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I'm moving to Amsterdam in September and would like to find a good and cheap school where to learn dutch.? |
Travel Info I've already started a biginners course here in the UK but that won't be enough and I want to learn as quick as possible without spending a fortune. Any suggestions from anyone? Travel Tips here's some more links that might help; http://www.amsterdam.info/students/dutch... http://www.hum.uva.nl/intt/home.cfm... http://www.loi.nl/themes/talen/prd_00134... (this one has a free trial-lesson but for some reason they didn't translate it... It's "gratis proefles"...) ... Others ................................. check once you get their. Two senteneces is all u need one is u sell pot and the other how much. You might want to look into the Pimsleur courses. They're quite expensive but you'll certainly learn the language if you use them. They consist of 30 CDs of a half hour each. Generally the more popular languages have 3 levels, each with 30 CDs, though I'm not sure about Dutch. I suggest, if you go this method and have the time, to listen to each CD twice a day before moving onto the next one. If you're interested in using Pimsleur, but aren't sure about laying out the money for it, they also sell "Quick and Easy" sets which consist of 6 - 8 CDs to give you a sample of the method. There are also places to buy them much cheaper such as eBay and a few specialty sites around the internet. You wont, however, get any reading in as the course is completely audio. For that you might want to check your local bookstore, library or possibly schools near you. You'll also not get a ton of vocabulary, though you will be able to converse with a native speaker about most daily topics (buying things, yourself, directions, etc). Anything technical is probably out of the question as would be anything with it's own specific vocabulary associated with it (business, science etc.) The Pimsleur method generally gets good reviews and it does work but, like I said, it's not a perfect system. It teaches you *how* a language works so that you can construct your own sentences rather than rely on canned responses but you'll have to pick up the majority of your vocabulary from other sources. Once you have a good vocabulary though you wont have any trouble putting it to use. Generally the Pimsleur course will leave you with a passable accent, too. Good luck! I have taken evening-lessons at the Free University (VU Amsterdam); the courses are meant for international exchange students and are very cheap for students at the VU, 135 euro/course; if you are not affiliated with the VU, then you have to pay 400 euro/course (which is 14 lessons, if I remember correctly). Check this link, I think you'll manage to understand the most important parts. http://www.let.vu.nl/organisatie/afdelin... http://www.let.vu.nl/organisatie/afdelin... |
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