English and Other Languages

About the course

Classes primarily emphasise speaking and listening skills and focus on the development of practical competence in a variety of everyday situations. You are given every opportunity to develop your confidence and skills by participating in pair and group activities. Teachers are generally native speakers of the language taught.

This course is a direct continuation of Beginners 1. Words and phrases learned are revised and extended to new situations, and more cultural information on the countries in which Dutch is spoken is added. On completion of this course, you'll be able to communicate in basic Dutch with more confidence and competence in a wider range of situations. Your lecturer will be a native speaker of the language.

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Where this course can lead you

Central's language short courses are ideal for those who are going overseas and wish to learn another language. You can communicate to locals and find employment in non-English speaking jobs. Our language courses also provide you with the opportunity for further study in one of our Applied Language Certificates.

Skills you will gain from this course

Central's language short courses aim to provide you with varying levels of skills in other languages as well as knowledge and general information in the countries in which it is spoken. Once completed, you'll be able to communicate on a basic level in everyday situations. Your lecturer will be a native speaker of the language.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Read and converse about food

• Revise verbs in the present tense

• Use Dutch money, weights and measurements in shopping situations and general conversation. 
   

• Use possessive pronouns

• Use of auxiliary verbs and sentence construction – then learning to incorporate these in everyday conversation

• Use of idiomatic expressions frequently used in Dutch reading and comprehension

• Understand sentence construction 

Your beginners 2 short course in Dutch gives you the skills to communicate on an everyday level with speakers of Dutch or for further study at Central.

Connected with industry

Our lecturers and training staff have vast experience in teaching foreign languages for a range of contexts. Central has well established ties with industry bodies and our courses are well recognised as being of a high standard.

You'll also benefit from a curriculum that is always changing and evolving to suit your needs in various foreign language speaking contexts.