ONLINE INTENSIVE DUTCH LANGUAGE COURSE (C1 LEVEL) - FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

IN SUMMARY:
. INTENSIVE LANGUAGE TRAINING COURSE TAUGHT BY EXPERT TEACHERS;
. A TOTAL OF 400 HOURS OF LIVE ONLINE CLASSES;
. PROGRESSION FROM THE A1 TO A C1 LEVEL;
. CLASSES RECORDED AND UPLOADED TO OUR E-LEARNING PLATFORM, AVAILABLE TO STREAM AFTERWARDS, SHOULD YOU MISS ANY SESSIONS ; . SPECIFIC PREPARATION FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL AREA;
. PREPARATION FOR THE AKV EXAM;
. INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION ISSUED UPON COMPLETION.

With our help students will develop the communicational skills required to embrace the challenge of moving to The Netherlands and starting a new phase of their lives and careers in a safe and effective way.

END GOALS:
. USING DUTCH TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN VARIOUS CONTEXTS OF ONE’S DAILY LIFE, BOTH IN PROFESSIONAL AND IN SOCIAL SETTINGS;
. TO COMMUNICATE USING THE CORRECT HEALTHCARE TERMINOLOGY AND TECHNICAL JARGON ASSOCIATED WITH ONE’S PROFESSION;
. UNDERSTANDING DUTCH GRAMMAR RULES;
. IDENTIFYING SPECIFICITIES OF THE DUTCH CULTURE.

CONTENT:
Vocabulary:
STAGE A: PRONOUNCING VOCALS, USING WORDS COMMONLY SPOKEN BY DENTISTS . INTRODUCTIONS (NAME, “WHERE ARE YOU FROM”, “WHERE DO YOU LIVE”, ETC.) . ASKING PATIENTS FOR THEIR DATA . FAMILY . NUMBERS, COLORS, TIME, ETC. . THE WEATHER . SHOPPING . ORDERING FOOD AND DRINKS AT A CAFE OR RESTAURANT . GOING TO THE DOCTOR/DENTIST
STAGE B: TRAVELING . RENTING AN APARTMENT OR A HOUSE . READING THE PAPER (FOR CHILDREN) . UNDERSTANDING THE WORDS OF POPULAR SONGS . HOLIDAYS AND THEIR CUSTOMS (CHRISTMAS, ETC.) . DESCRIBING PROPER HOME CARE TO PATIENTS, ETC. . INFORMING ONESELF REGARDING SERVICES/INSURANCES . WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH UTILITIES
STAGE C: SUMMARIZING ARTICLES ABOUT DENTAL HEALTH . COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY WITH A PATIENT . WRITING. Grammar
STAGE A: BASE VOCABULARY (ARTICLES, NAMES, ADJECTIVES) . REGULAR VERBS (PRESENT AND PAST TENSE) . PREPOSITIONS . COMPOUND WORDS . WORD ORDER . WORDS THAT START OUT A QUESTION AND HOW TO ANSWER IT . ADVERBS
STAGE B: SPECIFIC VOCABULARY FOR THE DENTIST’S OFFICE . MORE VERBS (IRREGULAR - PRESENT AND PAST TENSE) . THE WORD “ER” . SIMPLE AND COMPOUND VERBS . PERSONAL PRONOUNS SUCH AS POSSESSIVE, DEMONSTRATIVE, ETC..
STAGE C: CORRECTLY USING THE RELEVANT GRAMMAR IN A WORKPLACE SETTING.

OUR METHOD
Active, Demonstration and Expository methods in an online/e-learning setting, with live classes in our own platform.