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Learn Dutch Language in the Netherlands
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
- 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.
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