Online language courses
Join an online course to learn a new language or develop your existing knowledge.
Our online language courses
- Length of courses: 20 weeks
- Frequency and duration of classes: 1.5 hours per week (Dutch Beginner 1 & Beginner 3)
- Group size: Minimum 10, maximum 20
If you have any question about any of the courses, please email f.deceuster@sheffield.ac.uk.
Online Dutch Beginner 1
- Level: Beginner
- Length of course: 1.5 hours a week
- Day and Time: Monday 6:30-8pm
- Start date: September 2025
Dutch is an accessible and fun language to learn! In September 2025, Dutch at the University of Sheffield offers a new Online Dutch Course, specially designed for people who want to learn Dutch from the comfort of their own home.
Join an informal community of learners that work together in small groups with a highly experienced university tutor.
Dutch is an accessible Germanic language spoken by 25 million people across the Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname and parts of the Caribbean. It is also consistently in the top five of languages most frequently requested by UK employers.
What will I learn?
Our classes are all about using Dutch in real situations, from ordering food and drinks in a restaurant over buying groceries at the market to making small talk.
In this course for beginners we will focus on pronunciation, spelling rules, thematic vocabulary, verb conjugation and basic sentence structures while diving into some cultural features of the Low Countries as well. We also have our own online Dutch grammar channel to help you learn and practise.
With a bit of effort and dedication you will be able to handle a host of frequent social situations at the end of a full course (2x10 weeks).
How is this course structured?
This course is offered by School of Languages, Arts and Societies and its Modern Languages Teaching Centre at the University of Sheffield. It runs over two semesters of ten weeks each.
The 2025 Ab Initio Course starts in the last week of September 2025. Each week you have a 1.5 hour online language session in the early evening. This year’s Ab Initio Dutch Course takes place on Mondays from 6:30-8pm.
How much does it cost?
The price for 20 language classes is £310.
The book we use is Nederlands in gang (edition 2016 or later). You will have to buy your own copy of the book which is also available as an E-book and comes with plenty of extra online material.
Online Dutch Beginner 3
- Level: Beginner (continuing from the semester 2 Beginner course)
- Length of course: 1.5 hours a week
- Day and Time: Thursday, 6:30 - 8:00pm
- Start Date: 25th Spetember
Since September 2024, Dutch at the University of Sheffield has been running a successful Online Dutch Programme, specially designed for people who want to learn Dutch from the comfort of their own home.
Join an informal and lively community of learners that work together in small groups with a highly experienced university tutor.
What will I learn?
This course builds on the Online Beginners 2 Course. We continue our journey towards speaking Dutch in the most common social settings. We will expand our vocabulary and refine our grammar with lots of extra online material. We will also start putting more emphasis on spontaneous conversation.
With a bit of effort and dedication you will be able to handle most social situations at the end of the course. A Certificate of Completion will be provided to all who successfully complete Beginners 1-3.
How is this course structured?
This course is offered by the school of Languages, Arts and Societies and its reputable Modern Languages Teaching Centre at the University of Sheffield.
Beginners 3 runs over twenty weeks (10 sessions in autumn + 10 sessions in spring). Each Thursday you have a 1.5 hour online language session from 6-7:30pm, starting on Thursday 25 September 2025.
How much does it cost?
The price for the full Beginners 3 module (20 language classes) is £310.
We continue using Nederlands in gang (edition 2018 or later).
If you are joining us at this point, you will have to buy your own copy of the book which is also available as an E-book and comes with plenty of extra online material.
Fees
- £310 per 20 weeks