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 – 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 four modules of 5 weeks each. Total beginners who want to pass the Civic Integration Exam can do with three modules.
At Suitcase talen you do A1+A2 up to Civic Integration Exam either with the Delft Method or with a ‘traditional’ course in 4 months. B1 and B2 courses take 4 months each as well.
All Suitcase talen courses are in the evening or on Saturday morning.
Group Course Dutch (NT2) A1+A2 Delftse Methode
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 hours of homework per week. Per module you have 10 intensive online conversation classes of 40 minutes each with a teacher, 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, online conversation classes with a teacher.
- 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 online conversation class, twice a week. 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 by phone.
End level: A2. A1 tests after 4 weeks, A2 tests after 14 weeks.
Certificate A1, Certificate A2.
On location or (Covid-rules) online.
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 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
Grammar Modules Delftse Methode
Grammar Module 1 offers grammar help for students of the DM Modules 1+2 (level A1).
Grammar Module 2 offers grammar help for students of the DM Modules 3+4 (level A2)
Grammar Modules are not compulsary and to be done during/in between the Modules 1,2,3 or 4, not before.
Pace: High, 2 hours of homework per week. Per module you have 10 interactive online grammar classes of 40 minutes each with a teacher, twice a week. Students can ask questions in English, the teacher answers in slowly spoken Dutch and writes on the whiteboard.
Registration: only if you do not want to start with Module 1 you have to do a level test with the teacher on ZOOM (€ 30,–). Call for information first.
E-learning plus online grammar classes with a teacher.
- Students answer questions of the teacher, produce examples and short sentences based on the subject.
- At the end of each Grammar Module you do a test to check your command of the studied grammar and exercises.