The Listening and Reading part of the Inburgering exam tests your ability to understand spoken and written Dutch. To prepare for this part of the exam, you need to practise your listening and reading skills.
You can start by watching Dutch movies, TV shows, and news broadcasts. This will help you get used to the Dutch accent and intonation. You can also listen to Dutch podcasts or audiobooks to improve your listening skills.
We recommend the following:
- Een beetje Nederlands “A Little Dutch”. Learn Dutch while learning about Dutch history and Culture.
- De Universiteit van Nederland ‘’The University of the Netherlands’’ More than 300 episodes about literally everything. Around 15 minutes per episode.
- SBS Dutch ‘’Special Broadcasting Service’’ Independent news focused on the international community.
To improve your reading skills, you can start with simple texts, such as children’s books or news articles. As you progress, you can move on to more advanced texts, such as novels or academic articles. Reading Dutch newspapers or websites can also help you improve your reading skills.
These are great websites to start with:
- telegraaf.nl The Telegraaf is the largest Dutch daily morning newspaper.
- nu.nl Dutch news website
We have also published an entire collection of tools, methods and guides on how you can improve your Dutch language abilities at home and change the perception of it’s difficulty. Read more here.