As a foreign language, Dutch is mainly taught in primary and secondary schools in areas adjacent to the Netherlands and Flanders. In French-speaking Belgium, over 300,000 pupils are enrolled in Dutch courses, followed by over 23,000 in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, and about 7,000 in the French region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais (of which 4,550 are in primary school). At an academic level, the largest number of faculties of neerlandistiek can be found in Germany (30 universities), followed by France (20 universities) and the United Kingdom (5 universities). COUNT 5
QSN1 About how many students in Belgium are studying Dutch? ANS1 300,000 QSN2 How many primary school students are learning Dutch in Nord-Pas-de-Calais? ANS2 4,550 QSN3 What country has the most universities offering courses in neerlandistiek? ANS3 Germany QSN4 How many universities in France offer neerlandistiek courses? ANS4 20 QSN5 Besides North Rhine-Westphalia, which German state has the most pupils of Dutch? ANS5 Lower Saxony