Dutch Sign Language AB2
This course introduces you to Dutch Sign Language (NGT) and Deaf culture in an interactive way. You will learn step by step to have simple conversations and work towards language level A2/B1.
About the course Dutch Sign Language AB2
Would you like to further develop your communication skills with deaf sign language users, and have you completed the Dutch Sign Language (NGT) AB1 course? In this advanced course, you will expand your sign vocabulary with approximately 400 new signs and learn to apply various grammatical structures. You’ll also learn to communicate about topics such as grocery shopping, the weather and seasons, sports, news, and politics.
After 12 lessons in Dutch Sign Language, you’ll be able to:
- to see things from the other person’s perspective;
- to explain how he or she views a particular situation;
- to use the productive lexicon, in which different gestures or hand shapes may be used depending on the context;
- to provide information about the characteristics of people and animals;
- to use visual communication in more creative ways;
In the Dutch Sign Language AB2 course, you will work toward language level A2/B1.
Time investment
Sessions
This course consists of 12 meetings.
Lesson duration
Each class lasts 120 minutes.
Frequency
In this course, you will have classes once a week.
Self-study
You spend 3 to 4 hours per week on self-study.
Who is it for?
The course is suitable for you if you have completed the Dutch Sign Language Level 2 course or the NGT-AB1 course at Babel, or if you have level A1/A2 through other means.
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Schedule
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Pricing
Course price: € 595,-
Excluding course materials
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Method
Our teaching method combines a structured approach with hands-on working methods. The lessons are active, personal, varied and practical. There is always attention for your learning style, pace and level. Curious about how we design this course?
Approach
Through interactive lessons and practical exercises, you will learn to communicate step by step in Dutch Sign Language (NGT). During the meetings, NGT is the official language. When you don’t know a gesture yet, you can act it out. In this way, visual communication remains central and is interrupted as little as possible. If there are moments when you find it difficult to gesture or depict something, then drawing or written Dutch is a possibility to ask something or make it clear.
Teaching Materials
The learning materials used during the course are mainly from the Dutch Sign Language Center, from the NGT-AB2 course. You will also have access to a digital learning environment, where you can watch homework videos and learn sign vocabulary, for example.
Teachers
You will be taught by an experienced teacher who will guide you step by step in learning NGT. You will receive targeted support and practice in a safe learning environment that focuses on visual communication and allows you to grow with confidence.
Certificate of Participation
You will receive a certificate of participation from us if you have actively participated in at least 80% of the meetings.
Do you have a question?
info@babel.nl 
030 227 0008 
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