Learning Dutch online, crash courses, one to one, all levels intensive and efficient
Looking for a beginner's course?
These beginner courses aim your real
mastery in modern Dutch at A2 of the
European Fluency Scale
in 5, 7
or 9 days. Fluency at A2 level means: understanding and speaking
Dutch, standard pronunciation, correct grammar and word order. Able
to understand and talk about familiar everyday expressions and basic
phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Being
able to introduce yourself and others, ask and answer questions as
about where you live, people you know and things you have. Being
able to interact in a simple way provided the other person talks
slowly clearly and is prepared to help.
Looking for a made to measure advanced course since you
already master that A2 level or more?
Contact Richard van Egdom, for an online conversation in Dutch of
about 20 minutes. This will allow him to assess your current level
and discuss with you the fastest and most efficient way to achieve
your goals and reach the next level: B1, B2, C1 or even C2 you aim.
Contact Richard
richard@learning.com
Want to get bilingual, if possible within a year?
If, for family or professional reasons, you want or need to become
bilingual, mail Richard for a online meeting to look for the fastes
and most efficient way to realize your goals. Contact Richard
richard@learning.com
Online Crash Courses Dutch for the Higher Educated/a>
Best pronunciation of Standard Dutch
True mastery of correct sentence structure
True mastery of the only necessary grammar
Private Online Crash Course Dutch for Beginners
If you're already A2 or Higher and want to Improve
Private Dutch Courses focusing on your Needs and Goals
More about learning Dutch fast
Contact Richard? feel free to mail richard@learning.com
Private
Online Crash Courses Dutch for the Higher Educated
These are crash courses for the higher educated.
Beginner courses aim at true mastering Standard Dutch at an A2
proficiency level in 15, 21 or 26 online units of 90 minutes each,
interspersed with time for independent study. Spread according to
your experience learning foreign languages, your learning style and
your availabilities.
Advanced courses aim to progress fast to acquire proficiency levels
B1, B2, C1 or even C2. They are more made to measure according to
the proficiency you already have.
All online courses are private one to one teaching: a dedicated
experienced teacher aware of your learning style, best pace,
progression, understanding, lacks and needs, committed to get you at
the proficiency level you want at your most efficient pace.
An online course with Richard van Egdom
is very efficient. But very efficient also means: very intensive.
You can — most intensively — spread those units over 5, 7 or 9 days
(= 3 units a day) or over 8, 10 or 13 days (= 2 units a
day) .
These online Dutch courses and the coaching focus on the essential,
the necessary and the useful:
Best pronunciation of standard Dutch
Unlike English Dutch has long vowels (aa, oo, uu, ee, ie) and
diphthongs (au, ou, oe). These long vowels do not exist in English
and these diphthongs are often pronounced differently. Our sharp "u"
doesn't exist in English. But luckily, unlike in English, our vowels
are always pronounced the same way. Dutch stress is most frequently
on
long vowels. Or, in compound words, on the part that makes the
difference.
Consonants (ch, g) are pronounced differently than their English
sisters, our 'h' is audible.
The result is rather melodious sentences, with some words, and parts of
words, being pronounced a little louder.
True mastery of correct syntax
Dutch uses 2 forms of syntax: simple sentences and subordinate
sentences. It is the place of the conjugated part of the verb that
makes the difference.
In a simple affirmative sentence the conjugated part of the verb
must be in the 2nd place. And, the subject must either immediately
precede or immediately follow. E.g. Vandaag eet ik een appel. (Word
for word translation: Today eat I an apple).
Subordinate sentences, however, are introduced by 'dat' or an other
subordinate conjunction. They start with the subject but verbs are
found at the end of the sentence. E.g. Papa ziet dat ik vandaag een
appel eet. (word-for-word translation: Daddy sees that I today an
apple eat). These differences with English require some practice.
True mastery of only essential grammar
Dutch grammar is simpler than English grammar.
The conjugation of verbs - except for a few of the most used verbs -
is of an easy regularity. And, the conjugation in the present plural
is for all persons = the infinitive.
If it is not about people, in modern Dutch not gender but the definite
article ('de' or 'het') determines the agreement of pronouns and
adjectives.
In short: thanks to its regularity the essentials of Dutch grammar
are (and should be) mastered from proficiency level A2 on.
If you want to be understood by natives, correct pronunciation,
good melody and correctly constructed sentences are essential. A
true mastery of all aspects of the A2 level is necessary and sufficient to perfect
your Dutch by yourself through daily conversation with your
colleagues, colleagues, friends, partner, husband or wife or
in-laws, ... .
Private
Online Crash Course Dutch for Beginners
Having no previous or only rudimentary knowledge of Dutch is rather
an advantage. You didn't 'acquire' bad habits.
That makes it easier
to work up to A2 proficiency fast. If you do have some Dutch
beginners' proficiency yet Richard van Egdom, your teacher,
will first help you to get rid of any incorrect
pronunciation, syntax or grammar habits.
To help beginners to acquire true mastery
of as well pronunciation, sentence melody and structure and
essential grammar, Richard prefers to use 'Totaal'
by Anneke van den Broek. This manual is the only one avoiding
learning grammar rules by focusing on almost unconscious acquisition
of Dutch syntax and grammar structures through accompanied,
personalized and corrected dialogue. Using this manual and its
audios as a support allows focusing on understanding and
speaking. That way, in 15, 21 or 26, 90' units - and
your hard work - you're to reach proficiency level A2 at your optimal
learning pace in your best possible number of days.
Don't worry. Although Richard has a very efficient teaching style,
he's not scholastic at all. See testimonials.
If you're already A2 or Higher and want to Improve your Dutch
You are looking for a private one to one online Dutch course. You
want committed personal support, learning assistance that really
helps, conversations on topics you'd like to be able to talk and
discuss about. And, you're not afraid of a skillful experienced
teachers confronting feedback about what you really still need to
become truly bilingual.
Because you are really looking for better understanding with your
partner, in-laws, friends, team members and colleagues.
Because you want to be able to study or teach in Dutch.
Or, practice a medical or paramedical profession (= requires true
proficiency at B1 to be allowed to start, B2 or even level C1 to be
appointed or to settle down).
You need to understand others feelings, situation, proposals and
opinions. Be able to express your understanding, own feelings,
situation, proposals, opinion. So you can really meet, exchange,
dialogue, argue, ... .
You need to understand essential points of complex texts, talks,
speeches and technical discussions in your specialty.
You want to grow able to communicate spontaneously
and fluently
in
Dutch with your partner, family, students, team, colleagues,
patients or others.
Don't mind to mail Richard and ask for an online conversation
in Dutch for about 20'. To allow him to evaluate your proficiency and
look with you for the fastest and most efficient way to improve your
Dutch proficiency up to the level you want or need.
Private online Dutch Courses focusing on your Needs and Goals
Efficient online immersion crash courses Dutch, one to one,
focusing on your needs and goals.Emphasis on understanding and fluently speaking Dutch.
Conversation centered learning, integrating those topics you're interested
in. These are Richard's ingredients of efficient motivating private Dutch
courses. That way you want to
meet, share your experiences, opinions and ideas, put your questions, give your answers,
... . As you want to
communicate in Dutch about your job, interests, hobbies,
concerns, you want to learn Dutch as fast as you can.
