Dutch for non-native speakers
Language training at all levels (A0-C1) for theoretically educated people with a focus on well-being, learning how to learn, as well as culture and work.
Language Training
Learn Dutch at the level that suits you (A1–C1) and practise all skills: speaking, reading, listening and writing.
Online Training
Save time and learn Dutch alongside your other activities, without any travel time. Study alone or in a small group.
Writing Skills Training
Improve your writing skills. Learn to create engaging texts in Dutch. From B2 level. Discover how to use A! effectively.
Hallo!
My name is Marieke. I'm a certified language trainer/teacher of Dutch as a Second Language (NT2). I also hold an MSc in Psychology with a focus on wellbeing.
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I teach Dutch to theoretically educated non-Dutch speakers. .I also provide in-company training for organisations, both at the workplace and online. In small groups and individually.. In my lessons, I pay attention to:​
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Language & Learning how to Learn
Language & Wellbeing
Language & Strengths
Language & Culture
Language & Work
​I have lived, worked, and studied abroad for several periods in my life.. These experiences play an important role in my teaching: they add colour, context, and an authentic perspective to my lessons. Below, you can read my story.
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From Paris to Manila: My journey with language
After high school, I went to Paris as an au pair. During the day, I took a four-year-old girl to school, while I was in class at the Alliance Française. There, I discovered how language opens doors.
Later, I lived in Italy. My first lessons? The Bold and the Beautiful in Italian. Then language school in Verona, pizza after class, and strolling through Piazza Bra...… La dolce vita!
Back in the Netherlands, the outside world continued to draw me. I worked in Zambia, Rwanda, and Ghana. English and French helped me hear stories I'll never forget. I learned: language isn't just communication, it's connection.
In England, I studied Psychology and researched how refugee women found their place in the Netherlands. Their secret? Perseverance, hope, resilience, and above all: language!
Inspired, I became a language volunteer. I enjoyed teaching so much that I enrolled in teacher training. And suddenly I was teaching Dutch to nurses in Manila. Who would have thought?
Language has taken me everywhere—from Paris to Verona, from Rwanda to the Philippines. It remains my key to new worlds. I now share my passion for language closer to home, as a language trainer/teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers.
