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Bob Kessels
Dutch
Native
English
German

From Netherlands

Living in London, United Kingdom

Teacher with 10+ years of experience in teaching music & Dutch in Northern Europe and the UK My name is Bob and I am born and raised in the South of The Netherlands. Besides being an iTalki teacher, I’m also 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. During my study it happened that 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 even more. I’m very much looking forward to pass this fascination onto my students at iTalki and I can't wait! After having had 15+ years of experience teaching music, it goes without saying that I really enjoy passing on my 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 through it like a main thread. By figuring out what exactly you would like to learn and paving the way towards reaching your own goal, with lots of fun and laughs along the way, I’m confident that my classes will provide you a fun way to learn a new language. We will make our Dutch classes funky, because funky starts with FUN for a reason! During my lessons, my main aim is to help you feel confident with your Dutch and enjoy the ride towards that goal. We are go...
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Trial Lesson
51 lessons completed
USD 7.20+
Dutch speaking, understanding & listening for beginning students
A1-A2
Language Essentials
186 lessons completed
USD 16.70+
Dutch speaking, understanding, listening and reading for intermediate/advanced students
B1-C1
Language Essentials
74 lessons completed
USD 13.20+
Training for integration exam
B1-C1
Language Essentials
3 lessons completed
USD 15.70+
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Patient·4
Pronunciation·1
For beginners·22
kiran S/O Kasinathan
8 Dutch lessons
I have tried classes from various tutors. After taking a few lessons with Bob, I am excited to continue learning with him. I leave each lesson feeling motivated and more importantly, sufficiently challenged. This balance means Bob is a great teacher in pushing you to improve your Dutch while maintaining a supportive environment. Would highly recommend!
Student Christian Pohlmann
Christian Pohlmann
36 Dutch lessons
I've just had a very pleasant conversational lesson with Bob. I'm looking forward to pick up regular lessons with him again. Thanks Bob en tot de volgende keer :)
Student Inna
Inna
11 Dutch lessons
I completed my first course with Bob today, and I’m going to book another package! Bob is a patient and attentive teacher, and a great conversation partner. He consistently corrects my mistakes and helps me say things more naturally in Dutch. That really builds confidence. 🇳🇱 Ik heb vandaag mijn eerste cursus met Bob afgerond en ik ga een nieuw pakket boeken. Bob is een geduldige docent en een fijne gesprekspartner. We hebben veel interessante gesprekken in het Nederlands gevoerd. Hij corrigeert fouten altijd meteen en legt uit wat de juiste manier is om te zeggen wat ik bedoel. Dat is heel behulpzaam. Dankjewel, Bob, en tot de volgende keer!
Student mark appleford
mark appleford
2 Dutch lessons
Bob makes lessons fun and relevant and was great at letting me direct the topics to areas that suited me and made learning better
Zuzana Sklenková
3 Dutch lessons
It was a very nice intro lesson, I learnt some new words and was encouraged to speak.
Student Prashant Mittagunta
Prashant Mittagunta
7 Dutch lessons
It was my first class and it went really well. Bob taught me basic sentences in Dutch and also corrected my pronunciation in a very friendly way.