Direct Dutch, The Hague:
Total immersion in a Dutch environment, even for only a few weeks, lends an invaluable extra dimension to Dutch language learning. In Holland you can quickly increase your fluency and build up a wide vocabulary, because you have the chance to apply this knowledge actively in your daily life.
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Direct Dutch can be found near the centre of The Hague, a few minutes away from Laan van NOI station. The Direct Dutch institute, founded in 1985, provides effective courses for foreigners wishing to acquire an active command of Dutch while staying in the Netherlands. In all courses we pay much attention to the social and cultural aspects of the Netherlands.
Courses:
Daytime and evening classes: Beginners Dutch course, Intensive Beginners Courses, Beginners Brush-up Course, Intermediate Dutch Course, Intensive Intermediate Course, Advanced Dutch Course, NT2 exam preparation, Company/Business Dutch course and onsite lessons.
Methodology
We use the direct method, which means that we try to speak Dutch as much as possible during the lessons. (Since some aspects of the grammar will be explained in English, it is important that participants of beginners courses have a basic knowledge of English.) In small groups (max. 8 people) we will concentrate on the speaking and listening skills, whereas the reading and writing skills are taught by means of the homework.
- The Beginners Course concentrates on conversation, though with the addition of crucial theoretical background instruction. In other words, although the whole of basic Dutch grammar is dealt with, emphasis is on practical language skills.
Dutch is spoken in class from the very beginning and groups are kept small so that all students are actively involved in the conversation. Our course book and CD prepare students right from the start for real-life situations. In Holland you can quickly increase your fluency and build up a wide vocabulary, because you have the chance to apply passive knowledge actively in your daily life.
- The Intermediate and Advanced Courses revise basic grammar while extending vocabulary, and again pay a great deal of attention to conversation. For those who prefer a total immersion, we offer Intensive Beginners Courses as well as Intensive Intermediate Courses.
- After the Direct Dutch Intermediate Course, students are ready for programme 1 of the NT2 Exam (Dutch as a Second Language). It is held three times a year on two levels. For programme 2 we offer a special course, which can be taken after our Advanced Course.
For those who are going to stay here for a short period of time and may want to continue their Dutch studies abroad, the international CNAVT Exam (Certificate in Dutch As a Foreign Language) is recommended. It is held once a year (in May) and taken on four levels.
- We also set up Business Dutch Courses to accommodate companies which prefer to have Dutch lessons on site. Companies can suggest adaptations to the programme, the size of the groups, the frequency of the lessons and their length to suit the needs and requirements of the employees.
Location:
The Hague is the Royal Residence as well as the seat of Dutch government. Many international companies and organizations have chosen The Hague, the administrative heart of the Netherlands, to establish their offices.
The Hague is an important link in both national and international transport networks. Most major cities in Europe can be reached by car, train or plain within a few hours. Schiphol Airport, near the financial centre of Amsterdam, is only thirty minutes away. It takes only twenty minutes by car or train to reach the world port Rotterdam. A trip to Brussels, the Belgian capital, takes only two hours by train, and a trip to Paris, the French one, only four hours. A one hour flight brings you to London.
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