language and motivationEnglish
Course Structure
- Language: English
- Delivery: Online
- Method: The Language and Motivation method
- Number of lessons: 12
- Lesson duration: 1.5 hours
- Lesson frequency: 1 per week
- Homework effort: 3-6 hours per week
For whom are these courses?
Do you already live in the Netherlands, or still in your country but getting prepared to go expand your world? The language and Motivation method enables you to achieve your goals in three or six months!
Level A0-B1
What do I learn in this level?
Beginners start today and within 3 months, they reach B1 level! Ιf they decide to pass the B1 level exam, they need one more month of lessons to focus and fully prepare it. It sounds incredible but with the Language and Motivation method, this is possible!
After 3 months, you will be capable to:
✓ Follow simple presentations and demonstrations
✓ Understand the general meaning of professional e-mails, letters and articles
✓ Understand routine and factual newspaper articles expressing personal opinions
✓ Respond to daily work communication
✓ Express simple opinions and offer advice within a known area
✓ Make accurate notes at meetings and seminars
✓ Write articulate, semi-formal letters and e-mails on familiar matters (e.g., motivational letter)
Level B1-B2
What do I learn in this level?
Independent users (B1) start today and within 3 months, they reach B2 level! Ιf they decide to pass the B2 level exam, they need one more month of lessons to focus and fully prepare it. This is half the time in comparison with traditional lessons!
After 3 months, you will be capable to:
✓ Follow extended speeches and lectures
✓ Understand the main ideas of complex articles, letters, e-mails, on both concrete and abstract topics, including discussions in your field of specialization
✓ Offer detailed advice to clients within job area
✓ Participate with ease in daily work communication
✓ Argue and express detailed opinions at meetings and seminars
✓ Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity with native speakers
✓ Give an interview (e.g., for job application)
Level B2-C1
What do I learn in this level?
Independent users (B2) start today and within 3 months, they reach C1 level! It means that they will succeed in C1 level exams if they decide to pass it. This is half the time in comparison with traditional lessons!
After 3 months, you will be capable to:
✓ Follow long speeches with varied language
✓ Understand a wide range of demanding texts and recognize implicit meaning
✓ Express yourself fluently and spontaneously
✓ Use language effectively for professional and social purposes
✓ Formulate ideas and opinions with precision
✓ Present clear descriptions of complex subjects, integrating sub-themes
✓ Write about complex subjects in a letter, essay or report, selecting a style appropriate to the reader in mind
Level C1-C2
What do I learn in this level?
Proficient users (C1) start today and within 3 months, they reach C2 level! It means that they will succeed in C2 level exams if they decide to pass it. This is half the time in comparison with traditional lessons!
After 3 months, you will be capable to:
✓ Understand with ease any kind of spoken language even when delivered at fast native speed
✓ Understand with ease all forms of written language, such as manuals, specialized articles and literary works
✓ Take part effortlessly in any conversation. Express yourself fluently and convey finer shades of meaning precisely.
✓ Give a speech in a smoothly-flowing way with an effective logical structure which helps the recipient to notice and remember significant points.
✓ Write about complex subjects in a letter, essay or report with a clear way and an effective logical structure which helps the recipient notice and remember significant points.
Individual or group lessons?
Both options are excellent. Yet, depending on your work, personality and learning style, one of them might be more suitable for you. Here are few things to consider:
Individual lessons
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The lessons can be personalized and reflect exactly what you want or need.
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Your lesson time can be scheduled around your life and work.
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You can work on sensitive work-related material that you don’t want to share with a class.
Group lessons
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Educational material adapted to your personal goals.
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Learning in a group can take the pressure off of you.
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Interacting with your classmate is highly effective for your language development.
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Mahdy, the Dutch teacher is very good and always made me feel comfortable.
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I never understand how the time passes during my classes with Bo. I have a lot of fun and learn Dutch without even noticing! She is very resourceful and helpful, which makes it super easy to tackle challenges along the way. Dankjewel voor alles!
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How does it feel to have lessons with Mahdy? It is always a great pleasure to learn with him. It is a great inspiration and we see the success after every week. Ik kijk ernaar uit naar onze weekelijkse "date". There is a big motivation to reach my goal step by step!! Thank you both, Mahdy and Sofia.
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Thank you, Sofia and Sani very much. We haven't started and it's already a very nice and organized experience! The process is so fun! I should have started earlier!
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I highly recommend learning French with Sofia! She personalised the classes to my individual needs and interests and gave me material from various sources to keep things interesting and fun. Also, her positive energy is contagious
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Through a variety of very interesting and contemporary foremost articles, very funny and interactive videos, and a variety of tools that really really astonished me, within a period of three months, we easily reached a level of Β2-C1 in terms of text understanding and communication.
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It's my firm belief that, Miss Sofia is an incredible teacher! Not only she teaches you how to communicate in French for example, but she focuses also in the civilisation. So, you have the opportunity to learn also about the country and the problems that people are facing, the art and the culture. Generally, you learn really interesting stuff that in reality are incorporated in the language. A language in not only about grammar and vocabulary and Miss Sofia helps you understand that. She is really meticulous but a very cordial person too!!!
