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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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Age: | Children (7-12 years old) Teenagers (13-17 years old) Adults (18-64 years old) Seniors (65+ years old) |
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Student level: | Beginner Intermediate Advanced |
Duration: | 30 minutes 45 minutes 60 minutes |
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 (3)
Melissa is a great docent. I had a good first lesson and I intend to keep learning with her.
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.
It was a very nice and educational lesson, I will learn a lot from this
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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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