Learning at Suitcase talen is fast, as students are highly educated. They all finished high school with a diploma, many of them have a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree.
Suitcase talen courses require 4-6 hours homework per week, the Delft Method even 8 – too much to be done during the weekend only.
Make sure that you can study some hours during the week as well. Delft Method students cannot take part in the class when they have not prepared the next lesson and they cannot miss a single class.
The Delft Method (up to level A2) consists of 4 modules of 5 weeks each. Total beginners who want to pass the Civic Integration Exam need three modules.
At Suitcase talen you do A1+A2 in one course of 4 months, B1 and B2 courses take 4 months each.
All Suitcase talen courses are in the evening or on Saturday morning.
Group Course Dutch (NT2) A1+A2 Delft method
Final level after the modules 1+2: A1
Final level after the modules 3+4: A2.
After module 3 you are ready for the Civic Integration Exam, if you want to take that. After module 4 you can continue with B1.
Pace: High, 6-8 hours of homework per week. Per module you have 10 intensive conversation classes of 30 minutes each with a teacher on ZOOM, twice a week.
Registration: only if you do not want to start with Module 1 you have to a level test with the teacher on ZOOM (€ 30,–). Call for information first.
E-learning, conversation classes with a teacher on ZOOM.
- With the Delft Method you learn to speak faster and better than with traditional courses, but only if you prepare 2-3 hours for each class and do not miss a single class.
- You prepare at home with online practice material. With this material you learn to listen, read and write. You learn to speak in the conversation class, twice a week on ZOOM. With 4-9 students you discuss the text you have prepared under the guidance of a teacher.
- The teacher helps you with pronunciation, corrects, and anwers questions at the end of the short but intensive class.
- You learn naturally with few grammar rules.
- The conversation class is about everyday things in your own and Dutch life. You will learn the 2200 most used words of Dutch.
- All words have been translated into 26 languages in the online practice material.
Pace: high, 4-6 hours homework per week, 2 classes of 2 hours per week. Registration after free intake interview with level tests.
End level: A2. A1 tests after 4 weeks, A2 tests after 14 weeks.
Certificate A1, Certificate A2.
On location.
After this course your language level is high enough to register for the Civic Integration Exam. Practice all parts of the Civic Integration Exam on www.inburgeren.nl before registration.
- Teacher comments corrected homework and answers questions
- Speaking exercise in couples
- Practice newly learned vocabulary
- Interactive explanation of grammar – until A1 in English, after A1 in Dutch
- Practice with new grammar
- Pronunciation and new vocabulary
- Speaking exercise in couples.
- After A1 reading for KNM, Knowledge of Dutch Society, part of the Civic Integration Exam
Pace: high, 4-6 hours homework per week, 2 classes of 2 hours per week. An intake interview with tests is required,
End level: B1
Both on location and online.
After this course you know enough language for State Exam NT2, Program I. Check the sample exams at www.staatsexamens.nt2.nl before you registrate for this exam.
- Teacher comments corrected homework and answers questions
- Speaking exercise in couples
- Interactive explanation of grammar (in English) + exercises
- Classroom conversation with feedback from teacher on grammatically correct speaking
- New vocabulary and pronunciation
- Speaking exercise in couples
After 14 weeks 4 tests (speaking, listening, reading and writing) on level B1, certificate.
Pace: high, 4-6 hours homework per week,
1 class of 4 hours per week.
An intake interview with tests is required,
Endlevel B2, Certificate. You are ready for an
examtraining State Exam NT2 Program II,
see www.staatsexamens.nt2.nl
On location.
- Teacher comments corrected homework and answers questions
- Speaking exercise in couples
- Interactive explanation of grammar (in English) + exercises
- Classical reading with cultural information of teacher and conversation, feedback of teacher on grammatically correct speaking
- New vocabulary and pronunciation
- Speaking exercise in couples