Bob Kessels
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Bob Kessels
Community Tutor
Teaches
Dutch
Native
Speaks
English
German
Dutch teacher with 10+ years of teaching experience as a professional musician in Europe & the UK
Teaches
Dutch
Native
Speaks
English
German
Dutch teacher with 10+ years of teaching experience as a professional musician in Europe & the UK
From NetherlandsLiving in London, United Kingdom (03:31 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jun 26, 2023Interest topicMusicFilms & TV SeriesFood
My name is Bob and I’m born and raised in the South of The Netherlands. Besides being an iTalki teacher, I’m a professional musician, after having graduated from my Bachelor of Music, at the Rock Academy in 2019. My professional life brought me to several countries and cultures. So it happened that, during my study, I got to live and work in Berlin & London, Europe’s two most vibrant music cities. After I started to tour intensively throughout the UK and northern Europe, with my London-based band The Gulls, my fascination for different cultures and languages started to evolve big time. I’m now very much looking forward to pass this fascination onto my students at iTalki and I can’t wait!Me as a Teacher
After having had 15 years of experience teaching music, it goes without saying that I really enjoy passing on knowledge to others. Throughout the years I learned how important it is to keep lessons enjoyable, but challenging at the same time. Being a musician, I obviously incorporate musical elements into my lessons, which will run like a main thread throughout all my lessons. By figuring out what exactly you would like to learn and paving the way towards reaching this goal with lots of fun and laughs along the way, I’m confident that my classes will provide you with the skills to feel comfortable with the Dutch language!My lessons & teaching style
During my lessons, my main aim is to help you feel confident about your Dutch and enjoy the ride whilst we get there. We are going to explore the Dutch language by chatting about lots of different things. Increasing your vocabulary will therefore happen instantly, by speaking about lots of different topics, like trending stuff that is happening in The Netherlands, or in the world in general. Besides that, we are going to speak about the Dutch culture, as well as looking into your grammar skills whilst doing that. Germanic languages have the reputation of being difficult, but I am going to prove that they can be really fun too! Because having fun and excelling in something often go together!My teaching material
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
45
Students
210
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
Dutch Lessons
Trial Lesson
20 lessons completed
USD 6.80+
Dutch speaking, understanding & listening for beginning students
B1 - B2General81 lessons completed
USD 15.90+
Dutch speaking, understanding, listening and reading for advanced students
C1 - C2General36 lessons completed
USD 13.50+
Training for integration exam
A2General0 lessons completed
USD 20.10+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
42 Reviews
Christian Pohlmann
5 Dutch lessons
I just had another great lesson with Bob. The conversation practice is always very valuable and we also did some exercises regarding Dutch articles which are a frequent source of mistakes.
Jul 21, 2024
Jasmine
4 Dutch lessons
Today we did some listening practice and I realized I have been slowly improving. Bob was patient and nice. Thanks
Jul 18, 2024
Christian Pohlmann
5 Dutch lessons
I greatly enjoy the lessons with Bob, as I get to practice my Dutch in a relaxing environment. Bob is a likeable person and I can heartily recommend him as Dutch teacher.
Jul 5, 2024
Jasmine
4 Dutch lessons
Bob tested my Dutch ability with several sentences even when I said I don’t know anything. He is not the type of teacher who teaches from the beginning to help pass class time. I appreciate that and I have built some confidence speaking Dutch with the limited vocabulary I possess
Jul 5, 2024
Marco Guglielmo
1 Dutch lesson
I just had my first Dutch lesson with Bob, and it was awesome! Bob is a great teacher who makes learning fun and easy. He's patient and really wants to help you improve. I would totally recommend Bob if you want to learn Dutch in a cool and relaxed way!
Jun 13, 2024
Sarah
5 Dutch lessons
This was my third lesson with Bob. He is a really encouraging teacher and got me practicing speaking Dutch straight away using exercises and by working on talking about things I am interested in.
Looking forwards to more lessons to keep improving my Dutch
Jun 12, 2024
Trial Lesson
USD 6.80
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