Study Dutch in Taiwan
Curious about the Dutch language? Are you planning to study at a Dutch or Belgian university? Is your employer sending you as an expat to the Flemish biotech industry or to the high-tech industry in the south of the Netherlands? Or will you get married to a Dutch or Belgian national?
DUTCH APPROACH provides Dutch language courses in Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung and online! Our courses are ‘Beginner’, ‘Proficiency’ and any level in between: CEFR* A1 to C2. For levels A1 and A2 we use the method Start.nl, for higher levels we use the textbooks Nederland in actie/op niveau/naar perfectie. Teaching is in small groups of 4 to 6 (online) or 4 to 8 (in-class) students. Each course is 10 classes (1 class per week, each class 2 hours).
Beginner courses Taipei
Our classrooms in Taipei for the Tuesday evening course are at a convenient location close to DaAn MRT station, while the Saturday morning classes are located close to ZhongShan MRT Station. We offer a 10-week in-class introduction course ‘Beginner 1’ (1 class per week, each class 2 hours). You can sign up through this enrollment form. If you have any questions about our courses, you can contact us through info@dutch-approach.nl.
- Introduction course ‘Beginner 1’ in Taipei:
- Tuesday evening 19:00-21:00 TW: AUG 22, 29 / SEP 5, 12, 19, 26 / OCT 3, 17, 24, 31
- Saturday morning 9:30-11:30 TW: SEP 2, 9, 16 / OCT 7, 14, 21, 28 / NOV 4, 11, 18
Beginner courses Hsinchu
Our classroom in Hsinchu is at a convenient location close to Hsinchu TRA Station. Currently we have no classes in Hsinchu, please check below for the schedule of our online classes. If you have any questions about our courses, you can contact us through info@dutch-approach.nl.
Beginner courses Taichung
Our classroom in Taichung is at a convenient location close to ShuiAn Temple MRT Station. We offer a 10-week in-class introduction course ‘Beginner 1’ (1 class per week, each class 2 hours). You can sign up through this enrollment form. If you have any questions about our courses, you can contact us through info@dutch-approach.nl.
- Introduction course ‘Beginner 1’ in Taichung:
- Tuesday evening 19:00-21:00 TW: AUG 22, 29 / SEP 5, 12, 19, 26 / OCT 3, 17, 24, 31
Beginner courses Tainan
Our classroom in Tainan is at a convenient location close to Tainan TRA Station. We offer a 10-week in-class introduction course ‘Beginner 1’ (1 class per week, each class 2 hours). You can sign up through this enrollment form. If you have any questions about our courses, you can contact us through info@dutch-approach.nl.
- Introduction course ‘Beginner 1’ in Tainan:
- Tuesday evening 19:00-21:00 TW: AUG 22, 29 / SEP 5, 12, 19, 26 / OCT 3, 17, 24, 31
Beginner courses Kaohsiung
Our classrooms in Kaohsiung are at a convenient location close to Kaohsiung Main Station. We offer a 10-week in-class introduction course ‘Beginner 1’ (1 class per week, each class 2 hours). You can sign up through this enrollment form. If you have any questions about our courses, you can contact us through info@dutch-approach.nl.
- Introduction course ‘Beginner 1’ in Kaohsiung:
- Tuesday evening 19:00-21:00 TW: AUG 22, 29 / SEP 5, 12, 19, 26 / OCT 3, 17, 24, 31
Online beginner courses
DUTCH APPROACH also offers online courses, so no matter where you live, you can join Dutch class with Taiwanese classmates. Teaching is in small groups of 4 to 6 students, each course is 10 classes (1 class per week, each class 2 hours). Our teachers are native Dutch, and also speak Chinese and English. If you have any questions about our courses, you can contact us through info@dutch-approach.nl.
- Online introduction course ‘Beginner 1’ (CH):
- Tuesday evening 20:00-22:00 TW: SEP 5, 12, 19, 26 / OCT 3, 17, 24, 31 / NOV 7, 14
- SIGN UP HERE
We also have courses with an English speaking teacher (the teacher does not speak Chinese, the language of instruction is English).
- Online introduction course ‘Beginner 1’ (EN):
- Tuesday evening 20:00–22:00 TW: AUG 22, 29 / SEP 5, 12, 19, 26 / OCT 3, 17, 24, 31
- Thursday morning 10:00–12:00 TW: AUG 24, 31 / SEP 7, 14, 21 / OCT 5, 12, 19, 26 / NOV 2
- Saturday afternoon 15:00–17:00 TW: AUG 26 / SEP 2, 9, 16, 30 / OCT 7, 14, 21, 28 / NOV 4
- SIGN UP HERE
Our teaching method
Our method Start.nl is for people who want to learn Dutch quickly in a communicative and interactive way. The website and textbook are equally important, each chapter starts with ‘preparation’ on the website. After the preparation on the interactive website, students can put their new knowledge into practice in class. In every chapter there is also attention for Dutch culture. Homework for the course is approximately 2 to 3 hours a week (20 to 30 minutes per day). Classes are confirmed after the minimum number of students have paid the tuition fee**.
Our teachers are all Dutch natives, with in-class and online teaching experience. The teachers live or have lived in Taiwan and are familiar with culture and language, which gives them the understanding of particular difficulties for Mandarin speakers to learn the Dutch language. The language of instruction is Chinese and/or English.
More advanced courses
If you have already followed a Dutch language course and have obtained some language skills, DUTCH APPROACH does offer language courses from level A1 to C2. If you are interested in joining one of our more advanced courses, please contact info@dutch-approach.nl.
Tailored courses for companies
DUTCH APPROACH offers on-site courses for companies. For Taiwanese, Dutch or Belgian companies who want their staff to master the Dutch language, DUTCH APPROACH offers tailored courses for their employees. For more information: info@dutch-approach.nl.
*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages / 歐洲語言共同參考框架
**) Refund of the tuition fee is determined according to local regulation.