Traditional Frisian names could die out within 50 years, says professor
Is this the end for Jankes, Sijkes, and Epkes? Translated by Thomas Ansell In an online lecture given on Thursday ...
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Learning Dutch can open doors and help internationals integrate
A group of internationals dedicated their summer to learning Dutch at the Language Centre of the University of Groningen, so ...
University of Groningen researcher to teach Gronings to robot
University of Groningen professor Jenny van Doorn will use €50,000 in funding from the Dutch National Research Agency to explore ...
Internationals try to pronounce some of the trickiest Dutch words
Schiermonnikoog, verschrikkelijk, afstandsbediening, ui, angstschreeuw are the tongue- twisters that bring internationals to their limits. Can you pronounce these words ...
Frisians proudest of their province in the Netherlands
An NOS-commissioned survey found that residents of Friesland, Zeeland, Drenthe and Groningen take the most pride in their province, and ...
Dutch NT2 exams cancelled through end of 2018
The State Exams for Dutch as a Second Language, better known as NT2, have been cancelled for the time being ...
International students seek to save Schiermonnikoog language
In an effort to save it from dying out, three students learned the “eilauners” language of the Frisian island of ...
Does being drunk improve your foreign language skills?
Do Dutch people speak English better if they are at least a little bit tipsy? RUG researcher Martijn Wieling intends ...
Refugees get Dutch lessons at Hoogeveen apprenticeship
Maram-onderwijs, a Zuidwolde agency that develops innovative and unorthodox forms of education, has come up with a new way for ...
Province of Friesland finances Frisian language policy
Funding from the Frisian provincial council will be set aside for municipalities to develop their own policy for the Frisian ...