Testimonials for Staatsexamen programma I .

- “My name is Galina  and I am looking for Dutch course to prepare for my State Exam 1 and even just to be able to communicate in Dutch it every day life. My friend Ruth is your student and  she is very happy with her progress and she recommended you as a teacher  to me. If it is possible for you to teach me as well can you let me know please when we can make the first appointment to discuss my situationI would like to start as soon as possible!”

Galina passed the Staatsexamen pogramma I. 

“Vandaag heb ik de uitslag van het examen  gekregen . Ik ben geslaagd voor NT2-1,en mijn dochter is ook geslaagd voor NT2-2.Dank je wel voor jouw goede lessen”. 

Inna

n.b. Inna passed Staatss examen programma I.

-  “Well, all exams now are behind me. I have 6 weeks before they send the results out.

Dear Chirstine, I really thank you for trying to keep my spirit high. It was a struggle before to study Dutch, but I feel much better after we started the lessons. It might be the right timing, or it might be also the combination with other decisions that I had made to solve my problems. But certainly, you were a big part that help me losing my cold feet. 

You are great! And I am considering to actually doing my further study in Dutch. I am not sure yet when or how to do that, since I now I need to get my driving license, but I will not drop and stop here. Now I enjoy learning Dutch, and I will not go half way in trying to master this crazy language.All the best for you, my teacher! Thank you for your support & encouragement!” 

Rosa passed the exams speaking, writing and reading of the  Staatsexamen programma I. 

Testimonials for Staatsexamen programma II . 

 -"Well the exam was hard!! I was very tired from the final interview on the Wednesday but on the Thursday I felt better, however I was nervous when doing the speaking section. So I have no idea how it went overall and I will just have to wait and see.  I just wanted to say thank you for everything, at times I am sure it was very frustrating especially when I was tired, but thank you for your patience. So many people have complimented me about my dutch and my progress in such a short time and it is in no way to my credit. Everytime I explained something to a non dutch speaker or a dutch speaker they would be impressed. All I was explaining was a grammar rule we had been over or one of your studying tricks. My understanding of the language was based on your teaching rules, techniques and handy tips and explanations of the language. Your teaching style of repetition as well as your subclause "airfingers" really drove the point home and enabled me to have clear and manageable references when writing and speaking. It really was excellent and I owe my progression to you...so THANKYOU again. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into the lessons and making time in my sometimes busy schedule as well as doing evening lessons.Many Thanks ".

- “Well the exam was hard!! I was very tired from the final interview on the Wednesday but on the Thursday I felt better, however I was nervous when doing the speaking section. So I have no idea how it went overall and I will just have to wait and see.  I just wanted to say thank you for everything, at times I am sure it was very frustrating especially when I was tired, but thank you for your patience. So many people have complimented me about my dutch and my progress in such a short time and it is in no way to my credit. Everytime I explained something to a non dutch speaker or a dutch speaker they would be impressed. All I was explaining was a grammar rule we had been over or one of your studying tricks. My understanding of the language was based on your teaching rules, techniques and handy tips and explanations of the language. Your teaching style of repetition as well as your subclause "airfingers" really drove the point home and enabled me to have clear and manageable references when writing and speaking. It really was excellent and I owe my progression to you...so THANKYOU again. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into the lessons and making time in my sometimes busy schedule as well as doing evening lessons. “

- “Christine's extensive knowledge of the dutch language, coupled with her practical and original methods of implementation are unique and highly effective. After 5 months of lessons I was comfortable with the Dutch language and capable of conversing on a variety of topics as well as confident in writing the NT2 examination. I recommend her unreservedly to anyone serious about achieving good results in a short period of time”. 

