Go back
absolute beginners, 12 week course Thursday mornings Sep. - Dec 2023, location Wassenaar

Duration: 12 weeks, lessons once a week

Days/Time: Thursday mornings / 10.30 - 12.30

Teacher(s): Mrs. Cynthia Mulder

Start date: 14 September 2023

End date: 14 December 2023

Location: building American School in Wassenaar

Fee: €480, course book € 55

Absolute beginners course, level 0 -> A1-

Registration open now
5 sign ups so far, still possible to sign up.
Lessons in small groups of 6-12 students.
12 week course on Thuirsday mornings 10.30 - 12.30 h.
Teaching location: American School in The Hague, main campus, Rijksstraatweg 200,  Wassenaar
This course is meant for absolute beginners with no knowledge of Dutch and also open for non ASH parents.
12 x 2 hour lessons, homework and self-study
Total of 24 hours
Starting date Thursday 14 September – final lesson Thursday 14 December 2023
Lessons on September 14-21-28, October 5-12-26, November 2-9-16-30, December 7-14 .
Teacher: Mrs. Cynthia Mulder
Price for the course € 480 (based on min. 6 students)
Sign up by email.
We will work with course book “Totaal 1”, which comes with free, downloadable audio materials.
Costs for the course book “Totaal” incl. CD-Rom € 55
The teacher will bring the course books.

What to expect?
Course book “Totaal 1” chapters 1 - 5

  • How to introduce yourself, spell your name and address etc.
  • The Dutch alphabet, the numbers, currency amounts
  • The days, the months, the seasons, telling time
  • Verbs and word order, how to make sentences, how to pose questions
  • Articles, plural forms, opposites
  • Pronunciation
  • Conversation

To follow the beginners courses (levels 0 -> A1) it is necessary to understand English.

If courses have less than the minimum number of students, we can recommend alternatives.
At the end of the complete beginners course (level A1) you will receive the certificate “Dutch for Expats beginners course”.
For this course the “general conditions of intensive group courses on one of our teaching locations” is applicable.
For explanation about the different blocks see Dutch for Expats "beginners course”.

In order to reach a basic knowledge of speaking and understanding the Dutch language, it is advisable to attend lessons on a regular basis covering a minimum of about 45 hours of Dutch.

If you are unsure of which course to join, then ask us for a free intake interview.
You can contact us for an appointment.

Sign-up now!