This course is intended for native speakers of German who speak little Dutch. Read more about the target group for this course here.

This course will be taught as an online interactive group course via Blackboard Collaborate; our online classroom for the coming period! One lesson lasts 90 minutes. Per lesson you should count on 2-3 hours of self-study. Read here everything you can expect from an online language course.

Advice
If you want to register for a course at this level and you have not followed a course with the Language Centre before, you must visit the Dutch office hour. You can only register for this course if you have been given the matching advice, with the exception of UG students and staff. They do not have to visit the office hour.

Registration procedure UG students, PhDs' and postdocs
The University of Groningen partly or wholly pays for these courses for international students, PhDs' and postdocs.

Course material
In this course, the second half of the book In de startblokken is covered. The course material is compulsory and must be purchased by the student.

• In de startblokken - Nederlands voor Duitstaligen (Coutinho)
  B. de Boer, B. Lijmbach and M. van der Kamp
  ISBN: 978 90 469 0662 0 (please note: this is the revised edition with blue cover!)
  
  

Along with this book you will receive an individual code for a website offering complementary exercises, spoken text fragments, movies and songs. You will need access to the website to be able to adequately participate in the course. The code can be bought separately via the publisher Coutinho.

Where can I buy the book?

• At the Support Office of the Language Centre during opening hours, see here if and when the desk is open.
• At your local bookstore, or online bookstores such as Coutinho and Bol.com. When buying a regular book online, please note the delivery time to ensure that you receive the book on time.