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Learn Papiamentu for beginners to advanced learners 🇦🇼🇧🇶🇨🇼

Are you planning to visit (one of ) the ABC islands for work or vacation and interested in learning Papiamentu? Do you already speak some Papiamentu, but would like to improve your proficiency, pronunciation or conversational skills? Book a class and I’ll help you on your journey to learning our beautiful language.

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At teacher's location: Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
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Children (7-12 years old)
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The class is taught in:Dutch, English, Spanish

About Me

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I'm a speech therapist born and raised on the beautiful island of Curaçao. I'm currently living in The Netherlands where I work as a speech therapist and a teacher of Dutch as a second language. I also love to learn languages and can speak 4 languages fluently.

Education

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- 2016 Bachelors in Speech Therapy at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences in Zwolle

-2017 Post Bachelors course Teacher of Dutch as a second language at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Experience / Qualifications

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- 2018-2020: Teacher of Dutch as a second language at Roc van Twente.
- 2020-now: Teacher of Dutch as a second language at/ business owner of The Speech Studio

Reviews (2)

It was a very nice and educational lesson, I will learn a lot from this
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I had a very good first lesson with Melissa. She is very nice, patience and put extra effort in providing me with the material I need to practice on my own inbetween lessons.
In my language classes I focus mainly on conversational skills and practicing essential vocabulary for the level you wish to achieve. I offer the following services: - Dutch classes from level A1 to C1 - Pronunciation - Accent modification

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  • Instructor since November 2023
  • 2 repeat students
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