Department of German and Dutch,
DUTCH COURSE INFORMATION

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**NEW COURSE FOR MML PART IB NON-DUTCH SPECIALISTS: "Introduction to the Language and Literature of the Low Countries" (Paper Du 5) **

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Use the links in the sidebar to access information about all aspects of Dutch studies in this Department, including members of the teaching staff, our Dutch language and literature papers, and links to Dutch internet sites relating to these papers.

Dutch language and literature

The principal emphasis in Part 1A is on written and spoken language, with an introduction to Dutch literature for ab initio students. The compulsory literature paper for first-year, post A-level students and second-year ex-ab initio students covers the period since 1860, a time of renewal in the literature of the Low Countries. In Part 1B and Part II, scheduled papers can be chosen covering aspects of the literature, culture, art and history of the medieval period, the seventeenth century, or the modern period (1880 to the present day). Dutch literature and art are also represented in the comparative papers in the Faculty. We take a special interest in the medieval, sixteenth and nineteenth-century literature of the Low Countries.

Information and resources

We are fortunate in having a well-equipped Dutch section in the Faculty Library, and a very wide range of works on all aspects of the Low Countries in the University Library. The Language Centre receives Dutch television by satellite. A further important resource for independent language study is the Faculty's Computer-Assisted Language Learning Facility (CALL). The long-term aim of the CALL Facility, which opened in 1997, is to integrate computing into MML's teaching and research. Dutch-related resources on the World Wide Web may also be accessed from the CALL Facility web pages.

Association of Low Countries Studies in Great Britain and Ireland Students are advised to join this Association, which, amongst other activities, organises a weekend for undergraduates. Memberships and further details are available from Mrs. Strietman.

Summer courses

It is important to try and attend a language course in the Netherlands or Dutch-speaking Belgium in the summer vacation, or in other vacations later on. There are various courses, and some scholarships are available. Colleges will often provide grants or travel awards. Details of summer courses are available from Mrs. Eagar during the Lent term.

Prize

Each year the Royal Netherlands Embassy makes a prize available (a book about Dutch arts, literature or culture) for the undergraduate who performs best in the first, second or final year of the Tripos in Dutch.