Easydutch Dutch course content level A0 to A1: what you have learned after 16 lessons:
Dutch A1 level (according to the Common European Framework of Reference – CEFR) is the beginner level (basic user).
The goal of this level is to survive in simple, everyday situations and to communicate at a basic level in familiar contexts.
Here are the main objectives and “Can-Do” statements for Dutch at A1 level:
1. Speaking (Interaction and Production)
- Introducing yourself: Introduce yourself and others, and answer basic questions about personal details (name, age, nationality, place of residence).
- Expressing needs: Use simple sentences to say where you live, who you know, and what you own.
- Everyday situations: Ask and answer questions about familiar topics, such as shopping, ordering food in a café/restaurant.
- Interaction: Take part in a simple conversation, provided that the other person speaks slowly and clearly.
2. Listening
- Understanding: Understand familiar words and very simple sentences related to yourself, your family, and surroundings.
- Context: Follow short, slow, and clear conversations about familiar topics.
3. Reading
- Text types: Understand familiar names, words, and very simple sentences on posters, in catalogues, or in short notices.
- Getting information: Understand short, simple texts (e.g., an email or a short message).
4. Writing
- Personal details: Fill in a simple form (e.g., at a hotel or for registration).
- Messages: Write short postcards or brief messages.
- Grammar/Spelling: Apply basic rules in dictations, including correct use of capital letters and punctuation.
- Core Vocabulary and Grammar
At A1 level, the focus is on:
- Pronunciation: Learning the sounds of the Dutch language.
- Vocabulary: High-frequency words related to immediate needs.
- Grammar: Forming simple sentence structures (subject – verb – rest).
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Easydutch Dutch course content level A1 to A2: what you have learned after 32 lessons:
Language level A2 (according to the Common European Framework of Reference – CEFR) is the level 'basic user'.
At this level, you can manage in simple, everyday situations and understand the main points of short, clear messages.
This level is generally required for civic integration in the Netherlands. Below are the main objectives for each skill at Dutch A2 level:
1. Listening
- You understand short, simple messages and announcements (e.g., at a train station or in a shop).
- You can understand the main idea of short stories when people speak clearly and slowly.
- You understand basic information about everyday topics such as work, family, and leisure time.
2. Reading
- You can read short, simple texts.
- You can extract information from advertisements, menus, timetables, and personal letters.
- You understand simple instructions or short news items.
3. Speaking
- You can exchange simple, direct information about familiar topics.
- You can describe your background, education, current job, and immediate environment.
- You are able to handle everyday situations: shopping, asking for directions, ordering food, or making an appointment.
- You can have short social conversations, although it may still be difficult to keep a conversation going independently.
4. Writing
- You can write short, simple notes and messages (an email, a note, or a WhatsApp message).
- You can write a simple personal letter, for example a thank-you note or an invitation.
- You can describe your living conditions in simple terms.
Grammar and Vocabulary
- You know approximately 1,000 to 2,000 commonly used Dutch words.
- You use basic grammar correctly (such as verb tenses, articles, adjectives, and simple sentence structures).
Summary:
At A2 level, you are a “basic user” and can function in Dutch society in routine, familiar situations.
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Easydutch Dutch course content level A2 to B1: what you have learned after 40 lessons:
Achieving Dutch B1 level (according to the Common European Framework of Reference – CEFR) means that you are an “independent user.” You can function independently in most everyday situations and can understand and produce simple texts.
Below are the specific objectives for B1 level:
1. Speaking
- Communicating independently: You can handle situations that arise while traveling or in daily life.
- Expressing opinions: You can give your opinion, explain it, and discuss familiar topics such as work, studies, hobbies, and current events.
- Sharing experiences: You can describe events, dreams, expectations, and ambitions.
- Fluency: You can speak for a longer period of time, although you may still pause occasionally to search for grammar or vocabulary.
- Advantages and disadvantages: You can discuss the pros and cons of different options.
2. Listening
- Understanding the main points: You understand the main ideas of clear, standard speech on familiar matters (work, school, leisure).
- Following current affairs: You can understand the essential information in radio and television programs about current events or topics of personal interest.
- Following conversations: You can follow conversations at a fairly natural speed, provided standard language is used.
