Germanic Studies

The Dutch Program

Germanic Studies, Indiana University Bloomington

Online Dutch Dictionary
Why people study Dutch
Undergraduate Dutch minor
Ph.D. Outside Minor
Courses offered Spring Semester, 2005
Offical Undergraduate Course List
Certificate Dutch as Foreign Language
Special credit
Koffietijd, Kletsuurtje en film
Summer Dutch Institute 2005

For more information and advising about academic opportunities in Dutch, including study in Holland or Belgium, please contact the Coordinator for Dutch Language and Culture, Esther Ham .

Certificate Dutch as Foreign Language

Indiana University offers students the opportunity to participate in (the new) Certificate Dutch as Foreign Language, an international examination program that certifies students' standing in Dutch and is accepted all over the world. This exam is administered by only a few institutions in the United States; the coordinator of the Dutch program at IU offers preparation and assistance for the test, which is administered on the IU Bloomington campus.

I. Who can participate?
Anyone, within or outside the Indiana University system or the state.

II. Description of the Certificate and Exam
The new Dutch as a Foreign Language Certificate is being closely tailored to the needs of its target group. Various certificates are issued relevant to the minimum levels of proficiency that candidates require to function within the various fields of knowledge or situations in which they need to use Dutch. One person, for example, might need a CNaVT certificate to qualify for a job in Dutch-speaking Belgium or the Netherlands or for working at a Dutch-speaking firm. Another person's needs might involve attending an educational program given in Dutch. And someone else might have family or friends in Dutch-speaking Belgium or the Netherlands with whom he/she wants to communicate. An important factor in creating socially relevant certificates is to make sure that they meet the language needs of the target group as well as the language requirements of society. These needs have been inventoried and analyzed by means of a needs analysis. Although the number of situations and fields of knowledge in which people want to function and use Dutch is almost endless, the new CNaVT has categorized the fields of knowledge and situations into clusters indicated by the target group as being important. The CNaVT offers examinations for four separate socially relevant profiles:

Profile for Tourist and Informal Language Proficiency (PTIT)
Profile for Social Language Proficiency (PMT)
Profile for Professional Language Proficiency (PPT)
Profile for Language proficiency higher education (PTHO)
Profile for Academic Language Proficiency (PAT)

See for more information about thoses profiles at http://www.cnavt.org (in Dutch).

For each of these profiles, final objectives have been defined that describe the minimum level of language proficiency required to function in that particular profile. Based on these final objectives, an examination is being developed for each profile. If a candidate passes that examination, he/she receives a certificate for that profile.

III. For what purposes is this Certificate useful?
The Certificaat Nederlands serves as an internationally accepted proof of your proficiency in Dutch. It is comparable to the TOEFL test in English in that way. It may help you find employment in the Netherlands or Belgium, or help you gain admission to universities and other institutes of higher education in the Low Countries. Qualified teachers from abroad are authorized to teach in the Netherlands or Belgium on the basis of completing these exams successfully.

IV. Time and Place
The exam will be administered on the Bloomington campus at the beginning of May 2007. Candidates must come to campus to take the exam. Date will be arranged on the basis of candidate's schedule.

V. Sign Up Deadline
MARCH 5, 2007. You can obtain an application form from Esther Ham at Germanic Studies, Ballantine Hall 644, Bloomington, IN 47405. Your application is final, when the form is handed in and the payment is made.

VI. Registration for the exam
The examination will take place during the first two weeks of May. Results will be sent to the coordinator of the Dutch Program approximately eight to ten weeks after the examination. Certificates will be issued two weeks later. These certificates can be sent directly to the individuals who have passed the examinations.

VII. Cost
Approximately 55,- Euro: Full Certificate(information about the costs will be available in February) You can obtain an application form from Esther Ham at Germanic Studies, Ballantine Hall 644, Bloomington, IN 47405. Your application is final, when the form is handed in and the payment is made.

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Esther Ham
Coordinator of the Dutch Program
Indiana University Bloomington
Ballantine Hall 644
Bloomington, IN 47405
Tel. (812)855.7173
Fax. (812)855.8927
E-mail eham@indiana.edu

Looking for Summer Courses:

Dutch Language and culture in the Netherlands, Belgium and in the in the U.S.A.:

Summer Dutch Institute 2007
The 2007 Summer Dutch Institute is offered by University of Indiana. Please contact Esther Ham for more information or check the informatio on the website of the Summer Dutch Institute: www.iub.edu/~sdi

Zomercursussen Nederlandse taal en cultuur 2007
Visit the website of De Taalunie http://taaluniversum.nl/taalunie/summer_courses_in_dutch/ for more information. Or contact: Esther Ham

Why Study Dutch?

