Why Dutch Courses

Dutch Intensive Courses 2012

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* Please check for the most up-to-date course schedule: www.katakura.nl *

Katakura WBLC BOAT TRIP PARTY (November '11)

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Dutch Regular Courses in November 2011

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Join our new courses in November for all levels!

Dutch Intermediate 3
Level: Intermediate 3

Starting Date: November 21th, 2011

Time: Monday (20:00-21:30)

Duration: 8 lessons of 1,5 hours (1 x week)

Lesson dates: November 21,28 December 5, 12, 19 January 16,23,30

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 2 Chapter 12)

Location: Egelantiersstraat 53
(near Rozengracht and Anne Frank House)

Lesson fee: in total € 115,00 incl. VAT (btw)

Semi-intensive:

Dutch Beginners 1

Level: Beginners 1

Time: Monday & Wednesday (18:30-20:00)

Duration: 8 lessons of 1,5 hours (2 x week)

Starting Date: November 14th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 1 Chapter 1)

                 Location: Egelantiersstraat 53
                 (near Rozengracht and Anne Frank House)
                 Lesson fee: in total € 115,00 incl. VAT (btw)

Intensive:

Dutch Beginners 1 & 2

Level: Beginners 1 & 2

Time: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (10:00-12:00)

Duration: 10 lessons of 2 hours (5 x week)

Starting Date: November 14th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 1 Chapter 1)

Location: Havikhorst 30, near World Trade Centre and Rai Station

Lesson fee: in total € 200,00 incl. VAT (btw)

Semi-intensive:

Dutch Beginners 2

Level: Beginners 2

Time: Saturday (12:00-15:00)

Duration: 7 lessons of 3 hours (1 x week)

Starting Date: November 12th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 1 Chapter 1)

Location: Havikhorst 30, near World Trade Centre and Rai Station

Lesson fee: in total € 115,00 incl. VAT (btw)

Intensive:

Dutch Beginners 3

Level: Beginners 3

Time: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Monday (12:00-15:00)

Duration: 4 lessons of 3 hours (4 x week)

Starting Date: October 25th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 1 Chapter 11)

Location:Havikhorst 30, near World Trade Centre and Rai Station

Lesson fee: in total € 115,00 incl. VAT (btw)

Semi-intensive:

Dutch Beginners 3

Level : Beginners 3

Time: Tuesday and Thursday (20:00-21:30)

Duration: 8 lessons of 1,5 hours (2 x week)

Starting Date: November 10th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 1 Chapter 11)

                 Location: Egelantiersstraat 53
                 (near Rozengracht and Anne Frank House)
                 Lesson fee: in total € 115,00 incl. VAT (btw)

Intensive:

Dutch Intermediate 1

Level: Intermediate 1

Time: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (09:30-11:30)

Duration: 5 lessons of 2 hours (5 x week)

Starting Date: October 17th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 2 Chapter 1)

Location: Havikhorst 30, near World Trade Centre and Rai Station

Lesson fee: in total € 100,00 incl. VAT (btw)

Semi-intensive:

Dutch Intermediate 1

Level: Intermediate 1

Time: Wednesday (20:00-21:30)

Duration: 8 lessons of 1,5 hours (1 x week)

Starting Date: October 19th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 2 Chapter 1)

Location: Egelantiersstraat 53
(near Rozengracht and Anne Frank House)

Lesson fee: in total € 115,00 incl. VAT (btw)

Dutch Intermediate 4

Level : Intermediate 4

Time: Tuesday (18:30-20:00)

Duration: 8 lessons of 1,5 hours (1 x week)

Starting Date: November 15th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 2 Chapter 12)

Location: Egelantiersstraat 53
(near Rozengracht and Anne Frank House)

Lesson fee: in total € 115,00 incl. VAT (btw)

Dutch Conversation 2 (Advanced)

Level: Advanced

Time: Thursday(18:30-20:00)

Duration: 8 lessons of 1,5 hours (1 x week)

Starting Date: November 10th, 2011

Text Book: Magazines etc

Location: Egelantiersstraat 53
(near Rozengracht and Anne Frank House)

Lesson fee: in total € 115,00 incl. VAT (btw)

Profile of students of Dutch Language School Katakura WBLC

The students at our school are mostly higher level educated foreign speakers who speak English, German or French. Most of our students come from the following countries: Italy, Great Britain, Spain, Germany, France, Poland, Greece, Australia, United States, India, Japan, Brasil, Indonesia, Sweden etc

Explanation of the levels of the Dutch courses

Beg1: level A0
Beg2: level A1-
Beg3: level A1
Int 1: level A2-
Int 2: level A2
Int 3: level A2+
Int 4: level A2++
Advanced: level B1

Explanation of the levels of the English courses
Elementary: level A1 to A2
Pre - intermediate: level A2 to B1
Intermediate: level B1 to B1+
Upper - intermediate: level B1+ to B2

You can sign up by sending us by email

(katakurawblc@gmail.com) your name,

address, mobile telephone number

and the details of the

course you want to sign up for.

