • NPO Radio 1 News, Politics, current affairs and sport
  • NPO Radio 2 Popular music, mostly from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and Dutch music
  • NPO Radio 5 Easy-listening music and entertainment, factual and discussion programmes
  • Radio 1  News, sports and current affairs
  • Radio 2 Soft AC with optouts for regional programming per province

History

Course fees

 
 

Useful links

General course handbook

Help guide

 

Course textbooks

Information about course textbooks can be found in the course handbook above.

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