Dutch is spoken by approximately 22,000,000 people in Western Europe alone and by people in Surinam, and the Dutch Antilles. Dutch is the language spoken in the northern part of Belgium, where Brussels, the capital of the European Union, is situated; it is also the language of The Hague, home of the International Court of Justice. Afrikaans, spoken in South Africa, has grown out of seventeenth-century Dutch and is similar to modern Dutch.

Students at Indiana learn Dutch to achieve a wide range of goals, for example, exploration or cultivation of family heritage, enhancement of qualifications for international business, direct access to a prominent cultural tradition, and skill acquisition for research in academic fields such as European history and art history.
More reasons to study Dutch

Koffietijd! (Dutch coffee hour)
Regelmatig wordt er een koffieuurtje georganiseerd voor iedereen geinteresseerd in Nederlands of Nederlandse cultuur. Bijna elke laatste donderdag van de maand van 3.30 - 4.30 is er dan gelegenheid onder het genot van koffie en koekjes Nederlands te horen en te spreken. Als je dus Nederlands spreekt, kun je dat daar in de praktijk brengen. Alleen luisteren is natuurlijk ook goed. Plaats: Ballantine Hall 643
Wil je op de maillijst voor deze activiteiten komen te staan, neem dan via e-mail even contact op met Esther Ham.

Klets maar raak!
Kletsuurtje (weekly conversation hour)
Als er belangstelling voor is, wordt er een conversatieuurtje georganiseerd, wekelijks of zo vaak men wenst. We spreken over: een kort verhaal, een krantenartikel, idioom of wat er ook aan de orde komt. Gelegenheid om zelf onderwerpen aan te dragen is er dus volop! Studenten zijn altijd welkom.
Wil je op de maillijst voor deze activiteiten komen te staan, neem dan via e-mail even contact op met Esther Ham.

Film
Sinds het najaarssemester 2003 staan er Nederlandse films op het programma. Meestal met Engelse ondertiteling. De films worden een keer in de maand om kwart over zeven ‘s avonds vertoond. Voor data en films: als je op de maillijst wil komen te staan voor deze activiteiten, neem dan via e-mail even contact op met Esther Ham.

