<p>UA offers four different Dutch classes…see below…</p>
<p>DUT 101 Elementary Dutch I. 3 hours. </p>
<p>Contemporary Dutch—speaking, reading, and writing. Course involves self-instructional approach in the Critical Languages Center. Students are required to study the textbook and listen to assigned audio materials (CDs, or computer sound files). Students have practice sessions three hours per week with a language “trainer” who is a native/near native speaker of the language. Offered each semester. Native speakers of this language cannot take this course. Any students with background knowledge of this language must see the CLC director before registering. Not repeatable without permission of the CLC director. </p>
<p>DUT 102 Elementary Dutch II. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: DUT 101 or equivalent. </p>
<p>Contemporary Dutch—speaking, reading, and writing. Course involves self-instructional approach in the Critical Languages Center. Students are required to study the textbook and listen to assigned audio materials (CDs, or computer sound files). Students have practice sessions three hours per week with a language “trainer” who is a native/near native speaker of the language. Offered each semester. Not repeatable without permission of the CLC director. </p>
<p>DUT 201 Intermediate Dutch I. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: DUT 102 or equivalent. </p>
<p>Continuation of Dutch language on the intermediate level. Emphasis is on the development of reading skills and writing proficiency. Offered according to demand. Not repeatable without permission of the CLC director. </p>
<p>DUT 202 Intermediate Dutch II. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: DUT 201 or equivalent. </p>
<p>Continuation of DUT 201. Emphasis is on the development of reading skills and writing proficiency. Offered according to demand. Not repeatable without permission of the CLC director.</p>
<p>Thank you Mom. Not sure how she would do with self directed learning. sounds a lot like the Rosetta Stone which I am using right now. This could be a good class to audit though.</p>
<p>I posted the info so you wouldn’t think it was like a traditional French, Spanish, etc class. </p>
<p>However, in this case, the student does spend 3 hours a week with a “native or near-native” language trainer to help learn the language. The language trainer isn’t a professor, but is someone the school believes will help students learn the language. So, I would say its more than Rosetta Stone, but less than a traditional foreign language class. Does that make sense? :)</p>
<p>“Students have practice sessions three hours per week with a language trainer who is a native/near native speaker of the language.”</p>
<p>Mom2collegekids: Depending on the high school and the scholarship award, there is a possibility that the UA admissions representative for a student’s region just might make an appearance at graduation or a scholarship ceremony. That happened at my son’s high school. Because it’s a small high school, the guidance director invited the UA rep to come and present my son’s NM scholarship to him in front of the student body. What made the experience truly memorable was that she read all of the items that he received, including the free laptop. The list, because it’s so impressive, really got the kids’ attention. Moreover, perhaps, it will encourage more students to concentrate on their academics.</p>
<p>That’s nice to know that if the GC requests such a presentation from the UA rep, they’ll try to send someone. </p>
<p>My kids’ school doesn’t make such a request, so the principal does the presentations. But, I can tell you this… A few years ago, DS1 got the NMF scholarship, and a couple kids got the Presidential and Engineering scholarships, and when the principal detailed what those scholarships consisted of, it got many parents thinking…hmmm…We need to look into Alabama for our younger kids. LOL</p>
<p>I know that I saw an increase in students getting Alabama scholarships last May when DS2 graduated last May. Students and parents had paid attention. :)</p>