Onderweg (herziene editie)

Onderweg helps students thoroughly prepare for the language sections of the civic integration exam in the Netherlands: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. In twenty short lessons, students intensively train their skills with respect to vocabulary, pronunciation, and listening to short conversations or messages. The method also contains exercises in which the student has to repeat words and a mock exam. Onderweg uses colour illustrations to teach the student new words. All lessons deal with subjects that are relevant to the Knowledge of Dutch Society (KNM) section of the exam. 

The printed edition is suitable for lessons in groups, but is also suitable for students who do not always have access to the Internet or prefer to do their exercises on paper. A code to gain access to the online exercises and audio files can be found at front of the book. 

Please note: Online products are no longer compatible with Internet Explorer 10. Online products are not suited for tablets and smartphones. This product gives you one-year access to the online service that contains the learning material.

With the purchase of Onderweg (2015 revised edition), you will receive the printed book with an access code at the front of the book. The access code provides access to Onderweg – Online and the audio files in NT2 SCHOOL.

Onderweg starts at level A1 and ends at level A2. This is the required level for the civic integration exam in the Netherlands.

Onderweg is the follow-up course to Op weg, the civic integration course at level A1.

Onderweg is intended for student who

• have not completed any education higher than secondary education
• are preparing for the civic integration exam in the Netherlands

The method can be used for self-study, but it is important to also practice in groups to prepare for the listening and speaking sections of the exam.

Jenny van der Toorn-Schutte

In 1979, Jenny van der Toorn-Schutte was put on the spot as a Dutch teacher: she had to teach Dutch to a group of Vietnamese boat refugees. Fortunately, an interpreter was available for the first few weeks who could explain to her the difference between Vietnamese and Dutch: a tone language versus an inflected language. This experience led her to write Basisgrammatica. At the same time, she took part-time courses at VU University Amsterdam towards a degree in Intercultural Educational Sciences. Later on, she completed a doctorate in Applied Linguistics at Radboud University Nijmegen.

Over the years, she has taught Dutch to many other nationalities, preferably using her own teaching material: Klare taal, Beeldtaal, Andere taal, Nederland voor nieuwkomers, Op weg, Onderweg en Wegwijzer.