Adam Crawley on LinkedIn .Also see Linked In recommendations ,  under “vaardigheden/proficiencies". 

n.b.:  Adam Crawley passed the “Staatsexamen pogramma II”

- “Hoe gaat het met jou! Ik mis onze lessen! Ik heb net de uitslag gezien. Ik heb wel voor spreken, schrijven en luisteren geslaagd maar niet voor lezen. Helaas. Maar ja. Ik mist 14 punten, jammer. Maar ik ga nu niet opgeven, ik ga die exam gewoon opnieuw doen. Ik ben te langzaam met het lezen begonnen en heb niet genoeg tijd om alles te beantwoorden gehad. Maar dus een lessje voor volgende keer.Christine, dank je wel voor alles! Voor zo goede voorbereiding!!! “ 

Jana

 n.b.:  Jana Stehlikova. passed the sections “speaking, listening and writing” of   the Staatsexamen Programma II

-  “Thank you for the lesson today. We have enjoyed it till the last minute.So that we have skipped to talk to you about our request to change the lectures of next week."

Csaba 

nb:  Csaba passesd the Staatsexamen pogramma II

Testimonials for Inburgeringsexamen.

 "My wife and i had Christine as a Dutch tutor in the fall of 2009. We were planning to take the inburgering exam and Christine offered to tutor us specifically for that. 
What I liked about Christine was her no-nonesense approach: We spend all of our time for preparation for the Inburgering and practically no time for things we did not need. Christine seemed quite agile in tutoring: She has quite a variety of grammar tips and tricks (her own invention), and her nonorthodox approach to pronunciation exercises still amazes me to date. Most of those tips had been set in my mind so firmly that 2 years after it's all still there as if it was yesterday. During the lesson Christine was often quite demanding, but this was exactly what we were looking for as it probably is the most efficient way to learn stuff in a short timeframe. 
I already had and would have no hesitation in recommending Christine again to my friends or anyone interested in improving their Dutch or just seeking to target any particular area of the language." 

Timur Sarymsakov on LinkedIn .Also see Linked In recommendations ,  under “vaardigheden/proficiencies".

 n.b. :Timur Sarymsakov and his wife passed the Inburgeringsexamen.  

 -   “I’ve taken Dutch lessons with Christine for 9 months. During this time I went from not knowing how to ask “how are you” in Dutch to easily passing the inburgeringsexamen that allowed me to apply for a Dutch passport. I should also say that during this whole time Christine was practically the only native speaker I’ve communicated with. 
Lessons with Christine have always been lively, interesting and unique – she has some certain know-how’s that make you remember basic grammar rules for the rest of your life. There are no textbooks, you learn everything in an interactive way. Christine adapts the learning curve exactly in accordance with the goal that you set for yourself with regards to the level of knowledge you want to have. 
I would strongly recommend Christine to anyone who wants to learn Dutch, I truly believe there’s no one who can teach and explain in a better and more logical way!”

 Inna Akopzanova on LinkedIn .Also see Linked In recommendations ,  under “vaardigheden/proficiencies".  

n.b. : Inna Akopzanova passed the Inburgeringsexamen

-   “I have learned about your school from my collegue, Inna Akopdzhanova.I would like to take a basic course in Dutch with your school given the excellent recommendations I received. I would love to hear from you at any convenient time .” 

Elena

n.b. : Elena  passed the Inburgeringsexamen. Elena Golachove geslaagd

-“I just wanted to let you know that I think that the exams went okay today. Thanks once again for ALL your help and patience. I will let you know the results when I receive it.” 

Kamal 

“Thanks for your kind words. It was a very stressful year for me with many things going on. So I could not always focus on the lessons or give it 100%. But thanks to you - I managed to prepare good enough for the exam. I really appreciate all the effort you made to help me prepare.Now for some semi-good news. I received the results of 4 exams - but still need to get the writing exam results (which should come in a few weeks). I passed the TGN, Reading, Listening and KNS so far. I also attached the results, so you can see my score :). Hopefully I pass the writing one as well - but I will let you know as soon as I receive the results. Thanks again all your help. “ 

Kamal 

-“Just wanted to let you know that I passed the writing exam as well. So I've passed all five exams.”  

-“Hallo!!! I have passes with B2 level. 100/60 among 80 possible.Thank you verrrrrrrrrrry for my preparation.”

 Valery passed the Inburgeringsexamen.  

