Learn Danish in Denmark or
abroad
The
opportunities to learn Danish in Denmark are vast. The courses
are run as regular courses during the year, intensive short-term
courses and as summer courses during the holidays. Depending on your
needs, time available, interests and prior qualifications there are
the following main options:
Courses at universities and higher education institutions Many universities offer crash courses in Danish language and culture
at term start, during the term or as part of summer university
arrangements. These courses are aimed at foreign guest or regular
students studying in Denmark, but at some of the courses it is
possible to be admitted on other conditions as well. Students that
are enrolled at the university as a guest student or regular
student, usually do not pay tuition fee for the language courses. If
you are accepted from outside the university, a fee will be required
of around 2,500 - 5,000 DKK pr. course unit.
You can get more information about the courses, admission
requirements and tuition fees from the international office at the
individual university.
Summer courses 2007 In accordance with the Cultural Agreement Programme for 2007 CIRIUS
manages scholarships for Danish summer courses to candidates from
the following twenty countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan,
The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain,
UK, Czech Republic, Turkey, Hungary and Austria.
Programmes and courses administered at local/municipal level Municipal languages schools for foreigners According to Danish legislation the municipalities are obliged to
offer courses in Danish language and culture for foreign residents.
The Ministry of Education sets the rules and standards for the
various language courses and tests. It is also the Ministry of
Education that authorizes the individual language schools as to
which courses and examinations they may offer.
The municipal language schools offer courses at all levels from very
basic courses, also for individuals with little prior schooling, to
courses for persons with a higher education background from abroad.
You will always be offered a place at a course according to your
prior qualifications. Most courses include 18 lessons per weeks.
Some schools also offer more intensive courses or organize
individually designed courses.
The target groups for these courses are both foreign immigrants and
refugees. Depending on the type of course a limited fee may be
charged. It is possible to register for and start at new courses
several times during the year. The state regulated examinations are
held twice a year.
Here you can find link to schools (sprogcentre) offering some or all
of the above mentioned courses as well as more information about the
conditions.
Courses in Danish for foreigners at adult learning centres The adult learning centres (VUC) offer courses in all general
subjects for adults both at the level of lower and upper secondary
level. Apart from the general courses offered both for Danes and
foreigners with command of the Danish language, some of the adult
learning centres also offer courses as a second language for
foreigners.
Each course (1/2 – 1 year) normally comprises 240 lessons. A small
tuition fee of around 200 DKK are charged for each course. More
information is available from your local municipality or the
individual adult learning centre.
Here you can find links to addresses of all adult learning centers
in Denmark (VUC)
links to addresses of all adult learning centers in Denmark (VUC) Private language schools and private language teachers If you are in need of more intensive and eventually more
individually designed courses, you can either enquire about
intensive, individually or in-service training possibilities at one
of the municipal language centres, or look for private language
schools, private organisations or private language teachers.
Especially in the Copenhagen area you will find several offers, but
also in some of the larger cities there will be possibilities to
find such offers. You can contact your local municipality for
advise, or look up in the local telephone book under De Gule Side >
Sprogundervisning/Dansk.
Courses at the Folk High Schools Some Folk High Schools offer residential courses in Danish Language
and Culture either during the summer holiday (3-4 weeks) or as 4-5
months' courses during autumn or spring. These courses normally do
not include formal tests and examinations.
Courses in Danish abroad Danish is taught at several universities around the world. A list of
universities with Danish lecturers is available from the web page of
the
Ministry of Science, Innovation
and Technology.
There are also a number of private or public organizations that
offer lessons in Danish at different levels. Contact the larger
language centres in your home country for further information. The
Danish Embassies and Consulates can also refer to activities
relating to Denmark in your home country. List of all Danish
embassies abroad: www.um.dk, please look at the section “Find us
abroad”.
The Danish Cultural Institute also have branches abroad where Danish
is taught, and each summer they run a number of Danish language
courses in Denmark: http: //www.dankultur.dk .
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