Dutch (III) Upper Intermediate follows on from Dutch (II). During the course students will working with materials combined from course books Totaal 2, Duidelijk Nederlands voor Anderstaligen, and De Sprong, supplemented with current topics taken from Dutch media websites. Themes for the fall semester include learning languages, work and study, society, geography and climate, communications, the living environment and politics.
As in Contact 1, the method focuses on building up practical communicative skills, with an added focus on reading comprehension and practical writing skills. Themes centering on Dutch and Belgian culture and society are introduced in each unit. Students will give two presentations on cultural themes of their choice in class during the semester, which together account for 20% of the semester score. Students continue to work increasingly with authentic Dutch audio-visual input from the internet (see online teaching resources).