Online Language Courses
Join an online course to learn a new language or develop your existing knowledge.
Our online language courses
- Start date: Week commencing Monday 10th February 2025
- Length of courses: 10 weeks
- Frequency and duration of classes: 1.5 hours per week (Dutch Beginner and Beginner 2)
- Group size: Minimum 10 maximum 20
- Deadline to enrol: Friday 31st January 2025 (enrolment opens on Monday 16th December 2024)
If you have any question about any of the courses, please email mltc@sheffield.ac.uk.
Dutch Beginner
- Level: Beginner
- Length of course: 1.5 hours a week
- Day and Time: Monday 6:30-8pm
Why should I do this course?
Dutch is an accessible and fun language to learn! Dutch at the University of Sheffield offers a brand new online Dutch course, specially designed for people who want to learn Dutch from the comfort of their own home.
Join an informal community of learners that work together in small groups with a highly experienced university tutor.
Dutch is an accessible Germanic language spoken by 25 million people across the Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname and parts of the Caribbean. It is also consistently in the top five of languages most frequently requested by UK employers.
Course content
Our classes are all about using Dutch in real situations, from ordering food and drinks in a restaurant over buying groceries at the market to making small talk.
In the first ten weeks of this course we will focus on pronunciation, spelling rules, thematic vocabulary, verb conjugation and basic sentence structures while diving into some cultural features of the Low Countries as well. We also have our own online Dutch grammar channel to help you learn and practise.
With a bit of effort and dedication you will be able to handle most social situations at the end of the course. Commitment to the course is rewarded with a certificate of completion. You can find more information about our Dutch course on this page.
Textbook: Nederlands in gang (edition 2018 or later). You will have to buy your own copy of the book which is also available as an E-book and comes with plenty of extra online material.
Dutch Beginner II
- Level: Beginner (continuing from the semester 1 Beginner course)
- Length of course: 1.5 hours a week
- Day and Time: Thursday 6-7:30pm
Dutch is an accessible and fun language to learn! From February 2025, Dutch at the University of Sheffield offers a new Online Dutch Course, specially designed for people who want to learn Dutch from the comfort of their own home.
Join an informal community of learners that work together in small groups with a highly experienced university tutor.
Dutch is an accessible Germanic language spoken by 25 million people across the Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname and parts of the Caribbean. It is also consistently in the top five of languages most frequently requested by UK employers.
What will I learn?
This course builds on our Online Beginners Ab Initio Course. We continue our journey towards speaking Dutch in the most common social settings. We will expand our vocabulary and refine our grammar with lots of extra online material.
With a bit of effort and dedication you will be able to handle most social situations at the end of the course. A Certificate of Completion will be provided to all who successfully complete the course.
How is this course structured?
This course is offered by the MLTC, the reputable Modern Languages Teaching Centre of the University of Sheffield, and runs over ten weeks. The Online Dutch Beginners II course runs over ten weeks and starts in the second week of February 2025. Each Thursday you have a 1.5 hour online language session from 6-7:30pm.
How much does it cost?
The price for a semester (10 language classes) is £150.
We continue using Nederlands in gang (edition 2018 or later). If you are joining us now, you will have to buy your own copy of the book which is also available as an E-book and comes with plenty of extra online material.
Fees
- Dutch Beginner: £150 per 10 weeks
- Dutch Beginner II: £150 per 10 weeks