When does the next course start?

New group courses start frequently throughout the year. We start a new group as soon as we collect six people with the same level who are available at the same time. That might be in a couple weeks, or it might be in a few months; it depends on your availability and on how many other people are interested in the same course.

If you fill out the availability form we can compare that to the current registrations and give you an estimate of when your course will be ready to begin.

It's also possible to join on ongoing course if there are available seats. Please check the upcoming and ongoing courses page for the latest updates.

Do I need to speak Dutch?

No, lessons are taught 100% in English (slightly above the level where the you can understand everything), even at the Beginner (A1) level. Thus they are equally accessible to everyone, even if you don't speak Dutch.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How are the courses scheduled?

Group courses meet once a week for two hours, for 13 weeks (26 hours total). The courses follow the school vacation calendar for the Middle Region.

Courses are available five days a week from Monday to Friday, at four different times a day (9:30--11:30, 12:30--14:30, 15:00--17:00, and 17:30--19:30).

What method of language teaching do you use? What are the lessons like?

All courses are practical and focused on building speaking fluency and confidence. They use modern communicative methods informed by the evidence-based natural approach. You learn English the same way you learned your native language - by using it intuitively (not by studying the grammar rules analytically). Language ability is a set of skills that need to trained, similar to learning a sport or a musical instrument -- not an academic subject to learned the same way as geography or chemistry.

What kind of professional experience do your teachers have?

Our teachers are native English speakers with decades of experience teaching English in The Netherlands and around the world. They are trained in modern, evidence-based, communicative teaching methods.

How do I register for a course?

Please fill out this registration form with your availability.

What types of courses do you offer?

Please see the course information page for details. There are two types of group courses you can join as an individual: English for Study and Travel and Business English. We also offer exam preparation courses that are available for private groups or one-on-one.

Do you have courses for complete beginners? What about for advanced experts?

Yes, English courses are available at all levels.

Your courses last 13 weeks, but what if I want to work towards a long-term goal, such as reaching the next CEFR level?

That's possible; each CEFR level is divided into three 26-hour courses, so after you finish one course (for example, A2.1) you can continue to the next sub-level (A2.2), and indeed to the next sub-levels after that (A2.3, then B1.1, B1.2, B1.3, B2.1, B2.2, B2.3, C1.1, etc.). We use the same textbook series for every level (Oxford University Press' English File series), so it's even possible to progress all the way from Beginner (A1) to Advanced (C1) level using the same unified curriculum.