Remember, it's never too late to register for a class, even after it's begun. You can always catch up with any sessions you may have missed by watching the video recordings of previous sessions. The time remaining to register before the first class session is below, so stop hesitating and get to it!
In-person classes, live-streamed Zoom sessions and video recordings
• Term 1 (Feb-Apr ) and Term 3 (Jul-Sep) each year, pending sufficient enrolment.
• This course is offered as an in-person course at the EarthDiverse Centre in Hamilton, New Zealand, live-streamed via Zoom if you live elsewhere, and as video recordings of the live sessions if you cannot attend the regularly scheduled class.
Begins Tuesday 20 February 2024
• Our 2024 Term 1 Dutch 101 course meets on Tuesdays from 4:30- 6:00pm beginning on Tuesday 20 February (New Zealand time) and continues for eight consecutive weekly sessions. The last class of the Term is held on Tuesday 9 April 2024.
• If you live outside of New Zealand and wish to Zoom in to our live class sessions, check the nearest local Time Zone equivalent below:
for live-streaming Zoom Sessions from New Zealand. If your Time Zone doesn't suit our live-streamed class, you can also access our courses by watching the live-recorded sessions that are posted to the course webpage each week, usually the next day.
Honolulu, Hawai’i: begins Mon 19 Feb 2024, 5:30-7:00pm
US Pacific: begins Mon 19 Feb 2024, 7:30pm -92:00am
US Eastern: begins Mon 19 Feb 2024, 10:30pm-12:00am
London, UK: begins Tue 20 Feb 2024, 3:30-5:00am
Paris, France: begins Tue 20 Feb 2024, 4:30-6:00am
New Delhi: begins Tue 20 Feb 2024, 9:00-10:30am
Bangkok: begins Tue 20 Feb 2024, 10:30am-12:00pm
Singapore: begins Tue 20 Feb 2024, 11:30am-1:00pm
Tokyo, Japan: begins Tue 20 Feb 2024, 12:30-2:00pm
Sydney, Australia: begins Tue 20 Feb 2024, 2:30-4:00pm
Introductory Dutch 101, Part 1
• This is Part 1 of a four-part Introductory course taught over 4 successive school terms specifically designed for beginning Dutch learners. All of our language courses focus on acquiring reading and conversational skills, and learning about local culture. Our courses are designed for busy people: we do not expect you to study outside of class, nor do we assign homework (unless you’d like some!). Come and spend 12 class hours per Term (eight 1.5 hour weekly classes) learning Dutch and about Danish culture, and have some fun too!
• Introductory Dutch 101, Part 1 begins with learning some basic conversation, vocabulary and introductory grammar with an emphasis on speaking, proper pronunciation and listening comprehension.
• Subsequent Term courses of Introductory Dutch (i.e. our Dutch 102-104 courses) continue with reading and writing practice, introductory grammar, vocabulary, and conversation and will continue in the same time slot for the rest of the year.
Week by week new material will be posted throughout the duration of the course. Video recordings of each weekly session will be posted here after 1-2 days after each class.
EarthDiverse Course Information
EarthDiverse Zoom instructions
Alledaagse uitdrukkingen PDF
Automatiek PDF
Ballonnen over de Waikato PDF
De Domtoren in Utrecht is being restored PDF
De Frietgrens PDF
De Westertoren en tulpen PDF
Den Bosch - ‘s-Hertogenbosch 2 PDF
Den Haag of ‘s-Gravenhage PDF
Dit is een bootje op een Amsterdamse gracht PDF
Dit is een opslagplaats voor kaas
Dit is Nederland PDF
Dit zijn huizen aan een Amsterdamse gracht PDF
Eindhoven PDF
Eise Eisinga PDF
Er is er een jarig/ hoera PDF
Familieleden PDF
Gold is an excellent insurance PDF
Hebben Zijn PDF
House and garden PDF
Huizen aan een Amsterdamse gracht PDF
Kasteel De Haar PDF
Kip ik heb je… PDF
klompen PDF
Mijn Volkswagentje PDF
Nieuw-Zeeland in Nederland PDF
Oude Gracht in Utrecht PDF
Pasen PDF
Pasen De Paashaas komt PDF
Patat met mayonaise PDF
Politeness to Dutch People PDF
Rotterdam aan de Lek PDF
Separable verbs PDF
Sinterklaas PDF
The Dutch Way Of Life PDF
Wandelen lopen gaan rijden liggen staan PDF
Den Bosch - ‘s-Hertogenbosch niet een geen PDF
20240220 T1.1 Dutch 101 class notes
20240220 T1.1 Dutch 101 video
29240227 T1.2 Dutch 101 class notes
20240227 T1.2 Dutch 101 video
20240305 T1.3 Dutch 101 Automatiek PDF
20240305 T1.3 Dutch 101 video
20240312 T1.4 Dutch 101 class notes
20240312 T1.4 Dutch 101 video
This course has distance-learning options for those unable to attend the live class sessions in Hamilton, New Zealand. Students have three options for attending our courses once they have registered:
Attend in-person classes in our Hamilton classrooms at the regularly scheduled day and time.
Attend our live on-line classroom sessions via Zoom at the regular scheduled day and time.
Watch the live-recorded class sessions at your leisure, at a time, day and place more suited to your schedule.
Live Zoom sessions or Video-Recordings
• In addition to our in-person classes in Hamilton, our courses offer distance learning options for those unable to attend classes in-person. Live-streamed Hamilton classes are available via free Zoom software for those living outside the Waikato. Live-streaming allows you to participate fully in your own learning, ask questions of the instructor and participate fully in the same way as if you were in the physical classroom.
• Those unable to attend the scheduled date and time of the actual class sessions, or those who need to miss a class or two due to previous engagements or unexpected illness, can watch any or all of the live-recorded video sessions on their computers, laptops, tablets or mobile devices and study at their own pace and in their own time.
• Detailed instructions on how to access our distance learning components will be sent after completing your registration. There are no additional fees for this service. However, distance learners will need access to a desktop or laptop computer with a good quality web-camera (tablet devices and mobile phones can also access our live-streamed classes), a built-in microphone (most modern laptops have built-in microphones) or a headset with a microphone. You will also need to download and install the free Zoom software on your computer or device. Those accessing the video recordings will be able to do so with a simple web browser on any device.
Those who cannot make the class meeting day and time via live Zoom sessions may consider accessing this course through the weekly recorded video sessions. Class videos are usually posted within 1-2 days of each live class session and are available for your own personal learning on a day and time of your choosing.
• This course has no assignments, quizzes, tests or exams.
• You will not need to purchase any reading materials.
• All classes encourage questions and group discussion.
• If you’re attending in-person, course fees include tea/coffee/snack at each session. Help yourself!l
• There are no refunds for missed classes. If you miss a class, you can watch the video recording!
• Guests of registered participants are welcome to attend a single session without registering.
• If, however, this course is cancelled due to insufficient enrolments please note that your registration fee will either be refunded in full or you may select to receive a course credit. Your choice!
All materials are included in the course fees. These are developed by our instructors and distributed as PDF files as the course progresses.
• Course materials are provided to all registered students as digital materials made available to you on the course webpage for download (accessible after registration). There is no need to purchase any additional textbooks for this course, although you may choose to do so to supplement your learning.
• You will only require a pen or pencil, a notebook for taking your own class notes, and a loose-leaf binder. Any notes that our instructor writes on our class digital notepad are posted to the class webpage on your dashboard as a PDF file so that you can print these out at home and add them to your own notebook.
A keen desire to begin learning Dutch!
• There are no prerequisites for this course.
• This course is open to all learners aged 10 years and above.
