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English courses

TaalTaal offers quality English courses on several levels. Our groups are small and dynamic, so you will have lots of personal attention and guidance.

The new season starts in the week of 18 September 2023 and consists of 11 lessons of 120 minutes.

Prefer to participate in the season that starts in the week of April 22nd 2024? (in-person and online available)
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It is possible to sign up for a course that is already running. Please take into account about 2.5 hours of self-study and homework next to the regular courses.

You are welcome to also come to the informal sessions every Thursday evening under the new All-You-Can-Talk program. Practise your English to the point of perfection!

Are you interested in signing up? Please use the sign up buttons located under each course description. If you have any questions, you're welcome to call us, send an e-mail or use the contact form.

OK Starting September 2023, TaalTaal will offer an upgraded course program with regular lessons of 2 hours each so that you will make progress more quickly at a pace that's still comfortable. If you're an existing student and would like to learn which follow-up class is the best fit for you, please feel free to contact us.

Please note: private lessons and intensive courses can be started at any time.

Course overview

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Be sure to also attend the informal practise sessions! Make your course even more effective! (more information)

English Elementary NEW 1 (A1+)

week commencing 18 September
€318

Description: English Elementary NEW 1 covers the first half of the English File book. Topics include work, hobbies, people, places, and daily routines.

For whom: Students who completed the Beginner courses or have CEFR level A1.

Result after the course: You will have improved your basic skills in forming standard sentences using the present simple, past simple, and present continuous, as well as begin to learn about the future tense when talking about a wide range of topics.

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 11 weeks:

* Thursday between 20:00 and 22:00 hrs
* Saturday between 12:00 and 14:00 hrs
* Saturday between 9:00 and 11:00 hrs

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

Lesson method: The book (exclusive) can usually be used for multiple courses. You can easily order via bol.com.

book

English File Elementary (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194031592)

English Elementary NEW 2 (A1-A2)

week commencing 18 September
€318

Description: This course covers the second half of the English File Book, Chapters 7-12. Topics include arts, culture, the internet, and future plans. This will further increase your speaking skills and reading comprehension.

Result after the course: You will have gained sufficient practice to be confident enough to place orders at restaurants and bars, make reservations by phone and online, make comparisons using a wider range of adjectives to describe people, places, and things.

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 11 weeks:

* Thursday between 18:00 and 20:00 hrs
* Saturday between 12:00 and 14:00 hrs

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

Lesson method: The book (exclusive) can usually be used for multiple courses. You can easily order via bol.com.

book

English File Elementary (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194031592)

English Pre-Intermediate NEW 1 (A2)

week commencing 18 September
€318

Description: This course covers the first half of the English File Book, Chapters 1-6. Topics include holidays, personal relationships, lifestyle, and future plans and dreams

Result after the course: You will have gained new skills in forming complex sentences using modal verbs, phrasal verbs and correct word order, further improved pronunciation, and acquired some basic writing skills as well. Your enriched vocabulary will allow you to discuss more abstract concepts, describe emotions, and make predictions about the future.

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 11 weeks:

* Tuesday between 10:00 and 12:00 hrs
* Friday between 18:00 and 20:00 hrs ( start: week of 9 October) (ONLINE)

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

Lesson method: The book (exclusive) can usually be used for multiple courses. You can easily order via bol.com.

book

English File Pre-Intermediate (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194037419)

English Pre-Intermediate NEW 2 (A2-B1)

week commencing 18 September
€318

Description: This course covers the second half of the English File Book, chapters 7-12. Topics include health and anatomy, sports and movement, and phone conversations.

Result after the course: You will have learned to communicate ideas and opinions about prominent figures in history, politics, and popular culture with a marked improvement in fluency, acquiring the ability to use the present perfect tense, the passive voice, reported speech, modals, and quantifiers. Your reading skills will have improved and you begin to think, speak, and write in complex sentences with some ability to paraphrase.

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 11 weeks: Tuesday between 20:00 and 22:00 hrs

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

Lesson method: The book (exclusive) can usually be used for multiple courses. You can easily order via bol.com.

book

English File Pre-Intermediate (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194037419)

English Intermediate NEW 1 (B1+)

week commencing 18 September
€318

Description: English Intermediate NEW 1 is the first of three parts of our Intermediate course which covers Chapters 1-3 of the English File book. Topics include finances, modern family life, personality, and gender roles.

