Richard an experienced dedicated private teacher helps you to get proficient in Dutch in the shortest possible time
Richard van Egdom is an experienced and efficient dedicated and most efficient private Dutch teacher. Thanks to his background he helps you, residential or on line, how to understand, speak and communicate fluently in Dutch up to your next proficiency level in 5, 7 or 9 days.
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Contact Richard? Feel free to mail richard@learning-dutch.com.
Testimonials
"Wonderful training, really an impressive learning experience. Richard is a very dedicated and efficient professor. I will always remember this experience. Dank u Richard, dit was een bijzondere week! "Mauricio Soufen, Anheuser-Bush Inbev, Belgium.
"Richard listens well, shares is own story, is precise with details and feedback and always with a good feeling. Hartelijk dank Richard." David F. Beaty, O.D. Reflection and Action, Netherlands.
"I enjoyed the course. It enforced what I had previously learned and corrected many mistakes." Ben Remington, TNO, Netherlands.
"This was a good 'new' beginning for me. One on one coaching is what I needed to help me focus on what I need to be learning and how I learn a new language."Shana Snow, Reckoning, Netherlands.
"This was an excellent course. Richard is to be complemented on his friendly and sincere manner and his keen sense of the specific needs of his students." Robert Vanderdonck, Canada.
"I liked how the course was structured. A lot of talking, some grammar, a lot of listening, some breaks and times to rest a bit. Plus Richard was very patient and explained all in a very clear way." Marcela Brandi, Netherlands.
"A great learning experience, a great technique and a great learning environment;" Robert Mayhew, Duke University.
"I liked the full immersion (from the start!) in Dutch. At first it was difficult but as my ear tuned into Dutch it became easier. Definitely learning the tenses of the verbs is imperative to progress." Janet Glave, counselor, Dubai.
"My experience was excellent from the beginning until the end. Before deciding to take the class Richard helped me decide what the best program for my specific situation was. The progress I made in one week is unbelievable even for someone like me on his sixth language. Thank you, you gave me all the tools to get better on my own." Diego Acevedo, Karlville inc.
"Richard is a master at teaching Dutch through personalized, intensive courses tailored for those needing to develop proficiency quickly. His keen attention to detail, quick wit, and extraordinary patience were invaluable in helping me overcome the initial challenges of speaking Dutch with confidence. Richard’s vast knowledge across a wide range of topics allows conversations during lessons to evolve naturally, engaging students in ways that pique their interests. The immersive language experience with Richard at the picturesque Abbey of Averbode was truly enriching and transformative. Hartelijk dank, Richard!" Clarence Pinto, guardiant-cyber.com
”Fantastisk kursus i perfekte omgivelser. Det er utroligt hvad man kan lære på 5 dage. Richard er en tålmodig lærer, der sørger for at du lærer hollandsk på kort tid. Excellent Dutch course. Richard is a dedicated, patient and precise teacher, and the monastery of Averbode is the perfect location for this course!" Thomas Jacobsen, Hyloris Pharmaceuticals
Approach
Proficient in Dutch in the shortest possible time? Richard's personal method is based on his
training in one to one teaching and his knowledge and skills in the
field of phenomenology of learning:
Few language courses seem to take this recurring finding of learning
research seriously: the importance of a dedicated, empathic mentor
focused on the student, his or her person, learning style and what
he or she wants to learn. This human factor is all the more
important, the more difficult the thing to learn is. And as research
confirms: learning a foreign language is a most intensive
intellectual task.
Fortunately Dutch grammar is quite simple. This allows you to focus
on communication: understanding and speaking Dutch about topics
you're interested in.
Thanks to his fluency in English Richard understands what you are
trying to say. And can provide you with the appropriate Dutch
vocabulary, well-made sentences and correct pronunciation. This is
what will make you understandable.
Richard will make sure your Dutch improves by the hour. You'll learn
modern living Dutch as spoken by the higher educated Dutch speakers.
Because your teacher is comfortable in both cultures, he knows from
experience the differences in social grammar, manners and customs
between Anglo-Saxons and the Dutch and Flemish. The differences
between what is grammatically correct and what is really said (or
can be said). While teaching you the Dutch you need, he will pass
you on this sensitivity.
This natural way of teaching allows to quickly start feeling
yourself if your sentences and what you're saying are OK. Or not and
correct yourself.
Training and career
Richard studied sociology, social
psychology, family sciences and post master organizational
development and action research in organizations at Louvain University. Further counseling training in Gestalt,
Client-centered and focusing.
He has been working as a private consultant
and ended up counseling managers and professionals on integration of
career and family life in Zurich.
He knows and understands
what expats, executive managers, diplomats, lawyers and the higher
educated are concerned and talking about.
Richard also taught phenomenology of
problem solving, learning process and moral development at school of
continuing studies (SCFP) of Lille university department Law and Health
(France).
He's also a certified mountain leader, fluent in Dutch (his mother tongue), English, French and German and understands some Spanish, Catalan and Polish.
Hobbies and interests
His job Dutch language teaching, language learning strategies, life sciences, research on cognition, happiness, moral and character development, macro-economics, hiking the Pyrenees Mountains and aikido.
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Prefer to talk it over with Richard? Feel free to mail richard@learning-dutch.com