Registration and Payment Conditions

Payment via the bank. Places cannot be reserved without payment.
Cancellation: after signing up and making payment a place is reserved for you on the appropriate course. Cancellation is no longer possible, even if you do not attend the lessons. This also applies to students who, for whatever reason, are only in the Netherlands on a temporary basis. Cancellation for other commitments, even if these were not known at the time of registration, is not possible.
In the case of long-term illness it is possible to receive a partial refund, in the form of a credit note for the next term, as long as you can provide medical evidence.
It is not possible to transfer the registration of a language course to the next semester.
All administrative questions should be directed to the Katakura WBLC office in writing (either letter or email) and not to the teachers.
Katakura WBLC reserves the right to cancel courses should there not be enough participants. We will do our best to provide a suitable alternative in a group where places are available.
Katakura WBLC is not able to assist in arranging visas or accommodation.

Dutch Regular Courses in October 2011

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Join our new courses in October for all levels!

Semi-intensive:

Dutch Beginners 1 & 2

Level : Beginners 1 & 2

Time: Tuesday and Thursday (18:30-20:00)

Duration: 16 lessons of 1,5 hours (2 x week)

Starting Date: September 27th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 1 Chapter 3)

Location:Havikhorst 30, near World Trade Centre and Rai Station

Lesson fee: in total € 200,00 incl. VAT( btw)

Dutch Beginners 1 & 2

Level : Beginners 1 & 2

Time: Tuesday and Thursday(10:00-12:00)

Duration: 12 lessons of 2 hours (2 x week)

Starting Date: October 4th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 1 Chapter 1)

Location:Egelantiersstraat 53 (near Rozengracht and Anne Frank House)

Lesson fee: in total € 230,00 incl. VAT ( btw)

Dutch Beginners 1 & 2

Level : Beginners 1 & 2

Time: Monday & Wednesday(20:00-21:30)

Duration: 16 lessons of 1,5 hours (2 x week)

Starting Date: October 17th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 1 Chapter 1)

Location:Havikhorst 30, near World Trade Centre and Rai Station

Lesson fee: in total € 230,00 incl. VAT ( btw)

Dutch Beginners 1 & 2

Level : Beginners 1 & 2

Time: Saturday(12:00-15:00)

Duration: 8 lessons of 3 hours (1 x week)

Starting Date: October 8th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 1 Chapter 1)

Location:Havikhorst 30, near World Trade Centre and Rai Station

Lesson fee: in total € 230,00 incl. VAT ( btw)

Intensive:

Dutch Beginners 1 & 2

Level : Beginners 1 & 2

Time: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday(10:00-12:00)

Duration: 10 lessons of 2 hours (5 x week)

Starting Date: October 10th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 1 Chapter 1)

Location:Havikhorst 30, near World Trade Centre and Rai Station

Lesson fee: in total € 200,00 incl. VAT ( btw)

Semi-intensive:

Dutch Beginners 2

Level : Beginners 2

Time: Monday and Wednesday(18:30-20:00)

Duration: 16 lessons of 1,5 hours (2 x week)

Starting Date: October 10th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 1 Chapter 6)

Location:Egelantiersstraat 53 (near Rozengracht and Anne Frank House)

Lesson fee: in total € 115,00 incl. VAT ( btw)

Dutch Beginners 2

Level : Beginners 2

Time: Tuesday and Thursday(20:00-21:30)

Duration: 16 lessons of 1,5 hours (2 x week)

Starting Date: October 11th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 1 Chapter 6)

Location:Egelantiersstraat 53 (near Rozengracht and Anne Frank House)

Lesson fee: in total € 115,00 incl. VAT ( btw)

Semi-intensive:

Dutch Beginners 3

Level : Beginners 3

Time: Wednesday(20:00-21:30)

Duration: 8 lessons of 1,5 hours (1 x week)

Starting Date: October12th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 1 Chapter 6)

Location:Egelantiersstraat 53 (near Rozengracht and Anne Frank House)

Lesson fee: in total € 115,00 incl. VAT ( btw)

Dutch Beginners 3

Level : Beginners 3

Time: Tuesday and Thursday(20:00-21:30)

