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Weblinks
General Interest
http://www.ned.univie.ac.at/
Very elaborate website with a lot of information, background and links about the Netherlands and Flanders, the Dutch language and studying Dutch.
www.museumserver.nl
Links to all Dutch museums
www.holland.com
Dutch tourist board
www.vlaanderen.be or www.flanders.be
Flemish government
www.toervl.be
Flemish tourist board
www.google.be and www.google.nl
Search engines
www.startpagina.nl and www.start.be
Many links and references
Resources for Teachers
http://www.kranten.com/
This site offers an overview of all major Dutch newspapers and their headlines. There is a link to Belgian newspapers, where you get the same (including the French newspapers).
http://oase.uci.kun.nl/~ans/
This link takes you to the most elaborate Dutch grammar on line, but it is only in Dutch.
http://ucl.ac.uk/dutch/student_resources/studypacks.html#
This link brings you to a variety of student resources. One of these is the Lagelands Grammar, a Dutch grammar in English, one for beginners and one for more advanced levels. The site also contains a number of interactive study packs on the Dutch language and culture. Most of the study packs can be accessed in Dutch and in English.
http://www.vandale.nl/opzoeken/woordenboek/
Restricted on line version of the monolingual contemporary Dutch dictionary of Van Dale. Also good for slightly more advanced students.
http://www.omroep.nl
Brilliant website from the public broadcasters (radio and television) with many opportunities to watch and listen on-line. Go to uitzending gemist or watch the jeugdjournaal on line. You can record sound files with an MP3 player, which you can then play around with yourself. Very good resource for students.
http://www.bvn.nl/
Website of Dutch-Flemish free satellite television station, which samples the best of Dutch and Flemish television for Dutch speakers abroad.
Sources for Resources
http://www.taalunieversum.hum.uva.nl/bibliografie/index_niveau_3.html?base=Taal&Table_Naam=ENG (if the link doesn’t work, try http://tinyurl.com/gt7xx)
An overview of English language resources for learners of Dutch as a second language on the website of the Dutch Language Union
http://snvt.org/bibliografie/index.html
On the website of the Steunpunt Nederlands als Vreemde Taal, you will find a list of all available courses and other material for learning Dutch as a foreign language.
http://www.fredriley.org.uk/call/langsite/dutch.html
overview of links for teacher resources for Dutch, previously run by the CTI at Hull University.
http://www.llas.ac.uk/index.aspx
subject centre for language, linguistics and area studies: this website offers support, information and research updates for teachers of languages in higher education.
Miscellaneous
http://www.volkskrant.nl/
The website of De Volkskrant newspaper has an interesting feature called Dag in beeld. If you click on this, you can watch a series of pictures of everyday events and a short caption with some information. They are a good and easy starting point for talking about current affairs. De Volkskrant also offers short video clips on current events, click on video.
http://www.standaard.be
Flemish quality newspaper which also has short video clips on current affairs, just like De Volkskrant and de Telegraaf.
http://www.kleinepiraat.nl/
24 hour internet radio station that broadcasts only Dutch music. A good way of listening to Dutch in the background while you are doing other things, to get used to the sound of the language.
http://www.comfm.com/
This site offers access to radio and TV stations and webcams all over the world. There is a decent selection of Dutch broadcasters available.
http://boeken.vpro.nl/dossiers/17468829/
On the boeken website of the VPRO, you can listen to authors reading from their work. The rest of the site has a lot of information about Dutch literature
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoofdpagina
The Dutch version of the online Wikipedia encyclopedia
http://portal.omroep.nl/uitzendinggemist/
Dutch television programmes available online
http://www.vandale.nl/opzoeken/woordenboek/
Free online version of Van Dale's Contemporary Dutch Dictionary
http://www.nederlandsewoorden.nl/
Useful website for looking up the correct spelling of Dutch words
http://www.kb.nl/
Website of the Dutch national library, which includes interesting online exhibitions and visual materials
For Each Unit
chapter 1: Hier ben ik
http://www.dutchgrammar.com/en/verbs/index.php
For extra exercises on the stem of the verb and the present tense. This website also offers more grammar explanation and exercises in English as well as spelling and pronunciation.
http://www.datingsites.nl/
Overview of dating sites. Some require you to log in, but often you can do a simple search and view personal descriptions like the ones in chapter 1.
