Dutch Deli courses (B1-B2) It is fantastic when your students get to a level where they do not only understand insider language jokes but start making them! Lessons are no longer lessons but a genuine exchange of information, humor, thought and feelings in one specified language. As a language teacher, it is awesome to see …
Read more
It is a new calendar year. During this time, everyone is busy with living up to their new year’s resolutions. Did you decide that “I want to be fluent in Dutch!” and ”I am going to learn in Dutch!” but you are already in trouble sticking to that? Let us guide you and give you …
Read more
The holidays are just around the corner and the end of the calendar year is fast approaching. Since plenty of things have happened around our Amsterdam Language Café, we have a lot to share with you about this ‘free-style playground’ for Language Lovers from all over the world. Altogether 44 workshops were organised this year: …
Read moreAndy Clark from the Here in Holland podcast was with us during our last field trip. Andy was a great guest and we had a good time showing him how we do things at Koentact. Andy’s Dutch is excellent already but perhaps he did pick up a thing or 2 about learning Dutch in a …
Read more
On February 6th we launched our #matchtheword contest, which encouraged contestants to go out and interact with the Dutch environment in a fun way. We came up with some Dutch words, like ‘sprankelend’ and ‘inspiratie’, which participants had to match with a real life place or situation. Creativity was key here, and this resulted in some great …
Read more
We created a fun contest for you guys, all you need to participate is some creativity and a camera. The price is a free Dutch group course (worth €415), either day or night, your pick! So what do you have to do? Write one of the following words on a piece of paper, match it with …
Read more
Tomorrow your week will be ‘doormidden’ as we like to say. It will be half over and the weekend will be approaching. No better way to celebrate than to meet a few fun people and practice your Dutch! Together with the Amsterdam Language Café we are hosting a free Dutch workshop with a language café …
Read more
On the 1st of February it is time for another ALC night! Come say hi, wish everyone a happy new year and practice some languages. This is a special edition of the ALC, since the event will be held at the Student Hotel Amsterdam. We will toast to the new year, watch some dance performances and …
Read more
Happy new year from all of us at Koentact! 2016 has been a blast, and we want to thank you all for the fun classes and field trips we got to organize. Go crazy with the oliebollen, fireworks (actually no, be careful..) and cheap prosecco. Oh, and make it ‘gezellig’ of course! Don’t know what …
Read more
The entire Koentact team wishes you ‘prettige feestdagen’ or Happy Holidays! We hope you will get to celebrate with the ones you love. To get into the Christmas spirit, our wonderful colleague Eva made two videos about Christmas and new years traditions in the Netherlands. She will teach you how to survive the holidays here …
Read more