Duration: 8 lessons of 1,5 hours (2 x week)

Starting Date: October 4th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 1 Chapter 11)

Location:Havikhorst 30, near World Trade Centre and Rai Station

Lesson fee: in total € 115,00 incl. VAT ( btw)

Dutch Beginners 3

Level : Beginners 3

Time: Monday(20:00-21:30)

Duration: 8 lessons of 1,5 hours (1 x week)

Starting Date: September 19th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 1 Chapter 11)

Location:Havikhorst 30, near World Trade Centre and Rai Station

Lesson fee: in total € 115,00 incl. VAT ( btw)

Dutch Beginners 3

Level : Beginners 3

Time: Saturday(16:00-18:00)

Duration: 6 lessons of 2 hours (1 x week)

Starting Date: October 1st, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 1 Chapter 11)

Location:Havikhorst 30, near World Trade Centre and Rai Station

Lesson fee: in total € 115,00 incl. VAT ( btw)

Intensive:

Dutch Intermediate 1

Level : Intermediate 1

Time: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday(10:00-12:00)

Duration: 5 lessons of 2 hours (5 x week)

Starting Date: October 17th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 2 Chapter 1)

Location:Havikhorst 30, near World Trade Centre and Rai Station

Lesson fee: in total € 100,00 incl. VAT ( btw)

Semi-intensive:

Dutch Intermediate 1

Level : Intermediate 1

Time: Wednesday(20:00-21:30)

Duration: 8 lessons of 1,5 hours (1 x week)

Starting Date: October 19th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 2 Chapter 1)

Location:Havikhorst 30, near World Trade Centre and Rai Station

Lesson fee: in total € 115,00 incl. VAT ( btw)

Dutch Intermediate 2

Level : Intermediate 2

Time: Wednesday(20:00-21:30)

Duration: 8 lessons of 1,5 hours (1 x week)

Starting Date: September 28th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 2 Chapter 6)

Location:Havikhorst 30, near World Trade Centre and Rai Station

Lesson fee: in total € 115,00 incl. VAT ( btw)

Dutch Intermediate 2

Level : Intermediate 2

Time: Monday(20:00-21:30)

Duration: 8 lessons of 1,5 hours (1 x week)

Starting Date: September 26th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 2 Chapter 6)

Location:Egelantiersstraat 53 (near Rozengracht and Anne Frank House)

Lesson fee: in total € 115,00 incl. VAT ( btw)

Dutch Intermediate 3

Level : Intermediate 3

Time: Tuesday(18:30-20:00)

Duration: 8 lessons of 1,5 hours (1 x week)

Starting Date: September 13th, 2011

Text Book: Code Nederlands (Book 2 Chapter 11)

Location:Egelantiersstraat 53 (near Rozengracht and Anne Frank House)

Lesson fee: in total € 115,00 incl. VAT ( btw)

Dutch Conversation 1 (Advanced)

Level : Advanced

Time: Thursday(18:30-20:00)

Duration: 8 lessons of 1,5 hours (1 x week)

Starting Date:August 25th, 2011

Text Book: Magazines etc

Location:Egelantiersstraat 53 (near Rozengracht and Anne Frank House)

Lesson fee: in total € 115,00 incl. VAT ( btw)

Dutch NT2 -1 exam preparation (Sept 2011)

PCI Pimentel Communications International & Dutch Language School Katakura WBLC Staatsexamen NT2-2 Preparation Courses

Time: Saturday (10:00-12:00 and 13:00-15:00)Duration: 5 lessons of 4 hours ( once a week)

Textbook: Nederlands in actie

Location: Havikshorst 30 (near Rai-station and World Trade Centre)

Tuition fee: € 240,00(excl. 19% VAT) all in.

Conditions:

- You can join the NT2-1 classes after having passed our A2 level check successfully.

- A minimum of 4 hours of individual study is required (fixed by contract)

Level A2+: Text Book : De Finale (20 hours/€ 240,00 excl. 19% VAT)

After having reached level A2+ you can then register for the NT2-2 exam.

Level: A2+ (A2 going to A2+) (after 74 hours of Dutch courses)

Starting Dates Saturday:

October 15th (2011), January 15th(2012)

Dutch NT2 -2 exam preparation (Sept 2011)

PCI Pimentel Communications International & Dutch Language School Katakura WBLC Staatsexamen NT2-2 Preparation Courses

Time: Monday and Wednesday (18:00-20:00)

Duration: 10 lessons of 2 hours ( twice a week)

Time: Saturday (10:00-12:00 and 13:00-15:00)

Duration: 5 lessons of 4 hours ( once a week)

Textbook: Nederlands op niveau

Location: Havikshorst 30 (near Rai-station and World Trade Centre)

Tuition fee: € 240,00(excl. 19% VAT) all in.

