User:Ooswesthoesbes/Shkola Hurbanovni/Introduction: Dutch

This is an introduction for the study Dutch which is taught at the Shkola Hurbanovni. There are several subjects within this study, for example:
 * Dutch grammar: quite obvious, without a good knowledge of the grammar, you can't learn a language.
 * Dutch vocabulary: without words you can't speak a language. We start with simple words like grass, field, sun, walk and love. At the exams you are expected to know these words and some less standard words like system, drug store and spider.
 * History of Limburgish: you'll learn some older orthographies and you'll read some Middle Dutch as well.
 * Dutch articulation: you'll learn to pronounce "ui" and "sch". We try to make our students familiar with both Northern Dutch pronunciation and Southern Dutch pronunciation.
 * Dutch culture: you will also learn some of the culture of The Netherlands and Belgium.
 * Regional languages: from Limburgish and Flemish to Lower Saxon and Zealandic, you'll get familiar with all regional languages.

Recommendations
It's recommended that you visit The Netherlands or Flanders during your school year. Shkola Hurbanovni will fund and take care for all students that will go to abroad. It's also recommended that you choose Dutch at the secondary school.

Information about the students

 * We started a test study in 2008 which gave the following results:
 * 7 students, of which were: 4 Lovian and 3 Dutch.
 * Zero people didn't finish the first year.
 * 0% did not pass the exams.
 * In 2009 we started another test year:
 * 14 students, of which were: 7 Lovian, 5 Dutch 2 with another nationality.
 * So far, no-one has quit the study.