What do we offer?If you are looking for a language course entirely designed to fit your wishes, then read more about our Custom-made Language Courses for any language. Recently organised courses include courses of Arabic, Dari, Indonesian, Japanese, Persian, Pasthu, Russian and Swahili.
In their work people are increasingly required to use English or another foreign language: for instance in presentations, lectures, e-mails, reports and grant applications. This can sometimes lead to pressure or insecurity. In this context, the Academic Language Centre provides focused support in two ways: through a language coaching programme, which uses examples from work situations in order to improve specific language skills, or through incidental coaching, which focuses on practical support in a concrete situation.
The Academic Language Centre organises language courses for companies, government agencies, private clients, and students and staff members of Leiden University.
If you are looking for a language course entirely designed to fit your wishes, then read more about our Custom-made Language Courses for any language. Recently organised courses include courses of Arabic, Dari, Indonesian, Japanese, Persian, Pasthu, Russian and Swahili.
The Academic Language Centre's interpreting and translation service has extensive experience in translating to and from Dutch and English.
Our acculturation courses are designed for those who will be posted abroad with or without their families, and for ex-pats who come to live and work in the Netherlands.
Fast language advice - Low threshold - Attractive rates
The summer months are ideal for learning or improving a foreign language. In July and August, the Academic Language Centre offers intensive and semi-intensive courses in Dutch, English, French and Chinese. Due to the intensive nature of the programme, participants are as it were immersed in the target language and are able to make great progress in a short amount of time.
Our Intercultural Management Training is designed for managers, in the Netherlands or abroad, who encounter cultural differences in their professional environment.
The Academic Language Centre offers several language tests, courses in preparation for an official language exam, and advice on test development.
The Common European Framework
Dialang is an on-line test which has been developed with European support to assess language proficiency in 14 European languages. The test results are provided for each skill: writing, grammar, vocabulary, listening and reading.