dutchnl.nl

my name is leni van vlijmen. i graduated from the hogeschool rotterdam with a second level teaching qualification in dutch, including a minor in dutch as a second language and civil integration. during my part time study i taught dutch as a second language for several years at an isk (international bridging program) to young people between the ages of 12 and 18. at that time, i explored pronunciation education in depth. docentinel was started to give dutch language courses in rotterdam for expats, au pairs and other internationals. the teaching is focussed on speaking and conversation. as an enthusiastic supporter of the tprs (teaching proficiency through reading and storytelling) method, i went on to follow the necessary training in that field. with this (american) method i learn people to talk as from lesson 1. what makes dutchnl courses so special? - participants do not need to buy textbooks. . - pop-up grammar, short explanations on basis of meanings of the words instead of only gi