Sprachenzentrum der
Universität Siegen
Weidenauer Straße 118
57076 Siegen
Tel.: +49 271/740-3002
E-Mail:
sprachenzentrum@spz.uni-siegen.de
Sprachenzentrum der
Universität Siegen
Postfach
57068 Siegen
Dutch courses
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DutchDutch, the language of the "Lage Landen" of the lower countries was originally called Dietsch, Duytsch ( cfr. E dutch). This means " language of the people" in contrast to Latin, which was then used as the language of the upper class and in official written usage. It was not until 1482 that the term Dutch appeared. The language was influenced by Flemish, Brabant and dialects from Holland, depending on which provinces were politically, economically and culturally important at the time. In the Dutch Golden Age (16th century), when many scholars and writers from Flanders and the southern provinces fled to the province of Holland because of the Spanish occupation, the Dutch language acquired its uniform characteristics. The Dutch language has a lot of similarity with German and yet it is still different. Sometimes it requires some mouth and lip acrobatics to pronounce some sound combinations like "ieuw", "eeuw" , "ui" and " eu" but because of that it sounds cheerful and refreshing! Dutch is fascinating because of the bright vowels and intonation and the use of numerous diminutives makes the language very lively. Dutch is associated with " het platteland", the endless sky, the low-hanging clouds, the wind and cycling. Why do people always say Holland when they mean the Netherlands? Why is "oranje" the color and what connects Siegen with "de Oranjers" en "Rubens"? Curious? Then visit the course! |
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Verena Kiefer
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Martine Mestdagh
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Courses offered
Summer semester |
Dutch 2 - Target Level A1.2 |
Dutch 4 - Target Level B1 |
Winter semester |
Dutch 1 - Target Level A1.1 |
Dutch 3 - Target Level A2 |
Impressions of the Netherlands |
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Placement test: If you have not taken an Dutch course at the Language Center in the past two semesters, register for an Dutch course during the enrollment periods via unisono ("desired course", your personal assessment) and you will then receive further information by mail regarding a possible language level test. If you have a valid proof/certificate of your knowledge, a placement test is not required.
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Wörterbuch
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Einstufungstest
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Vorbereitung für CNaVT |
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Duolingo |