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Germanic Studies Home IUB Home College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Studies Graduate Studies Dutch, Yiddish & Norwegian Faculty Staff Associate Instructors Outreach Program Newsletter Contact Us	The Dutch Program Germanic Studies, Indiana University Bloomington Online Dutch Dictionary Why people study Dutch Undergraduate Dutch minor Ph.D. Outside Minor Courses offered Spring Semester, 2005 Offical Undergraduate Course List Certificate Dutch as Foreign Language Special credit Koffietijd, Kletsuurtje en film Summer Dutch Institute 2005 For more information and advising about academic opportunities in Dutch, including study in Holland or Belgium, please contact the Coordinator for Dutch Language and Culture, Esther Ham . Certificate Dutch as Foreign Language Indiana University offers students the opportunity to participate in (the new) Certificate Dutch as Foreign Language, an international examination program that certifies students' standing in Dutch and is accepted all over the world. This exam is administered by only a few institutions in the United States; the coordinator of the Dutch program at IU offers preparation and assistance for the test, which is administered on the IU Bloomington campus. I. Who can participate? Anyone, within or outside the Indiana University system or the state. II. Description of the Certificate and Exam The new Dutch as a Foreign Language Certificate is being closely tailored to the needs of its target group. Various certificates are issued relevant to the minimum levels of proficiency that candidates require to function within the various fields of knowledge or situations in which they need to use Dutch. One person, for example, might need a CNaVT certificate to qualify for a job in Dutch-speaking Belgium or the Netherlands or for working at a Dutch-speaking firm. Another person's needs might involve attending an educational program given in Dutch. And someone else might have family or friends in Dutch-speaking Belgium or the Netherlands with whom he/she wants to communicate. An important factor in creating socially relevant certificates is to make sure that they meet the language needs of the target group as well as the language requirements of society. These needs have been inventoried and analyzed by means of a needs analysis. Although the number of situations and fields of knowledge in which people want to function and use Dutch is almost endless, the new CNaVT has categorized the fields of knowledge and situations into clusters indicated by the target group as being important. The CNaVT offers examinations for four separate socially relevant profiles: Profile for Tourist and Informal Language Proficiency (PTIT) Profile for Social Language Proficiency (PMT) Profile for Professional Language Proficiency (PPT) Profile for Language proficiency higher education (PTHO) Profile for Academic Language Proficiency (PAT) See for more information about thoses profiles at http://www.cnavt.org (in Dutch). For each of these profiles, final objectives have been defined that describe the minimum level of language proficiency required to function in that particular profile. Based on these final objectives, an examination is being developed for each profile. If a candidate passes that examination, he/she receives a certificate for that profile. III. For what purposes is this Certificate useful? The Certificaat Nederlands serves as an internationally accepted proof of your proficiency in Dutch. It is comparable to the TOEFL test in English in that way. It may help you find employment in the Netherlands or Belgium, or help you gain admission to universities and other institutes of higher education in the Low Countries. Qualified teachers from abroad are authorized to teach in the Netherlands or Belgium on the basis of completing these exams successfully. IV. Time and Place The exam will be administered on the Bloomington campus at the beginning of May 2007. Candidates must come to campus to take the exam. Date will be arranged on the basis of candidate's schedule. V. Sign Up Deadline MARCH 5, 2007. You can obtain an application form from Esther Ham at Germanic Studies, Ballantine Hall 644, Bloomington, IN 47405. Your application is final, when the form is handed in and the payment is made. VI. Registration for the exam The examination will take place during the first two weeks of May. Results will be sent to the coordinator of the Dutch Program approximately eight to ten weeks after the examination. Certificates will be issued two weeks later. These certificates can be sent directly to the individuals who have passed the examinations. VII. Cost Approximately 55,- Euro: Full Certificate(information about the costs will be available in February) You can obtain an application form from Esther Ham at Germanic Studies, Ballantine Hall 644, Bloomington, IN 47405. Your application is final, when the form is handed in and the payment is made. ---------------------------------------------- Esther Ham Coordinator of the Dutch Program Indiana University Bloomington Ballantine Hall 644 Bloomington, IN 47405 Tel. (812)855.7173 Fax. (812)855.8927 E-mail eham@indiana.edu Looking for Summer Courses: Dutch Language and culture in the Netherlands, Belgium and in the in the U.S.A.: Summer Dutch Institute 2007 The 2007 Summer Dutch Institute is offered by University of Indiana. Please contact Esther Ham for more information or check the informatio on the website of the Summer Dutch Institute: www.iub.edu/~sdi Zomercursussen Nederlandse taal en cultuur 2007 Visit the website of De Taalunie http://taaluniversum.nl/taalunie/summer_courses_in_dutch/ for more information. Or contact: Esther Ham Why Study Dutch? Dutch is spoken by approximately 22,000,000 people in Western Europe alone and by people in Surinam, and the Dutch Antilles. Dutch is the language spoken in the northern part of Belgium, where Brussels, the capital of the European Union, is situated; it is also the language of The Hague, home of the International Court of Justice. Afrikaans, spoken in South Africa, has grown out of seventeenth-century Dutch and is similar to modern Dutch. Students at Indiana learn Dutch to achieve a wide range of goals, for example, exploration or cultivation of family heritage, enhancement of qualifications for international business, direct access to a prominent cultural tradition, and skill acquisition for research in academic fields such as European history and art history. More reasons to study Dutch Koffietijd! (Dutch coffee hour) Regelmatig wordt er een koffieuurtje georganiseerd voor iedereen geinteresseerd in Nederlands of Nederlandse cultuur. Bijna elke laatste donderdag van de maand van 3.30 - 4.30 is er dan gelegenheid onder het genot van koffie en koekjes Nederlands te horen en te spreken. Als je dus Nederlands spreekt, kun je dat daar in de praktijk brengen. Alleen luisteren is natuurlijk ook goed. Plaats: Ballantine Hall 643 Wil je op de maillijst voor deze activiteiten komen te staan, neem dan via e-mail even contact op met Esther Ham. Klets maar raak! Kletsuurtje (weekly conversation hour) Als er belangstelling voor is, wordt er een conversatieuurtje georganiseerd, wekelijks of zo vaak men wenst. We spreken over: een kort verhaal, een krantenartikel, idioom of wat er ook aan de orde komt. Gelegenheid om zelf onderwerpen aan te dragen is er dus volop! Studenten zijn altijd welkom. Wil je op de maillijst voor deze activiteiten komen te staan, neem dan via e-mail even contact op met Esther Ham. Film Sinds het najaarssemester 2003 staan er Nederlandse films op het programma. Meestal met Engelse ondertiteling. De films worden een keer in de maand om kwart over zeven ‘s avonds vertoond. Voor data en films: als je op de maillijst wil komen te staan voor deze activiteiten, neem dan via e-mail even contact op met Esther Ham. Department of Germanic Studies 1020 E. Kirkwood Ave. Ballantine Hall 644, Bloomington, IN 47405-7103 (812) 855-1553 / fax (812) 855-8927 Last updated: 2 March, 2007-->-->--> URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~germanic/ Comments and questions: germanic@indiana.edu \|Copyright 1999, The Trustees of Indiana University\| \|Copyright Complaints\|