1st Edition
Routledge Intensive Dutch Course
ROUTLEDGE INTENSIVE DUTCH COURSE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Introduction/How to use this book
CHAPTER
TOPICS
FUNCTIONS
GRAMMAR
1. hier ben ik
talking about yourself
describing people
numbers to 100
formal and informal forms of address
writing: style to fit context
strategies for writing
introducing yourself
saying what you like
saying what you like from a relationship
stating where you live and work
greeting people and saying goodbye
directly addressing someone
talking about characteristic of a person
making a compliment
checking the information you have is correct
stating that something is correct
inviting someone to expand
expressing surprise
adverbs to modify meaning
expressing you are making an assumption
finite verb
stem of verb
infinitive
place of finite verb in sentence
regular and irregular verbs
prepositions
articles
nouns
plural nouns
use of the present tense: nu, al, pas, nog maar
possessive pronouns
imperative
2. samenleven
use of tone
communicative styles between friends and people living together
foodstuffs
using website for recipes
numbers over 100
ordinal numbers
domestic chores
acitivities
talking about food
asking for things
asking for more
asking open and closed questions
ordering in a restaurant or café
using language in different interpersonal contexts and styles
giving curt advice
talking cooperatively
using modal particles to indicate different meanings and functions
talking about dividing the domestic chores
qualifying something
writing in different styles
modal particles: even, wel, nu, maar, echt, weer, hoor, toch
negation: geen and niet
yes/no questions
questions with a question word
inversion
modal verbs
separable verbs
adverbs
use of ‘zou’ in polite requests
use of ‘zou’ in uncertain statements
3. op straat
everyday activities
referring to days and times
shopping
money
bank holidays
countries, inhabitants, languages
the weather
clothes, sizes and prices
colours
making a telephone call
arranging to meet up
asking how people are and answering
buying a ticket
ordering coffee
shopping for clothes
talking about the weather
small talk
reading strategies
telling the time
object pronouns
the adverb ‘graag’
liggen, zitten, staan, hangen
prepositions
expressing the future the adjective
infinitive constructions
expressing duration
4. groepsgedrag
family celebrations
(birthdays and new baby)
Biography
Dennis Strik has extensive experience teaching Dutch at all levels in an academic context (amongst others at University College London) and is co-author of several language books, including Teach Yourself Dutch Grammar. Dennis currently works as a freelance author, translator and language consultant.
Gerdi Quist has been a lecturer at University College London since the early 90-ies. Her current research concentrates on intercultural communication and language and culture teaching at university. She has published on the subject in various academic publications, and she co-authored a number of language courses.
Christine Sas has extensive experience in Dutch language teaching at various levels, in social, professional and academic contexts. She worked in Antwerp (Belgium) as well as in London (U.K.), where she has lived since 1998. She currently teaches at UCL and at the FCO Language Centre.
