Dutch Language Schools
In today's bilingual world of international trade, knowing a second language is a definite plus. Learning a second language for personal reasons has also become a popular hobby---especially for travel enthusiasts. Those interested in mastering the Dutch language, with its high number of diphthongs and gravelly sounding vowels, have several options. From traditional university settings to private instruction to the comfort of in-home online classes, the venues for learning Dutch are as unending as Holland's tulip fields.
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In Amsterdam
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Learn to order various colors of tulips while studying the Dutch language in Amsterdam. In 2008, the translation department housed within the business college at the Universiteit van Amsterdam in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, combined with the college's Language Academy to form the UvA Talen. It has grown into a language center providing Dutch language training for companies and individuals as well as translation services for business and government purposes.
UvA Talen BV
Roetersstraat 27
1018 WB Amsterdam
+31 (0)20-525-4637
trainers@uvatalen.nl
At Oxford
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Study Dutch at Oxford. Various options exist at Oxford in England, which offers distance learning and evening classes, as well as courses geared toward quickly grasping Dutch language essentials for business. The school also offers private instruction on a one-on-one basis or for up to five students at a time. Prices vary according to how many students enroll in the class and how many hours of instruction they desire. As of February 2010, after-school language courses aimed at teaching Dutch to schoolchildren Dutch take place between 3:30 and 5 p.m.
44 Thorncliffe Road
Oxford OX2 7BB
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 1865 554963
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Free Online
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Dutch language lessons are just a mouse click away. ELanguage School provides a free online option for self-starters interested in gaining an introductory grasp of the Dutch language. The site offers guidelines regarding pronunciation, spelling and word order as well as downloadable grammar lessons and a free newsletter with lessons.
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References
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