Conditions:
- You can join the NT2-2 classes after having passed our B1 level check successfully.

- A minimum of 4 hours of individual study is required (fixed by contract)

Level B1: Text Book : De Finale (20 hours/€ 240,00 excl. 19% VAT)

Level B1+: Text Book :De Finale (20 hours/€ 240,00 excl. 19% VAT )

Level B2: Text Book : De Finale (20 hours/ € 240,00 excl. 19% VAT )

After having reached level B2 you can then register for the NT2-2 exam.

Level: B1 ( B1 going to B1 +)

(after 84 hours of Dutch courses)

Starting Dates Monday & Wednesday:

October 10th(2011), February 22nd(2012)

Starting Dates Saturday:

October 8th (2011), February 25th(2012)

Level: B1+ level (Chapter 4-7) B1+ going to B2 (after 104 hours of Dutch courses)

Starting Dates Monday & Wednesday:

November 16th (2011), March 28th (2012)

Starting Dates Saturday:

November 19th (2011), April 14th(2012)

Level: B2 level (Chapter 8-10) B2 going to NT2-2 exam (after124 hours of Dutch courses)

Starting Dates Monday & Wednesday:

January 16th (2012), May 7th (2012)

Starting Dates Saturday:

January 14th (2012), June 2nd(2011)

Profile of students of Dutch Language School Katakura WBLC

The students at our school are mostly higher level educated foreign speakers who speak English, German

or French. Most of our students come from the following countries: Italy, Great Britain, Spain, Germany,

France, Poland, Greece, Australia, United States, India, Japan, Brasil, Indonesia, Sweden etc

Explanation of the levels of the Dutch courses

Beg1: level A0
Beg2: level A1-
Beg3: level A1
Int 1: level A2-
Int 2: level A2
Int 3: level A2+
Int 4: level A2++
Advanced: level B1

Explanation of the levels of the English courses

Elementary: level A1 to A2
Pre - intermediate: level A2 to B1
Intermediate: level B1 to B1+
Upper - intermediate: level B1+ to B2

You can sign up by sending us by email

(katakurawblc@gmail.com) your name,

address, mobile telephone number

and the details of the

course you want to sign up for.

Registration and Payment Conditions

Payment via the bank. Places cannot be reserved without payment.
Cancellation: after signing up and making payment a place is reserved for you on the appropriate course. Cancellation is no longer possible, even if you do not attend the lessons. This also applies to students who, for whatever reason, are only in the Netherlands on a temporary basis. Cancellation for other commitments, even if these were not known at the time of registration, is not possible.
In the case of long-term illness it is possible to receive a partial refund, in the form of a credit note for the next term, as long as you can provide medical evidence.
It is not possible to transfer the registration of a language course to the next semester.
All administrative questions should be directed to the Katakura WBLC office in writing (either letter or email) and not to the teachers.
Katakura WBLC reserves the right to cancel courses should there not be enough participants. We will do our best to provide a suitable alternative in a group where places are available.
Katakura WBLC is not able to assist in arranging visas or accommodation

Why Dutch Courses

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Please send us all your funny stories or experiences, why you started Dutch courses. You can win Dutch courses (12 hours Dutch group lessons or 2,5 hours individual lessons (Dutch, French, Japanese, Italian or (Business) English). Every 3 months 1 winner is selected by the students
who are having Dutch courses at Dutch Language School Katakura
WBLC! Contact us at: http://www.katakura-wblc.nl/

Tips and Advice

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Watch Dutch television programs and listen to Dutch music. To learn the language it’s very important to hear the language at least 30 minutes a day. You don’t have to understand it.

Dutch bands and musicians (they are all on Youtube):

Blues/Jazz:
B J Baartmans - Bob Fosko - Ramblers Dansorkest

Chansons:
Ramses Shaffy

Hiphop / Rap/ R&B :
Ali b - Baby - Gio - Jayh - Jiggy Dje - Yes-r - Lange Frans & Baas B - Negativ - SpaceKees

Pop:
Acda & De Munnik - Blof - Gerard Joling - Jan Smit - Marco Borsato - Paul de Leeuw - Van Dik Hout

Smartlap/ levenslied (typical Dutch tearjearkers):
Andre Hazes
Marianne Weber

Songs for children:
K3

Katakura WBLC Boat Trip Party #2

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Why I decided to learn Dutch (3)

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by Sophie (UK)

