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Dutch Beginner 1 – ONLINE class

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Location: Sydney Language Solutions

Level: Beginners

Cost:

$330 + GST = $363

Duration: 8 weeks, 2 hour session per week (16 hours in total)

Upcoming class: 14 January 2025

Upcoming class: 15 November 2024

Upcoming class: 21 November 2024

Class Size: 5-10 students

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by slson 20 December 2019in Dutch Course

Course description

SLS offers a 16-hour Dutch Beginner 1 Course ONLINE for those who wish to learn basic conversational Dutch for the first time. This course is offered in both Online classes and Face-to-face classes.

All language courses come with free training materials and provide a great interactive learning experience. Upon completion, you’ll also receive a Certificate of Participation.

Who should take this class?

Dutch Beginner 1 Students who have no knowledge of the language, who want to begin a course of study and to know simple words and phrases to start communicating with a Dutch friend/partner/speaker

Program

Week 1 Introduction: Alphabet and introducing yourself

Week 2 Regular Verbs and Articles

Week 3 Where are you from?: countries, languages, and people

Week 4 In and around the house: rooms and furniture and prepositions

Week 5 The family: numbers, possessive pronouns, and family members

Week 6 The supermarket: groceries and money

Week 7 Do you know the way?: asking for directions

Week 8 Dutch word order: repetition verbs (present tense) and conjunctions

Upcoming class:

Below is the upcoming class dates for Dutch Beginner 1 (In Person) before Xmas 2024. You can join classes any days inside the table.
After Jan 2025, our course will become an Online Course. Starting date is Tuesday 14 January 2025

1	Friday, 1 November 2024	6.30pm-8.30pm
2	Friday, 8 November 2024	6.30pm-8.30pm
3	Friday, 15 November 2024	6.30pm-8.30pm
4	Thursday, 21 November 2024	6.30pm-8.30pm
5	Friday, 22 November 2024	6.30pm-8.30pm
6	Monday, 25 November 2024	6.30pm-8.30pm
7	Thursday, 28 November 2024	6.30pm-8.30pm
8	Monday, 2 December 2024	6.30pm-8.30pm

What’s special about this course?

The fee includes:

Teaching materials (handouts)
Free end-of-course certificate of participation
Free access to the language exchange program at Sydney Language Solutions

Expected Outcomes:

By the end of this course students will be able to:

Able to make basic Dutch sentences in the present tense
Able to greet people
Able to tell something about himself/herself
Able to describe his / her house and city
Able to describe his / her family
Able to buy groceries and clothing in shops
Able to ask for directions
Able to tell what time it is

THANK YOU AND HOPE YOU ENJOY STUDYING WITH US!

Upcoming class:

Tuesday 14 January 2025 – 6:30-8:30pm [ONLINE CLASS] * OPEN FOR ENROLMENT
Special Christmas Offer: ENROL BY 30 November 2024 for any courses starting in Jan 2025 and receive 20% OFF!

Please Note:

The enrolment fee must be paid at least one week in advance of the course commencement date.
Please select class carefully, as we offer both Face to face and Online class for this course on different days. No refund will be issued if you choose the class with wrong mode of delivery.
All classes need a minimum of 5 students to go ahead.
If your course does not have enough students, it will be cancelled, and you will be informed via SMS or email two days before the starting date. Alternatively, we may re-schedule the course to get more enrolment or still offer the course for 4 students with a slightly higher tuition fee with your agreement.
If the course is cancelled due to low Enrolment, you will automatically receive a FULL refund and also 10% off next time when you enroll again into the same course.

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Teacher: Patti Nijhuis

Qualification:
She is currently holding a Master Degree in Sport Sciences and is undertaking a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience. She also had a teaching qualitifcation.

Teaching Experience:
Patti is a native Dutch speaker who speaks 5 languages. She has a total of 9 years teaching experience which spans many disciplines. Besides currently teaching Dutch, IELTS preparation and English conversation at SLS, she also teaches motor control at Western Sydney University, as well as several dance styles.

Teacher: Robert Portier

Born and bred in The Netherlands, I call Sydney home since 2010. My background is in journalism and I use my Dutch on a daily basis for work and at home.
Above all, learning a language should be fun. Of course we work hard, but also laugh a lot about that strange language with its guttural g.
Taking my Dutch class is not just about learning the language though; you will also get a glimpse of the country, its people and get answers to burning questions like why on earth do these Dutchies love their drop, football and Kingsday so much?

Student Testimonials

“Very friendly teacher.” (Andrew, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, February 2024 Intake)

“Patti was very friendly and knowledgeable. I liked that I got to learn with other students at the same level.” (Clint, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, February 2024 Intake)

“Tutor was adding extra activities and posting online exercises. I liked how it was organised by Patti and that it was very engaging.” (Katarzyna, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, February 2023 Intake)

“I like that we have chance to practise pronunciation and verbal conversation.” (Rachel, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, October 2022 Intake)

“The course was very good.” (Rob, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, October 2019 Intake)

“I liked that we learnt the basics then watch videos that put it in practice.” (Dane, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, October 2019 Intake)

“Patti kept the course fun, and very attentive. I liked grammar points and mix of learning materials.” (Dane, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, October 2019 Intake)

“Sarah was delightful and very helpful and made class very non-threatening. Basic understanding and how to conjugate verbs so I can form sentences.” (Mark, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, February 2019 Intake)

