Department of German and Dutch
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Welcome
N.B. Admissions to Dutch for the MML Tripos are suspended until further notice. However, current MML Part IB undergraduate students can still take "Introduction to the Language and Literature of the Low Countries" (Paper Du 5).
**NON-TRIPOS COURSE OPEN TO ALL: "Introduction to the Reading of Medieval Dutch Texts" **
Please see our special events and news page for details of current and forthcoming items of interest.
Latest: GRAND REUNION SEMINAR - 14/15 September 2012 - The Sound of Curly Kale: 65 Years of Dutch in Cambridge.
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.