Result after the course: You will have reinforced your understanding and use of the present simple and continuous tenses, the use of present tenses in future forms, and learned rudimentary use of the present perfect continuous. You will have been introduced to strong adjectives, collocations, and proper adjective + preposition combinations which you can use to express comparisons between people and experiences. Your pronunciation has improved through the practice of short and long vowel sounds and proper sentence stress.

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 11 weeks:

* Tuesday between 20:00 and 22:00 hrs
* Tuesday between 10:00 and 12:00 hrs

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

Lesson method: The book (exclusive) can usually be used for multiple courses. You can easily order via bol.com.

book

English File Intermediate (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194035910)

English Upper-Intermediate NEW 1 (B2)

week commencing 18 September
€318

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 11 weeks:

* Wednesday between 18:00 and 20:00 hrs
* Thursday between 10:00 and 12:00 hrs ( start: week of 9 October)

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

Lesson method: The book (exclusive) can usually be used for multiple courses. You can easily order via bol.com.

book

English File Upper-Intermediate (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194039697)

English Advanced NEW 1 (B2-C1)

week commencing 18 September
€318

Description: English Advanced NEW 1 is part 1 of 3 of our Advanced course which covers Chapters 1-3 of the English File book. Topics include conflict and warfare, books and films, personality types, and career choices.

Result after the course: You will have gained a higher level of proficiency that enables you to perform complex tasks related to work and study as well as share opinions on a wide range of topics including literature, cinema, and work-life balance with greater detail. You demonstrate flexibility between formal and informal styles while engaging in academic, business, and professional discourse. Your vocabulary will have been enriched with idiomatic expressions, phrasal verbs, and discourse markers which you can comfortably use in written and spoken communication. Advanced listening activities have fine tuned your ability to understand colloquial language, enabling you participate in meaningful social interactions, understand various types of humour, and respond appropriately in English-speaking environments. You will have tackled various types of complex written material that demonstrate proper writing structure and organisation.

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 11 weeks:

* Monday between 9:00 and 11:00 hrs
* Saturday between 10:00 and 12:00 hrs

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

Lesson method: The book (exclusive) can usually be used for multiple courses. You can easily order via bol.com.

book

English File advanced (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194038355)

English Advanced NEW 3 (C1)

week commencing 18 September
€318

Description: English Advanced NEW 2 is the last part of our Advanced course covers Chapters 7-10 of the English File book. Topics include travel and tourism, future plans and arrangements, sense and perception.

Result after the course: Your English proficiency will have reached near-native proficiency and enabling you to function in an English-speaking country with a greater sense of autonomy. You use the complete range of sentence structures, synonyms, advanced gerunds, connectors and cohesive devices with ease and precision in both written and spoken forms of communication. You can easily read lengthy, demanding texts on a wide range of topics, write clear, well-organised, and cohesive texts on complex subjects for various purposes and effectively practice proof-reading and revision. You are able to speak confidently, fluently, and clearly, readily accessing a rich vocabulary for social, academic, and professional contexts.

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 11 weeks: Wednesday between 10:00 and 12:00 hrs

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

Lesson method: The book (exclusive) can usually be used for multiple courses. You can easily order via bol.com.

book

English File advanced (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194038355)

AYCT English (beg/el/p-i)

week commencing 25 September
€0

Description: TaalTaal offers the possibility of following extra conversation lessons at the level of your regular course in addition to the regular lessons. If you are already following an English course at TaalTaal, there are no extra costs involved. The lessons are given by experienced teachers in order to improve your speaking skills.

For whom: These sessions are specifically meant for students who are already doing lessons at TaalTaal. Of course, you can always take a trial lesson. People who are not yet following a course at TaalTaal can also take part in these lessons for a fee. In this case, please contact us at 070-3226091 or you can also send an email to info@taaltaal.nl.

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 10 weeks: Thursday between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

Registration procedure: There is a registration list on the board between classrooms 4.1 and 4.2. Here you can enter your name and your regular class for the days you would like to take the extra AYCT lessons. Taking into account the capacity of the classrooms, the sessions are divided into levels and lessons are given once a week. One class is for the levels Beginner/Elementary and Pre-Intermediate and the other class for the levels Intermediate, Upper-intermediate and Advanced.