-  “This is Ayman Aborabh from Juniper Networks , I am not sure if you remember me  as I had an intensvie 2 weeks private dutch class  2 years ago ,  it was very successful although i didn’t had another one because of my traveling schedule but all of my  knowledge of dutch  comes from this dutch class with you 2 years ago .Now i would love to start again , so what would be the possibility for that and your available time ?”

Ayman

Testimonials related to work or studies.

-  Thank you for the lesson today. We have enjoyed it till the last minute.So that we have skipped to talk toyou about our request to change the lectures of next week." 

Csaba  

- "I came back from long vacations and I would like, if you agree, to have some additional courses with you in the summer. If your evening calendar for the upcoming weeks has a free spot per week, I would like to purchase a package with 12h (in order to make it 8 times 1.5h). I think that I improved a lot in the last courses with you and I do, as of now, really need to improve further for my new job that I started on Monday, where everybody speaks Dutch."  

Maja  

-   I will lose my relocation package which included the dutch lessons. I must say that I will miss that and that you are a fantastic teacher. I’ve met several dutch (or Belgians) in the last few months and I was very surprised that I could understand a lot and also exchange a bit with them.

Jean- Simon 

-   " We started working with Christine with a very hard task in front of us. I had to learn Dutch in a year so as to be able to teach at the university level. This is obviously a difficult task – given that i had to study Dutch aside my normal work. Thanks to Christine’s expertise, encouragement and determination, I have been able to achieve this goal. No better recommendation is necessary, I believe. This is a very skilful teacher who loves her job and is ready to adopt her teaching style to the particular needs of the client. Christine is also a very nice person, intellectual and with rich internal life, so classes are never boring or heavy – its just pleasure to see Christine on daily basis! The courses are given in a flexible manner (Skype version is possible) and they are affordable, thus one may keep doing the course, even 1 to 1, for the time necessary. I full–heartedly recommend Christine and Excellent Dutch – her students do not regret their choice!"  

-  " I have received a recommendation from my colleague from the University of Amsterdam, who took skype lessons with you. I am looking to do the same thing, in order to improve my Dutch, and to be able to converse and teach in Dutch. Could you please let me know, if that would be possible, and how to arrange.Looking forward to hearing from you." 

- " Hoe gaat het met u? Het was heel leuk (en toevallig) om u bij Cafe Gent te zien. Ik kan me voorstellen dat het ook leuk voor u was om zo veel van uw studenten in een keer te zien! Ik was helemaal vergeten om mijn column naar u te versturen! Ik zou u moeten bedanken dat ik zo’n column zou kunnen schrijven."

Joanne, PR & Communications Manager Chellomedia Amsterdam

-  " I was referred to you by Joanne . She highly recommended you to me so I'm looking forward to it!" 

Courtenay 

- " Dank je wel voor de factuur en ook voor jouw goed werk. Ik vind het het leuk om te leren met jouw manier.
Hier onder is de agenda die ik zou voorstellen. Laten me weten als het goed is met jou." 

Max

- "I also wanted to thank you for your time over the past two weeks.  I really appreciate your patience while teaching me the "basics".  I can imagine it is not very interesting for you to teach the alphabet over & over again, yet you were able to enthusiastically make everything more fun.  Your course description is correct, too.  It is an "intensive course"!  And not just intense meaning "everyday", but mentally intense.  This course pushed me harder than I had expected, and although I was really frustrated and confused at certain times, I am truly appreciative of the Dutch I have learned as a result.  Yesterday I spent the afternoon in Vondelpark with my Dutch material, reviewing things, creating flashcards, listening to Jip & Janneke and following along in my book...I am excited to keep learning more."

Ellen

-  " I really liked the trial lesson today. Thanks you a lot for that!I would like to start the skype lessons" 

Samantha 

-  "I just thought I'd drop you a note to say that I thoroughly enjoyed the lesson yesterday and it was a shame that it ended so quickly! Perhaps in the future we could have 90 minute lessons instead of 1 hour?Thanks again".

Sam  , Sam Peel Referentie , Skype,