You and your group can be trained by our native speaker qualified Dutch teachers, and can meet at your place of work or home at a time convenient to you. Tutorials can take place any day of the week, including weekends, and can be scheduled for the morning, afternoon or evening. If your home or office is not suitable for you, you can attend the lesson at the teacher's offices. You will be provided with all relevant lesson materials.
These Dutch lessons are more general in nature and are targeted at students with a whole range of different needs. While all beginners level students can expect to cover Survival Dutch - required for short visits to a country where English may not be spoken and/or the intention is to make good contacts with the local population, students then generally progress in different directions depending on their needs. Typical students include those buying property overseas, spouses of overseas nationals, people about to set off on that long-awaited world trip, Dutch culture enthusiasts and those who are keen to pass a particular Dutch examination.
These Dutch Lessons are intended for people who really need to learn Dutch to help make that difference in their work. For beginners, it will be useful to learn greetings and basic business etiquette, at higher levels reading and then writing become more important. Typical students include those involved in import/export, international negotiations and acquisitions, jobseekers in multinational companies where an additional language is required, and those working with international colleagues, academia and government. Even on our most basic lesson for Beginners, students should expect to end the lesson with basic Telephone Dutch and e-mail Dutch skills for communications as well as Survival Dutch required for short visits to a country.
The Dutch lessons are also available for 2 or more people studying together (Two-to-One Dutch Lesson or Small Group In-Company Dutch Lesson). All participants must have the same level, the same business or general language needs and be able to study at the same time in the same location. The booking must be made for all participants at the same time. Listen & Learn do not recommend group classes of more than 6-8 people although In-Company Taster Dutch Lessons can be run with up to 12 people.
Simple written Dutch might be partly recognizable to an English speaker; though there are many pronunciation differences
Dutch has many words deriving from Ancient Greek and Latin, but not nearly as many as in English
Almost everybody in the Netherlands speaks Dutch, and it is also an official language of Belgium, Suriname, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba
Dutch Testimonials
"Our native speaker qualified Dutch language teachers can train you and your colleagues at your office or home at a time to suit you. Classes can be any day of the week (even weekends) in the morning."
Long Beach
What's not to love about a city only 20 miles from the heart of Los Angeles that averages 345 days of sunshine per year? The city of Long Beach, California is adjacent to Los Angeles but has a culture and a history all its own. There are miles of beautiful beaches and one of the most prominent aquariums in the world in Long Beach. The most famous cruise ship in the world, The Queen Mary, is dry-docked there (and is used for parties, concerts and special events), and the port system is responsible for a huge percentage of the international trade that comes in and out of the Los Angeles area. You can learn any number of languages in Long Beach and put them to good use with your neighbors and business partners. Start with Spanish, but also consider Korean, Chinese, Arabic and other dialects to increase intelligence and your attractiveness to potential employers.