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1. Introduction Dutch language courseElementary 1Sonja van Boxtel - ITAVIs your mobile switched off?! Is your mobile switched off?

2. Programme • Information about enrolment procedure for Msc and exchange students • How to study? • Some more practical information

3. Enrollment procedure for others than Msc/exch.-stud. • You are already enrolled ! • Schedule was sent to you by email. • If not: you are on the waiting list; wait for an email (end of first course week).

4. Msc/exchange students Ifyouenrol you are supposed to finish the course. Only enrol if you have enough time (8-10 hours a week in total) If you drop outnevertheless: • Notify your teacher and the secretary • You cannot take the course again later (you can do self-study and sit the final test) • You may get a poor result in Osiris (which you can improve by doing the final test)

5. Enrollment procedure for Msc/exch.-stud.: Step 1: Introduction test Wednesday … • Obligatory:forMscandExch.-students • Content: ch. 1- 2 of the course book “Nederlands voor buitenlanders” 4th edition • Materials: http://www.delftsemethode.nl/demos Nederlands voor buitenlanders  les 1+2 • Format: listeningtest (dictation), min. score bothtexts 80% • Needed:Bringyourheadphoneswithyou • Place&time: Wednesday, 27 August 2014, computer room B fac.TPM/TBM (Building 31) • For students with surnames starting with A – G: 17.45 hrs. For students with surnames starting with H – O: 18.15 hrs.For students with surnames starting with P – Z: 18.45 hrs.

6. The introduction test Allstudymaterials on: www. delftsemethode.nl/demos ► Nederlands Voor buitenlanders ► les 1 and les 2

7. Enrollment procedure for Msc/exch.-stud. Step 2: enrolment • Results: Next day(Thursday, 28 August) on Blackboard (wm1115TU) • If score forbothtexts 80% or more? ► Check ifyournumber/name is in the announcement Enrol via Blackboard from11:00onwards(wm1115TU 2014 -2015, Q1). Enrolin groupthatsuitsyou best (first come, first served). • Ifallgroups are full? Enrol on the waiting list  placein next quarterguaranteed • If Score <80 %? ► No enrollment allowed, 2options: 1. Do self-study and concluding test of the course  send an email to delftsemethode@tudelft.nl 2. Sit the next admission test (in November)

8. Available groups for MSc / Exch students after the introduction testGroup Class PC-testElementary 1a Monday + Thursday 18.00-19.00h 19.00-19.30Elementary 1e Monday + Thursday 17.15-18.15h 18.15-18.45Elementary 1f Monday + Thursday 18.15-19.15h 19.15-19.45Elementary 1g Monday + Thursday 17.15-18.15h 18.15-18.45

9. What materials do you need for the course? • Textbook (4th edition!): • Nederlands voor buitenlanders (Het Groene Boek) • (book + audio cd’s + cd-rom €63,30 / book + online version € 89,90 ) • Content textbook: • Grammar • 43 Texts • 43 word lists in English, German, French, Spanish, TurkishandArabic • (26 languages on CD-Rom) • 43 Textswith blanks • 43 exercises • Copies are not allowed!!! Optional: Nederlands voor buitenlanders Oefenboek (exercise book) Content exercise book:3 / 4 exercises for each chapter dialogue trainer

10. The lessons • Lessons are mainlydevotedtoconversation (notmuchgrammarexplanation) • You don’t learn only from speaking yourself, but also from listening to other students • Only Dutch, fromday 1 • Conversations on topics in the text • Knowledge of the text is essential (one text takes 2-3 hrs to prepare!) • All lessons are in the building of TPM(Jaffalaan5, building 31) or 3ME (Mekelweg 2, building 34) • Are fun and interesting

11. How to study? • Study goal: understand a spokentext without help andbeingabletouse the words in the text in a conversation • Studywithbook + audio CD’sand/or CD-ROM (or online version) • Go through the text: • step by step • first with all help, and gradually less help • 4, 5, 6, 7, … times • 1 text takes 2 - 3 hours!! • Devote your time mainly to listening, reading and repeating what you hear • (not too much on writing)

13. Steps 1 & 2 • Step 1: • with text • sentence by sentence • translation • repeating • Step 2: without pauses

14. Steps 3 & 4 • Step 3: • without text • sentence by sentence • listen and repeat • understand • Step 4 without pauses

15. Step 5: test • Did I study the text properly? • Listening & writing • 80% correct

16. Step 6 • Same exercise as in the book • Gap filling text + feedback • After having studied the text!

17. The lesson No explanation but application Learning by doing

18. The computer tests • Listening test abouteachtext, after the lesson (in computer room) • Login: tbm-langXXX, Welkom01 • Minimum result of 70% necessary • Less then 70% = stop, do it again next time

19. The final score for the whole course: Based on:attendancewritten testwritingassignmentsspeaking skillslistening test In case of a poorfinal score: paper & pencil test. Test format: gap filling test. The final test is ___ textwith blanks. You have ___ fill in the missing word. Allsentences are from ___ textbook. Minimum result: 75% correct words (of 100 wordstotally). In case speaking is insufficient: speaking test (on 8 december). Format: Assignment (15 minspreparation) Goodresultforspeaking + course total/final test→ next course Poorresultfor course total or final test → resit the test (youcan continue with El 2 in Q3)

20. www.dm.tudelft.nl How to study? Course information Email addresses & tel. nr. Campus map

21. Courses & levels Higher intermediate “non-intensive” = about 8-10 hours a week Don’t start the course if you don’t have enough time!!!

22. What next?For Msc. and Exch. students:Wednesday 27 august, Computer room B faculty CiTG (Stevinweg 1, building 23)listening test on texts 1 and 2texts on: http://www.delftsemethode.nl/demosAll: 1st lesson on Monday 1 Septemberhomework: prepare lessons 1, 2, 3!!! Good Luck!