I had recently arrived in Amsterdam and had been invited by my Dutch boss to a business dinner with some potential new clients.
I really wanted to make an impression but was very nervous about getting transport out of the city – I could cope with the tram system but getting trains and buses was a bit daunting. Another colleague at work took pity on me and offered to give me a lift. The dinner was at 8pm and we agreed a meeting time of half past 7. My colleague never showed at the rendevous and I missed the dinner. I was furious and thought that he had stitched me up and this was just industrial espionage at it’s worst. I felt very embarrassed to later learn that half past 7 is actually 6:30pm to the Dutch. Sophie

Why I decided to learn Dutch (2)

2010-01-29T04:07:00.000-08:00

By Charlotte (UK)

I hate commuting through Amsterdam Central but it’s an evil necessity. One day, as the crowd descended off the train and down the stairs, I noticed a blind man directly in front of me struggling to find the hand rail as the crowd surged past him. I knew that he was blind as he had bumped into me before.

My natural motherly instincts kicked in and I tried to guide the man to the safety of the side of the steps and tried to use my body to protect him from the pushes and shoves of the other commuters. “Don’t worry!” I shouted “I’m here to help you. Where do you want to go? Down the stairs? OK I will guide you?” and with that I took his arm and started to take him down the steps. He tried talking back to me but he was obviously in shock at the noise and flow of the crowds. He mumbled something but it was in dutch so I just shouted back “It’s all OK, nearly there, nearly at the bottom”. It never crossed my mind that he didn’t speak English after all, I was told that everyone in Amsterdam speaks English.

By the time we had got to the bottom of the stairs the crowd had rushed passed and died away so we were left virtually alone in the corridor below Central Station. “OK we made it” I said “So where do you want to go? To the exit? No problem – this way.” The whole experience had obviously quite upset him as he was very agitated. Worried about his worsening condition I increased my determination and dragged him to one of the main exits where there were rail staff that could help.

I couldn’t believe that I was the only person helping this guy so was very satisfied with myself when I delivered him safely to the information desk where Dutch speaking staff were available to help him further.
Imagine my dismay when I realised, having overheard some mumbled words and town names that I recognised, that the blind man had in fact been waiting to get on the train that I had disembarked from. Not only that but by now he had missed it!

I bowed my head and dashed for the station exit to get away from this awful scenario that was unfolding in front of my very eyes. I could feel my face flushing with the embarrassment of it all. The cool air hit me and I was glad of the fresh air. Imagine my shock then when I saw three other blind people, each walking behind the other with one hand on the person in fronts’ shoulder, trying to make it through the crowds to the station. This time I decided not to help and ran in the opposite direction for the tram home!

Why I decided to learn Dutch (1)

2009-10-04T03:39:00.000-07:00

By Sally-Anne (UK)

My company organised a beach volleyball tournament at the coast, IJmuiden aan Zee, and arranged transport from work to the venue promising that there would be public transport available to take people back to Amsterdam at their leisure. I decided to leave about mid afternoon as didn’t want to stay for the BarBQ and made my way to the bus stop.

By now I was starting to understand that they too were travelling towards Amsterdam, and taking pitty on me, had decided to adopt me and look after me. It was when they started force feeding me a Dutch equivalent of custard creams that I realised my journey home was going to get worse. I had no idea where I was or which bus I was on, with all the confusion, but just knew that we were going in the general direction of Amsterdam. Ten minutes later, which by now had felt like a lifetime, I recognised PONTPLEIN, the stop where you can get a speedy jet foil ferry to Amsterdam – luckily I had been their once before during my brief spell in the Netherlands. I seized the opportunity to escape and fled for the exit leaving behind their whales of disappointment of loosing their newly found adopted foreigner-in-distress.

The timetable revealed that there wouldn’t be a bus for another 45 minutes but as I was studying this a group of old Dutch ladies joined me at the stop. A bus pulled up, with no number on the front, and the driver beckoned me to hop on. He drove off as I was trying to pay for the ride and he just told me to sit down. I could hear the old dears talking about a WROUW and ENGELS so realised they were talking about me. After ten minutes the bus stopped on the verge of the dunes and a housing estate and the old ladies went to get off. I was also ordered off the bus so by now I was totally confused. I tried to talking to the bus driver and the old dears but none of them spoke English. I then realised that outside of Amsterdam I was totally lost without a few words of Dutch. The old dears grabbed my arm and proceeded to help me cross the road and dragged me to another bus stop.

Maybe they had all been girl guides in their youth. Anyhow, after that I vowed to learn some basic Dutch so that I could at least ask my own directions in future.