http://www.margoo.be/
Dutch language learning website with lots of exercises. Every ladybird denotes a level, click on the first ladybird and try the ‘green’ exercises for free, if you want to have access to everything, you need to subscribe. You can return to this website and try other exercises when your Dutch gets better.
chapter 2: Samenleven
http://www.ah.nl
website of quality supermarket chain Albert Heijn, where you can find information about products and recipes.
http://www.aldi.nl
Website of cheap supermarket chain, where you can find information on what they stock and sell. Fairly easy language and short pieces of text make this website useful for beginners.
www.fok.nl
Chatsite where young people discuss current affairs, ranging from serious international issues to glamour models and popstarts. The language is very close to spoken language and will give you a good idea of the use of small words in spoken language. This site may contain racist and sexist comments.
www.flaironline.nl or www.flair.be
Website of popular (young) women’s magazine where you may find discussions such as in the closer look text. Look in the delen (sharing) section for the discussion forum in the Dutch site and go to forum in the Belgian one.
chapter 3: Op straat
http://feestdagen.startkabel.nl/
This page contains many links to websites that provide background about national holidays and other religious celebrations in the Netherlands.
http://kinderenwebhotel.be/godsdienst/godsdienst.htm
A general website for Flemish school children about religion which clearly explains the christian holidays (click on christelijke feestdagen) and celebrations of other religions.
http://www.bop.vgc.be/tijdschriften/wablieft/
website that provides full access to all articles that appeared in Wablieft, a simplified newspaper for people with reading difficulties an by extension, people who are in the early stages of learning Dutch as a second or foreign language.
http://www.mijnabc.nl/
This is called de makkelijkste site (the easiest site) and is also aimed at people with learning difficulties. It contains short and easy articles, which can also be listened to if you click on the loudspeaker symbol.
Dutch cities on www.[name].nl e.g. www.maastricht.nl
Flemish cities on www.[name].be e.g. www.hasselt.be
All the city websites provide many links, some to local TV stations where you often have the possibility to watch on line.
chapter 4 : Groepsgedrag
http://www.kaartenhuis.nl/
Via this website, you can send Dutch greeting cards for all sorts of occasions and even add your own voice text.
http://www.babyboardrent.nl/catalog/gedichten.php
On this website, you find more poems of the kind that people put on birth announcement cards. The main website contains a lot of information on having babies in general.
http://www.postbus51.nl
Website of the Dutch government department responsible for public campaigns and providing information to the public in general. Here you find an overview of present and past campaigns, links to relevant websites and you can also listen and watch the relevant television and radio ads.
chapter 5 : Ik en mijn wereld
http://www.holland.com/architectuur/nl/
On the official Dutch tourism website, you will find an overview of Dutch design and architecture.
http://www.momu.be/
The official website of the Antwerp fashion museum, detailing exhibitions, collections and architecture.
http://www.hema.nl
Website of a very popular Dutch shopping chain selling anything from liquorice to table lamps and baby clothes.
http://www.hollandsfilmglorie.com/inHollandsefilmkrakers.html
Website with descriptions of ‘classic’ Dutch films, actors and directors.
http://www.kutsite.com/recensie/archief.html and http://www.nieuwevlaamsefilm.be/
The first Flemish website offers an archive of film reviews, including Flemish and French spoken Belgian films. The second website discusses recently released Flemish films with a possibility to watch trailers.
Chapter 6: Werkklimaat
http://home.planet.nl/~smets039/vlataal.html
This site offers word translations for Flemish words that are not understood or used differently by the Dutch and the other way around. Please note that the Flemish words tend to be dialectical and are not necessary used or known to all Flemish people.
http://www.vdab.be/beroepen/
The official Flemish organisation for information on careers and finding a job. You find an elaborate list of all sorts of professions and what they entail. For each profession, there is a short illustrative film. (please note that some of the words used are Flemish and may not be used in the Netherlands)
https://www.werk.nl/
The Dutch governmental website of the CWI (centrum voor werk en inkomen) which offers information on finding a job, training courses and the various professions.
http://cursus.startpagina.nl/
Overview of links to all sorts of courses, ranging from accounting to yoga and flirting.
http://www.123test.nl/
Links to tests that can help you to learn about your abilities to improve your career.
