Excellent Dutch offers

    I. individual: regular or intensive;

    II. online lessons;

III. group lessons and courses (click here for group courses 2010)

    Of course various combinations can be made, depending on your individual needs/location etc.

    Prices depend on your specific arrrangement and the according rate per hour, see General rate guidelines

  Individual, regular.

     My lessons are focused on CONVERSATION. In order to converse one needs to (1) actually do it, to practise.We start from there. Where  
     conversation gets stuck, we fill gaps in knowledge, concerning (2) pronunciation, (3) vocabulary,and (4) grammar.As Dutch pronunciation
     tells a lot about (5) spelling, I integrate spelling in pronunciation.Also grammar is integrated in the conversation, in order to achieve that one
     can - as much as possible - use it right away in daily conversation.In order to obtain this, I teach grammar in a way that is as compact and
     practical (ready for use) as possible.

     I will do a little coaching as well about how to practise Dutch in daily conversation, because it is not easy to learn to speak Dutch in Holland,as
     most people - as soon as they notice you are foreigner - will direct to you in any other language but Dutch. Practising Dutch in daily
     conversation will be part of home-work exercise.

     These regular individual lessons can also be tutored online through Skype

.  Individual, intensive.

    The individual INTENSIVE courses have the same content,structure and method as the individual regular lessons.It is just intended to give    
      your Dutch a boost within a short time.The student takes lessons every weekday (f.e." minimum course" : 5 x 1.5 hours per week,during 2    
      weeks = 15 hours )during a couple of weeks, or even including the weekend .

      - "minimum course" : 5 x 1.5 hours per week,during 2 weeks = 15 hours = € 324,90

      - variation 1 course : 5 x 2 hours per week, during 2 weeks = 20 hours = € 433,20

      - variation 2 course : 5 x 1.5 hours per week,during 4 weeks = 30 hours = € 649,80

     - "maximum" course : 5 x 2 hours per week,during 4 weeks = 40 hours = € 866,40

     II online individual teaching through Skype !

     Through the highly accesible platform of Skype, individual teaching is provided with streaming video & audio,creating a unique     
     opportunity for students all over the world to benefit from the highly efficient and personalized individual tutoring.

     Apart from international appliance of this platform, local students who don't have the time to commute within the city of Amsterdam f.e.
     can benefit from this as well ! Technical requirements available on request, see contact

III Group lessons vs. group courses

Students can either apply for lessons as a group - forming their own class so to speak- or participate in a course set up by ED.

I you wish to participate in ED courses, please read the info below concerning current courses in 2010:

I The Beginners- Medium course :

Focused on conversation, on a solid base of pronunciation, spelling and grammar.

suitable for people that start "from scratch" and for "semi- beginners".

every Wednesday: 19.30-21.00 and Thursday, 19.30-21.00, ,

start: March 3rd and 4th, if minimum of 3 participants.

16 weeks in a row ,

max. participants: around 8.

costs: € 271,68 (total hours : 24) for either Monday or Thursday.

€ 543,36 (total hours : 48) for Monday ánd Thursday.

included : audio- CD on pronunciation and digital grammar files on all subjects.

With the subscription you can participate on both Monday- ánd Thursday evenings or one of them - as you wish. The advantage of this subscription is first of all a bigger flexibility: if Monday in a particular week is inconvenient for you, than you can participate on the Thursday evening, or vice versa. Another advantage is that if you like to have more exercise / if you find it difficult to study on your own and perform better in a group / if you need more explanation or repetition or if you're particulary keen on getting grip on a particular subject , you can hear the subjects repeated, as the same lesson will be tutored twice ( Monday and Thursday), and of course this is a particular advantage in case you don't have the very favorable situation to actually practise Dutch in daily life, as the conversational part of the lesson ( 1 hour of every evening) creates the opportunity to actually speak Dutch 2 hours per week. For particiption Excellent Dutch will do a little " intake- test" by telephone.

content of lesson: The lessons will cover these subjects:

"basic knowledge", as there is:

1. Pronunciation, 2. Spelling, 3. Reading, 4.Present - and Past Tense regular- and irregular verbs, 5. Basic knowledge of gender of words ( het /de), 6.Vocabulary, based on regular- and irregular verbs and genderlist and adjectives, adverbs, personal pronouns, 7. Syntaxis/word order in sentence, 8. All kind of basic skills on a "need to know" basis (f.e.: "om te" and choice between "hebben" or "zijn" in the ( Present) Perfect Past, the choice between Simple Past and (Present) Perfect Past, Future Tense, Passive etc.etc. 9. The actual proficiency to express one self in Dutch conversation in the conversational part of the lesson) .

Structure of lesson:

In the first hour of the lesson we will go through "basic knowledge", see above.

The 2nd hour will be conversational : bringing in practice what you have learnt in the first part of the lesson . This part also includes coaching, concerning "how to practise Dutch in daily life" , through special exercises and advise .

II The Medium - Advanced course:

Focused on conversation, on a solid base of pronunciation, spelling and grammar.

suitable for people that have a proficiency that is "average" up to " medium-advanced"

(not suitable for absolutely advanced level ).

every Tuesday and Friday, 19.00-21.00,

start: .

16 weeks in a row,

max. participants: around 8,

costs: € 362,24 (total hours : 32) for either Tuesday or the Friday.

€ 724,48 (total hours : 64 ) for Tuesday ánd Friday.

included :audio- CD on pronunciation and digital grammar files on all subjects.

With the subscription you can participate - like the "beginners- medium course" - on both evenings if you wish , or switch evenings if a particular evening is inconvenient to you.

We will practise conversation, write and read, but the student is supposed to be (more) familiar with the basic knowledge as described above. We will extend knowledge by learning new and more complicated vocabulary, by dealing with sentences with a more complicated structure, and we will develop conversational skills to a higher level.

Also in this course the first hour will be more "theoretical " (pronunciation, grammar, spelling, reading ) and the second hour wil be conversational ( see "beginners- medium course" ) .For particiption Excellent Dutch will do a little " intake- test" by telephone.

III The "TALK- IN" :

every Monday, 19.30-21.00,

start: March 8th, if minimum of 3 participants.

16 weeks in a row,

costs: € 271,68 (= 11,32 per hour). 24 hours in total.

This course is strictly conversational and suitable for people that have a proficiency that is "avarage" up to "advanced". For particiption Excellent Dutch will do a little " intake- test" by telephone.

content and structure: In the first hour you will only talk Dutch , with the teacher as

"conversation- host ". In the last 30 minutes everyone will get comments and guidelines/ advice , concerning what to work on for the next session.

If you are interested , please mail to info@excellentdutch.nl / call 06- 36122870.

After a little intake by telephone Excellent Dutch will send you a form to enroll.

      General rate guidelines

   In general there are two options ; you can take single lessons or you can benefit from the discount arrangement .

    If a student books lessons for min. 2 months in advance, a more favourable longer term rate will be applied.

    Scheduling Monday through Friday 10 a.m. till 9 p.m., Saturday 12 till 4 p.m.

    On location lessons are possible. Travelling time compensation will apply.

    In many cases online teaching can be an interesting alternative. If necessary, various quotations can be provided.

    rates €

    N.B.: advance payments for consecutive weeks with a minimum of 4 hrs per 4 weeks.

* discount arrangements here & further down

** ideal for couples or whomever willing to share a pc while learning Dutch.