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
The Group Course Delft Method A1+A2 consists of 4 modules of 5 weeks each. It depends on your starting level how many modules you need.
Starting level: Below A2.
Pace: High, 6-8 hours of homework per week. Make sure that you can also study for a few hours during the week and that you can attend all conversation lessons for 5 weeks. Per module you have 10 intensive conversation classes of 30 minutes each.
Registration: after a free telephone intake, you may make an appointment for a level test. (€ 30,–). The test result indicates which module you can start with.
Final level after modules 1 + 2: A1.
Final level after modules 3 + 4: A2
Certificate: None.
After 3 modules, your language level is good enough to pass the Writing, Speaking, Reading and Listening components of the Civic Integration Exam.
After 4 modules you have a strong level A2 and you may continue with B1.
- 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 answers grammatical questions at the end of the short but intensive class.
- The conversation class is about everyday things in your own and Dutch life. You will learn the 1200 most used words of Dutch.
- All words have been translated into 26 languages in the online practice material.
Starting level: zero or a couple of words.
Pace: high, 4-6 hours homework 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.
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 https://www.inburgeren.nl/en/taking-the-integration-exam/practicing.jsp before registration.
- Teacher returns corrected homework and answers questions
- Practice newly learned vocabulary
- Interactive explanation of grammar – until A1 in English, after A1 in Dutch
- Practice with new grammar
- Pronunciation and new vocabulary,
- Conversation exercises with classmates.
- After A1 reading for KNM, Knowledge of Dutch Society, part of the Civic Integration Exam
Starting level: A2.
Pace: high, 4-6 hours homework per week. An intake interview with tests is required,
End level: B1
After this course you know enough language for State Exam NT2, Program I. Check the sample exams at www.staatsexamensNT2.nl. before you registrate for this exam.
- Teacher returns corrected homework and answers questions
- Interactive explanation of grammar (in English) + exercises
- Classroom conversation exercise with feedback from teacher on grammatically correct speaking
- New vocabulary
- Conversation exercises with classmates
After 14 weeks 4 tests (speaking, listening, reading and writing) on level B1, certificate
Starting level: B1
Pace: high, 4-6 hours homework per week. An intake interview with tests is required,
End level: B2
- Teacher returns corrected homework and answers questions
- Interactive explanation of grammar (in English) + exercises
- Classroom conversation exercise with feedback from teacher on grammatically correct speaking
- New vocabulary
- Conversation exercises with classmates
After 14 weeks 4 tests (speaking, listening, reading and writing) on level B2, certificate
After this course you are almost ready for State Exam NT2 Program II. We recommend an exam training course www.staatsexamensnt2.nl