Chapter 7: Open gordijnen
http://www.20eeuwennederland.nl/
Website hosted by educational broadcaster about Dutch history, focusing on changing habits and customs. Attractively presented and very readable.
http://www.ikea.nl
A good resource for vocabulary and ways of speaking about furniture, living and decorating your flat or house.
http://www.dikke-mensen.nl
Website of the Dutch obesity organisation, providing information and a good set of links to current newspaper articles on the topic. Look for knipselkrant.
http://www.ster.nl/
Website of the main Dutch advertising broadcaster, with the possibility to watch ads on line, which can be a good listening exercise. Do note that some of the ads are (partly) in English.
Chapter 8: Ik doe wat ik wil
http://www.integratie.net
Website supported by the Dutch Ministry of Justice, which explains and informs about issues of integration.
http://ucl.ac.uk/dutch/student_resources/studypacks.html
The study pack homepage of the Virtual Dutch Department. Here you find a Dutch language study pack about the multicultural Netherlands, which will give you a good insight in the background and current situation of the various communities in the Netherlands today.
http://www.ikvader.nl/
Website for new or prospective fathers providing a male perspective on a topic that is generally only considered from a women’s viewpoint, from nappy changing to family cars and childcare.
http://www.opzij.nl/
Website of a rather unique monthly magazine for women with a feminist point of view, unlike your average women’s magazine.
Chapter 9: Typisch Nederlands?
http://oranje.startpagina.nl/
This page has links to anything related to the royal family; history, events and news.
http://www.history-netherlands.nl/
Website set up by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which can be read in several languages. It provides a concise history of the Netherlands from 50BC until 2000.
http://scholieren.samenvattingen.com/documenten/show/9462076/
Website for secondary school students where students can post summaries and other documents relating to course work which they need to submit in order to obtain their secondary school diploma. This part of the site is entirely devoted to the relationship between the Netherlands and Indonesia and their history and presents a number of questions.
http://www.geertmak.nl/
Read more about the Dutch journalist and history writer Geert Mak, whose huge history of Europe in the twentieth Century In Europa has already been translated into German and soon into English as well. You can read extracts from his work and pamphlets on urban issues and the contemporary Netherlands.
Chapter 10: Vlaanderen
http://docs.portal.vlaanderen.be/channels/hoofdmenu/inbeeld/
Multimedia presentation presented by the Flemish government about Flanders.
http://www.lanoye.be/
Website of author Tom Lanoye, a well-known contemporary Flemish writer, with a lot of information and the possibility to listen to his work (click on audio). It is a good way to get used to a more Flemish accent. (He sometimes speaks with an Antwerp accent)
http://tinyurl.com/hacwd
This link takes you to the website of the Stichting Nederlands Onderwijs in het Buitenland (StichtingNOB) and explains the education systems in the Netherlands and Flanders and also glances at English education in the Netherlands.
http://www.monarchie.be and http://www.gva.be/dossiers/-k/koningshuis/
The first site is the official website of the Belgian monarchy, the second one is hosted by the Antwerp daily De Gazet van Antwerpen en details the whereabouts of the royals in minute detail.
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgische_geschiedenis
This link will take you to the unique project of an on line Dutch encyclopedia that is constructed by its readers. This particular section will tell you all about Belgian history. If you want to know more about one particular event, enter it into www.google.be
chapter 11: Nederland in beweging
http://www.vrijnederland.nl and http://www.nrc.nl/opinie/
Both sites offer links to popular columnists in the Netherlands. Vrij Nederland is a weekly magazine, click on opinie to go to the opinion page. As columns often tackle very current topics, you will have to be aware of what is going on in the Netherlands to understand what they are talking about.
http://www.politiekepartijen.nl/
Links to everything from political parties and their party programmes to the current government coalition and members of parliament.
http://waarden-normen.startkabel.nl/ and http://burgerschap.kennisnet.nl/
The first site provides links to projects and ideas of opinion leaders about waarden en normen and citizenship. The second one is aimed at young people for educational purposes and encourages discussion on the notion of citizenship.
http://stedelijkevernieuwing.startpagina.nl
Overview of links to all sorts of initiatives and information about living in large urban areas and the quality of living, which the Dutch call leefbaarheid.
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