“Friendly tutor. She wad flexible but still kept to a program and was happy to answer questions.” (Lisa, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, February 2019 Intake)

“Small class size, easier to learn.” (Taylor, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, February 2019 Intake)

“Good balance of accessible difficulty and more difficult subjects. Good teacher.” (Jonathan, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, February 2019 Intake)

“Sarah is very friendly and willing to explain things after class. I really liked the variety of topics and materials.” (Maria, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, February 2019 Intake)

“Sarah was attentive and diverse in her methodology – no pressure and encouragement through positivity.” (Sarah, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, February 2019 Intake)

“Sara was excellent. We had opportunity to learn conversation and pronunciation skills.” (Dutch Beginner 1 Student, January 2019 Intake)

“I liked the learning path by learning grammar first.” (Abril, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, January 2019 Intake)

“Jolanda has made us all feel very comfortable and not self conscious about learning a new language.” (Veeny, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, September 2018 Intake)

“Jolanda was excellent, very knowledgeable and effective. Great learning environment and course materials. Jolanda was great and a pleasure attending the class.” (Rajan, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, September 2018 Intake)

“Judith was an excellent teacher. The course was well structured and followed a logical sequence for learning.” (Lisa, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, May 2018 Intake)

“I like that the class size is small, and Robert put great focus on pronunciation.” (Diana, Dutch Beg 1 Student, March 2018 Intake)

“I enjoyed the breadth of topics and explanation of language.” (Megan, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, January 2018 Intake)

“Jolanda was very friendly. I liked the conversation about Nederland.” (Michaella, Dutch Beg 1 Student, January 2018 Intake)

“Our teacher was very lovely and made learning fun!” (Zac, Dutch Beg 1 Student, January 2018 Intake)

“Jolanda provided a great insight into Dutch life as well as teaching the language.” (Mylissa, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, January 2018 Intake)

“Fun class with lots of discussion.” (Dutch Beg 1 Student, October 2017 Intake)

“I really liked the exercises and interactive activities.” (Dutch Beg 1 Student, October 2017 Intake)

“It was a fun class and very well taught” (Louise, Dutch Beg 1 Student, August 2017 Intake)

“Always very interactive which was very encouraging.” (Lauren, Dutch Beg 1 Student, August 2017 Intake)

“Robert was great-he corrected and encouraged us. The course was great!” (Geniene, Dutch Beg 1 Student, August 2017 Intake)

“Great personality and very encouraging. Catered well to variety of learning speeds” (Alex, Dutch Beg 1 Student, May 2017 Intake)

“Judith was very patient and enthusiastic! I really enjoyed this class and i wish I could do Dutch Beginner 2!” (Jay, Dutch Beg 1 Student, May 2017 Intake)

“Judith was lovely and an excellent teacher” (Alex, Dutch Beg 1 Student, May 2017 Intake)

“Loved Eva – really enjoyed the course. I liked all aspects of this course” (Claire, Dutch Beg 1, April 2017 Intake)

“Eva was always engaging and enthusiastics” (Emily, Dutch Beg 1, April 2017 Intake)

“Group learning in a fun environment” (Victoria, Dutch Beg 1, March 2016 Intake)

“The content was relevant, was a great course had lots of fun” (Michael, Dutch Beg 1, March 2016 Intake)

“The teacher was really dynamic/very good attention from the teacher” (Caroline, Dutch Beg 1, March 2016 Intake)

“I like how comfortable I felt in the class which was a nice atmosphere to learn in” (Lana, Dutch Beg 1, March 2016 intake )

“It was fun, the enthusiasm of the teacher is infectious” (Maria, Dutch Beg 1, March 2016 Intake)

“Fun, good content, well structured, organised” (Anna, Dutch beginners 1, March 2016 Intake)

“The teacher, Jolanda is so enthusiaistic to help us and takes time to answer emails in her own time” (Dominique de Vries, Duthc Beg 1, Nov 2015 Intake)

“Friendly way it was taught, i think this made us all feel more comfortable to participate in role play” (Sarah Phillips, Nov 2015 Intake)

“Very happy with level of immersion, felt great to hear all the Dutch” (Fiona Whiley, Dutch Beg 1, Nov 2016 Intake)

“What I like most is that the structure of the course is designed by the teacher. The materials are prepared and have us practiced” (Jo-Ming Huang, December 2015)

“Judith is very clear of explaining the subjects. she makes classes dynamic and is always happy to help. Excellent teacher” (Ingrid Ruiz, December 2015)

“the course was very structured with good supplied material.” (Alison Hill, Feb 2015)

“Judith gives a lot of attention to every student. It’s a lot of fun.” (Amy Lu, April 2015 Session)

“Small class size. Teacher is always friendly and helpful.” (Rebecca, July 2014 Session)

“Kind, attentive, knowledgeable, quick to help, translate word and sentences into Dutch after saying them in English which I really like.” (Saskia, September 2014 Session)

“Made it really fun but very educational too! What I liked most: “The attentive tutor and the variety of ways in which Dutch was taught” (Reynaldo, Class Intake: Finished 18 Nov 2014)

“She’s very good and, and puts a lot of effort into planning” (Tara, Class Intake: Finished 18 Nov 2014)

“The teacher was very friendly and encouraging.” (Emily Palethorpe, March 2014 Session)

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