Native Dutch Speaker with over 15 Years Lecturing Experience
Teaches
Dutch
Native
Speaks
English
French
Chinese (Mandarin)
Portuguese
Spanish
Native Dutch Speaker with over 15 Years Lecturing Experience
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
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Fromย SurinameLiving in Paramaribo, Surinameย (23:24ย UTC-03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 25, 2023
Interest topicSports & FitnessFoodArt
Hi,
My name is Karen. I am from Suriname. In 1975, my country became independent from the Netherlands. So, Dutch is my mother tongue.
I love languages. I am proficient in English and I also speak French, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish and the local Sranan Tongo.
Exploiting new destinations, meeting people and learning about different cultures are my favorite activities. I am also interested in getting to know you!
Me as a Teacher
I studied business management, law and tourism. Since 2007, I have been teaching different subjects to mainly adolescents, adults and professionals. I am pedagogically qualified to develop study materials, to teach and to assess students. If you are interested in learning practical or business Dutch, you are at the right place. I can help you develop your listening and speaking skills in a formal and less formal way. Your pronunciation will improve and you will learn about typical Dutch expressions.
My lessons & teaching style
I invite you to book a trial lesson with me. We become acquainted and discuss your leaning objectives. I asses your current level and ask you a few questions to learn more about your reason for taking language lessons. The information will enable me to create personalized lessons for you.
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Flashcards
Articles and news
Quizzes
Test templates and examples
Graphs and charts
Homework Assignments
Education
2012 - 2015
Master's - Strategy, Business Management, MarketingMaastricht School of ManagementI hold a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a specialization in management and competitive strategy.
Thank you so much Karen for another amazing lesson. You are a very prepared teacher and I can see that you put lots of effort to prepare our classes. I really appreciate what you are doing, dankjewel ๐๐๐ป
Jun 17, 2024
Pauli
3 Dutch lessons
Bedankt voor de les, Karen!
Jun 10, 2024
Glenda Acerbi
6 Dutch lessons
Karen is an amazing teacher. She adapted her lessons to my request. We are analysing poems, as I love literature, and we discuss about the history of Suriname linked to the poems we are reading, learning Dutch grammar and vocabulary at the same time. Her lessons are so well constructed and full of cultural material, it really shows her effort to prepare a super well structured lesson. Dank je wel Karen ๐๐ป๐
Jun 6, 2024
Glenda Acerbi
6 Dutch lessons
Dankjewel Karen for such amazing lesson! You were so kind to search for poems knowing that I like them. It was also the perfect poem for my level. You are an amazing teacher! Thank you so much for your effort ๐ค
May 23, 2024
Glenda Acerbi
6 Dutch lessons
Dankjewel Karen! I love to study with you. You are such a nice and kind person and I love the structure of our lessons. They are always very reach in contents! Thank you for teaching me your language ๐ท๐๐ป
Apr 19, 2024
Glenda Acerbi
6 Dutch lessons
Karen is a wonderful teacher. She is so kind, patient and very professional. I loved our first lesson together and I can't wait for the next one! Heel erg bedankt!