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"A holistic approach to Dutch grammar for beginner students of Dutch, and more advanced students wanting to refresh their language skills. New, and very welcome, are the pronunciation guide and vocabulary lists per chapter. These features plus an answer key to the exercises make this new edition ideal for selfstudy."
Wijnie de Groot, Senior Lecturer in Dutch, Columbia University, USA
About the Author
Jenneke A. Oosterhoff is Senior Lecturer in the Department of German, Nordic, Slavic, and Dutch at the University of Minnesota, USA.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to Dutch basics and exercises with solutions in the back of the book.
It is a good debut to Dutch. I was a bit disappointed in that it does not include the future and conditional modes of verbs, nor the compound past perfect, conditional perfect, and future perfect. (one can look those up on the internet I did.) Also there is no addressing of the subjunctive which although extinct I am told still exists in some idiomatic expressions and official language. It is interesting to note that old Indonesian laws are written in Dutch as it used to be a colony of The Netherlands. I have many Dutch books and have been studying it for years as it is my heritage language but I have yet to find a book that goes beyond the basics. It is good that this book has exercises and answers in the back for self-study. Some of the exercises are challenging which is good.
3.0 out of 5 stars Not a fan of these exercises
This is my second Dutch book. I'm self-taught and hoped the exercises would expand my command of the language, but instead, I feel like I'm regressing.A lot of the exercises are fill-in-the-blank, so it helps if you can already read the language at A2. However, I realized that it was possible in several cases to follow the grammar rule and get the correct answer without having any understanding of the language. Het-words were starred so you knew which rule to follow. Strong verbs were starred so you knew which conjugation rule to follow. This does not challenge the student to recognize words in context and remember which category they fall into. In exercises regarding simple past, the answer key just had -de or -te referencing which ending to choose, assuming the student knew and would not make mistakes on identifying stems that differ from the infinitive form. When I was trying to figure out the hen/hun/ze use, there were no example sentences with hun and in all the exercises, not a single one used hun.In exercises where we are asked to construct a sentence, all the elements of that sentence are supplied, so it might be a test of a single verb conjugation and/or word order. However, due to the presentation of the exercises, it's not always necessary to understand the words you are arranging. I don't feel that I've become better at constructing sentences.I've completed 21 chapters hoping it would get better, and I'm not sure if I'm going to finish the rest. This was not the book for me.
4.0 out of 5 stars Some knowledge of Dutch helpful
I’ve been teaching myself Dutch for about 2 years, decided it was past time for a grammar book. I’m in Unit four. I know about 1,500 Dutch words and that is helpful for reading the exercises-I would even say necessary. I like the format and the practice sentences. Answers are in the back. This is her second edition of this workbook; her excellent ratings on the first version encouraged me to get this updated second edition. I like the glossary of new words at the end of each unit, but it’s not as comprehensive as it could be. I circle the words I don’t know to practice later. Ring binding would make this a five star purchase. Happy with my purchase!
starting learner 문법 초보자
When I got this book it hadn’t been glued together well but the content is pretty good and basic learners can easily understand Dutch grammar I recommend it to beginners not for B1 level 완전 처음 더치어 배우는 사람이 기초 문법 다지는데 좋아요 도움 많이 됩니다 내용은 좋은데 가격에 비해서 책 퀄은 별로입니다
A great exercise book
Amazing! I'm a very digital person but I'm loving working through this textbook. The first time I've used a pen and paper in ages and well worth it. Explains things really clearly and is absolutely full of exercises you can complete in just a few spare minutes. Working through the first chapter has improved my Dutch lots already.
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
Review
"A holistic approach to Dutch grammar for beginner students of Dutch, and more advanced students wanting to refresh their language skills. New, and very welcome, are the pronunciation guide and vocabulary lists per chapter. These features plus an answer key to the exercises make this new edition ideal for selfstudy."
Wijnie de Groot, Senior Lecturer in Dutch, Columbia University, USA
About the Author
Jenneke A. Oosterhoff is Senior Lecturer in the Department of German, Nordic, Slavic, and Dutch at the University of Minnesota, USA.
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to Dutch basics and exercises with solutions in the back of the book.
It is a good debut to Dutch. I was a bit disappointed in that it does not include the future and conditional modes of verbs, nor the compound past perfect, conditional perfect, and future perfect. (one can look those up on the internet I did.) Also there is no addressing of the subjunctive which although extinct I am told still exists in some idiomatic expressions and official language. It is interesting to note that old Indonesian laws are written in Dutch as it used to be a colony of The Netherlands. I have many Dutch books and have been studying it for years as it is my heritage language but I have yet to find a book that goes beyond the basics. It is good that this book has exercises and answers in the back for self-study. Some of the exercises are challenging which is good.
3.0 out of 5 stars Not a fan of these exercises
This is my second Dutch book. I'm self-taught and hoped the exercises would expand my command of the language, but instead, I feel like I'm regressing.A lot of the exercises are fill-in-the-blank, so it helps if you can already read the language at A2. However, I realized that it was possible in several cases to follow the grammar rule and get the correct answer without having any understanding of the language. Het-words were starred so you knew which rule to follow. Strong verbs were starred so you knew which conjugation rule to follow. This does not challenge the student to recognize words in context and remember which category they fall into. In exercises regarding simple past, the answer key just had -de or -te referencing which ending to choose, assuming the student knew and would not make mistakes on identifying stems that differ from the infinitive form. When I was trying to figure out the hen/hun/ze use, there were no example sentences with hun and in all the exercises, not a single one used hun.In exercises where we are asked to construct a sentence, all the elements of that sentence are supplied, so it might be a test of a single verb conjugation and/or word order. However, due to the presentation of the exercises, it's not always necessary to understand the words you are arranging. I don't feel that I've become better at constructing sentences.I've completed 21 chapters hoping it would get better, and I'm not sure if I'm going to finish the rest. This was not the book for me.
4.0 out of 5 stars Some knowledge of Dutch helpful
I’ve been teaching myself Dutch for about 2 years, decided it was past time for a grammar book. I’m in Unit four. I know about 1,500 Dutch words and that is helpful for reading the exercises-I would even say necessary. I like the format and the practice sentences. Answers are in the back. This is her second edition of this workbook; her excellent ratings on the first version encouraged me to get this updated second edition. I like the glossary of new words at the end of each unit, but it’s not as comprehensive as it could be. I circle the words I don’t know to practice later. Ring binding would make this a five star purchase. Happy with my purchase!
starting learner 문법 초보자
When I got this book it hadn’t been glued together well but the content is pretty good and basic learners can easily understand Dutch grammar I recommend it to beginners not for B1 level 완전 처음 더치어 배우는 사람이 기초 문법 다지는데 좋아요 도움 많이 됩니다 내용은 좋은데 가격에 비해서 책 퀄은 별로입니다
A great exercise book
Amazing! I'm a very digital person but I'm loving working through this textbook. The first time I've used a pen and paper in ages and well worth it. Explains things really clearly and is absolutely full of exercises you can complete in just a few spare minutes. Working through the first chapter has improved my Dutch lots already.
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