At the end of every evening course, Koentact hosts a Culture Quiz as part of the eindborrel after the final lesson. This quiz takes place in Café Belcampo (de Hallen). During the latest edition, Andrey won a free Dutch course at Koentact.Koen had an interview with Andrey and Daria in Dutch, because Andrey and his …
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Do you want to know more about what Koentact offers in terms of civic integration preparation? Then this blog post is for you. We’ll guide you through the process of learning Dutch and preparing for civic integration in a fun and casual way.
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2020 has been quite the year. In March all of our classes suddenly went online from one week to another. In our current courses, both our morning and evening courses are being taught in a virtual classroom. We’ve had online open days, workshops, escape rooms and pub quizzes. For our intensive weeks, we have found …
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Koentact is giving away a free Dutch course for beginners! You can join the contest by visiting our Facebook or Instagram page, liking and replying to the post, leaving a funny small dialogue in which the shown saying is used! So, what is it that I can win? We’re giving away an online Dutch Absolute …
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It has been a month since Koentact decided to switch to the virtual classroom. We have learned a lot since then, from digital skills to social aspects. This is the story of last month at Koentact. We started with a search for the right program to use in our online classes. That’s when we first …
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NL Wat?! Heeft een cursist de docent een stommerd (a silly person) genoemd? Geen zorgen, de cursist is er ongedeerd vanaf gekomen! Stommerd is een van de woorden die je leert in onze workshop ‘Underground Dutch: schelden en vloeken’. Afgelopen sessie vond onze allereerste Workshop Saturday plaats. In online sessies van een uur, maakten cursisten …
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The Netherlands is famous for its cheeses. You will find cheese shops in every city in the Netherlands, selling many delicious kinds of cheeses. From jonge kaas to oude kaas and from kaas uit Gouda to kaas uit Edam! So, how do you pick the right cheese? Well, it’s a true journey, but here are …
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At Koentact we are known for our group courses but we also teach in-company courses at international companies. Learning Dutch whilst working in an English language office can be challenging, but attaining Dutch skills makes life in the Netherlands ever more enjoyable. Our founder Koen was asked for his take on learning Dutch in an …
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Photo from Field Trip “Waterland” Anyone who’s heard anything about the Netherlands knows that Dutchies love their fietsen (bicycles). They take them to work, to the supermarket, on nights out (when they’ve had a little too much to drink), and they carry all their kids on them too. When Dutchies say “Oh, op die fiets” …
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On Saturday we gathered in Amsterdam Oost for the famous Field Trip – a treasure hunt-like walk that sparks a kind of fanatism that one usually finds in a kid’s eyes. All of my students were already there when I arrived at the meeting point, casually sipping their thee or koffie verkeerd and catching up …
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