Abstract of my master thesis Development of speaking skills in didactics of Dutch language on the basis of Dutch-language menus This thesis concerns the development of speaking skills in didactics of Dutch language using Dutch-language menus. The first part explains the theoretical aspects of the subject. This section is an overview of the professional literature that concerns the food culture in the Netherlands and Belgium, the culinary language as a specialised language, the menu as a specific type of text, the speaking skills and the authentic materials in the didactics of foreign languages. Six lesson scenarios form the practical part of the thesis. They are created by the author on the basis of authentic Dutch and Flemish menus. Each lesson is intended for students who have a command of Dutch at six different language levels (from A1 to C2). The main goal of the thesis was to present the possible lessons of Dutch, which can be carried out on the basis of a menu.