method & materials

teaching method

• exercises and materials are geared toward the language skills you need
• practice speaking, listening, reading, writing and grammar according to your needs and wishes
• both student and teacher will be speaking Dutch from day one, although the occasional lapse into English will be tolerated

teaching style

• patience
• humor
• enthusiasm
• experience
• expertise

materials

• books: Nederlands in gang, Nederlands in actie, Nederlands op niveau, Klare taal, In de startblokken (for speakers of German), to name a few
• New Amsterdam’s own materials
• newspaper clippings
• Dutch texts you bring in
• Dutch songs
• radio plays
• whatever else fits the needs of the course or adds to its fun