Get on the Fast-Track to Dutch Success!
Fast-Track Dutch is a streamlined introductory course that provides deeper knowledge and more language practice than a brief course. Perfect for business people and travelers who don't quite have the time for a full course of study, it focuses on spoken language and covers a wide variety of subjects and situations. Explanations of grammar and usage are included when necessary for understanding of specific passages in the text.
Developed by professional linguist Dr. Peter Leimbigler, formerly of Malaspina College, British Columbia, Canada, Fast-Track courses emphasize concrete, everyday situations with a practical objective for all dialogs, sentences, and expressions. There are no lists of words or expressions to be memorized.
This Fast-Track Audio-Forum® Course Features
* 5.1 hours of audio, 24 units (lessons)
* Pronunciation, word formation, sentence structure
* Introductions, greeting people
* Third party introductions, business meetings, phone calls
* Dutch family, educational background
* Expressions, invitations, time and dates, numbers
* Asking for directions, transportation, travel
* Shopping, post office
* In a restaurant, in a hotel, visiting a Dutch home, dinner conversation
About the Language
Dutch is a West Germanic language closely related to English and German. It is the official language of the Netherlands, a nation of 16.7 million people, and a primary language in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname. There are also native speakers in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Indonesia, Spain, Sweden, Aruba, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and several other countries.
Additional Courses Available through Audio-Forum®:
* Fast-Track Czech
* Fast-Track German
* Fast-Track Japanese
* Fast-Track Mandarin Chinese
* Fast-Track Portuguese
* Fast-Track Spanish
* Fast-Track Swahili
Fast-Track Dutch is a streamlined introductory course that provides deeper knowledge and more language practice than a brief course. Perfect for business people and travelers who don't quite have the time for a full course of study, it focuses on spoken language and covers a wide variety of subjects and situations. Explanations of grammar and usage are included when necessary for understanding of specific passages in the text.
Developed by professional linguist Dr. Peter Leimbigler, formerly of Malaspina College, British Columbia, Canada, Fast-Track courses emphasize concrete, everyday situations with a practical objective for all dialogs, sentences, and expressions. There are no lists of words or expressions to be memorized.
This Fast-Track Audio-Forum® Course Features
* 5.1 hours of audio, 24 units (lessons)
* Pronunciation, word formation, sentence structure
* Introductions, greeting people
* Third party introductions, business meetings, phone calls
* Dutch family, educational background
* Expressions, invitations, time and dates, numbers
* Asking for directions, transportation, travel
* Shopping, post office
* In a restaurant, in a hotel, visiting a Dutch home, dinner conversation
About the Language
Dutch is a West Germanic language closely related to English and German. It is the official language of the Netherlands, a nation of 16.7 million people, and a primary language in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname. There are also native speakers in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Indonesia, Spain, Sweden, Aruba, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and several other countries.
Additional Courses Available through Audio-Forum®:
* Fast-Track Czech
* Fast-Track German
* Fast-Track Japanese
* Fast-Track Mandarin Chinese
* Fast-Track Portuguese
* Fast-Track Spanish
* Fast-Track Swahili