3. Reading
- Reading comprehension: You understand the main idea and key information in texts that use everyday language.
- Searching for information: You can locate specific information in brochures, official letters, emails, and newspaper articles.
- Descriptions: You can read clear, detailed descriptions on a variety of topics.
4. Writing
- Coherent text: You can write simple, connected texts about familiar topics or personal experiences.
- Letters and emails: You can write personal letters or emails describing experiences and impressions.
- Explaining: You can explain an event or an idea in a simple and understandable way.
Grammar and Vocabulary
- Vocabulary: An active command of approximately 4,000 to 5,000 words.
- Grammar: You can use the present, past, and future tenses, the passive voice, relative clauses (with “who/which/that”), and the Dutch word “er.”
- Sentence structure: You use correct sentence structures, including subordinate clauses (with the verb at the end).
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Easydutch Dutch course content level B1 to B2: Dutch B2 level (according to the CEFR) is known as the “independent user” level. The goal at this level is that you can function independently and effectively in complex social, academic, and professional situations. B2 is often the required level for admission to higher education (State Exam NT2 Programme II) or for professional positions.
Below are the main objectives for each skill:
1. Listening
-Complex topics: You can follow long speeches, lectures, and complex lines of argument, provided the topic is reasonably familiar.
- Media: You can understand most TV news and current affairs programs, as well as most films in standard dialect.
- Conversations: You can follow fluent conversations with native speakers without too much effort.
2. Reading
- Complex texts: You understand the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics.
- Specialist literature: You can read technical discussions within your own field of expertise.
- Articles: You can understand contemporary literary texts and articles in which the author adopts a particular attitude or viewpoint.
3. Speaking
- Effective communication: You can express yourself fluently and clearly, making interaction with native speakers possible without strain.
- Debating: You can actively participate in discussions and debates, explaining and defending your viewpoints.
- Nuance: You can give detailed descriptions on a wide range of topics and convey subtle differences in meaning.
4. Writing
- Clear texts: You can write detailed, coherent texts on a variety of subjects.
- Argumentation: You can write an essay or report that presents information or gives arguments for or against a particular point of view.
- Style: You can write letters (formal and informal) with an appropriate tone and structure.
Grammar and Vocabulary
- Accuracy: Your grammar is largely correct. Mistakes may occur, but they do not hinder communication.
- Vocabulary: You have a broad vocabulary suitable for professional and academic contexts.
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Easydutch Dutch course content level B2 to C1:
Achieving Dutch C1 level ( Proficient User) means that you can use the language fluently, spontaneously, and flexibly for complex social, academic, and professional purposes. It is comparable to the level of an academically educated native speaker.
Below are the objectives for each skill at C1 level, based on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR):
1. Speaking (Fluent & Spontaneous)
- Fluency: You can express yourself fluently and spontaneously without clearly having to search for words or expressions.
- Complex topics: You can give clear, detailed descriptions of complex subjects, integrate subtopics, and draw appropriate conclusions.
- Nuance: You can speak in a nuanced way and convey subtle differences in meaning.
- Interaction: You actively participate in discussions and debates, including those involving abstract or specialized topics.
2. Writing (Structured & Detailed)
- Clarity: You can produce clear, well-structured, and detailed texts on complex subjects.
- Structure: You make effective use of linking words and organizational structures (paragraphing, cohesion).
- Genre: You can write complex letters, essays, or reports, emphasizing the key points.
3. Listening (Understanding & Interpreting Nuance)
- Long texts: You understand long and complex speech, even when it is not clearly structured and relationships are implied rather than explicitly stated.
- Accent and idiom: You understand a wide range of idiomatic expressions and recognize regional accents.
- Media: You understand specialized lectures, presentations, and reports without much difficulty.
4. Reading (Thorough & Critical)
- Complex texts: You can understand long, complex factual and literary texts and appreciate differences in style.
-Implied meaning: You understand underlying intentions, irony, and nuanced opinions in a text.
- Specialist literature: You can read specialized articles and technical instructions, even outside your own field of expertise.
Grammar & Vocabulary
- Flexibility: You have a very broad vocabulary, so you rarely need to reformulate what you want to say.
- Accuracy: You rarely make language mistakes, and when you do, you correct them spontaneously. Grammatical structures are used consistently and accurately.
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