AYCT English (int/up-int/adv)

week commencing 25 September
€0

Description: TaalTaal offers the possibility of following extra conversation lessons at the level of your regular course in addition to the regular lessons. If you are already following a English course with TaalTaal, there are no extra costs involved. The lessons are given by experienced teachers in order to improve your speaking skills.

For whom: These sessions are specifically meant for students who are already doing lessons at TaalTaal. Of course, you can always take a trial lesson. People who are not yet following a course at TaalTaal can also take part in these lessons for a fee. In this case, please contact us at 070-3226091 or you can also send an email to info@taaltaal.nl.

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 10 weeks: Thursday between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

Registration procedure: There is a registration list on the board between classrooms 4.1 and 4.2. Here you can enter your name and your regular class for the days you would like to take the extra AYCT lessons. Taking into account the capacity of the classrooms, the sessions are divided into levels and lessons are given once a week. One class is for the levels Beginner/Elementary and Pre-Intermediate and the other class for levels Intermediate, Upper-intermediate and Advanced.

English Conversation B+

week commencing 18 September
€318

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 11 weeks: Tuesday between 12:00 and 13:30 hrs

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

Accent Reduction Course (C1)

week commencing 20 November
€318

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 11 weeks: Saturday between 14:00 and 15:30 hrs

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

English Beginner 1 (A0+)

week commencing 18 September
€238

Description: English Beginner 1 is the first part of our basic English course. You will learn how to introduce yourself in English. How to describe your family and the use of the verb 'to be' will also be discussed. At the end, you will be able to have short conversations in English.You are able to count to 100 and will be able to place orders in a shop, restaurant, or bar.

For whom: Complete beginners without any prior knowledge of English.

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 11 weeks:

* Monday between 20:00 and 21:30 hrs
* Saturday between 10:00 and 12:00 hrs (8 weeks)

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

Advice for new students: If you want to know what the best course is for you, we can plan an intake to determine your exact level. Contact us on 0031-(0)70 3226091 or send an email to info@taaltaal.nl

Lesson method: The book (exclusive) can usually be used for multiple courses. You can easily order via bol.com.

book

English File Beginner (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194029803)

English Beginner 2 (A0-A1)

week commencing 18 September
€238

Description: During this course you will learn a.g. the 'present simple', word order and the verb 'can/can't' and at the end, you will know how to make questions and you are able to talk about food and drinks, work, sports and other activities.

For whom: Beginners with some knowledge of English or students who have already followed the Beginner 1 course.

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 11 weeks:

* Monday between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs
* Saturday between 10:00 and 12:00 hrs (8 weeks // start: week of 27 November)

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

Lesson method: The book (exclusive) can usually be used for multiple courses. You can easily order via bol.com.

book

English File Beginner (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194029803)

English Beginner 3 (A1)

week commencing 18 September
€238

Description: English Beginner 3 is the third part of our basic English course. During this course you will learn a.g. the 'present continuous',the 'past simple', irregular verbs and prepositions. After the course, you can make sentences in the past and present and you able to talk about shopping and clothes and about travelling and holidays.

For whom: Beginners with some knowledge of English or students who have already followed the Beginner 2 course.

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 11 weeks:

* Monday between 20:00 and 21:30 hrs
* Wednesday between 19:00 and 20:30 hrs ( start: week of 2 October) (ONLINE)
* Thursday between 12:00 and 13:30 hrs ( start: week of 2 October)
* Saturday between 9:00 and 10:30 hrs

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

Lesson method: The book (exclusive) can usually be used for multiple courses. You can easily order via bol.com.

book

English File Beginner (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194029803)

English Elementary 1 (A1)

week commencing 9 October
€238

Description: English Elementary 1 is the first part of our Elementary English course. The complete course consists of 3 parts. Some themes are introducing yourself and how to describe your family and friends.

For whom: This course is meant for students with some knowledge of English or students who have already followed our Beginner 3 course.

Result after the course: You know how to introduce yourself, how to use standard sentences and how to talk about daily routines, habits and hobbies.

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 8 weeks: Saturday between 12:30 and 14:30 hrs

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

If you would like to know what the best course is for you, we can plan an intake to determine your exact level. Contact us on 0031-(0)70 3226091 or send an email to info@taaltaal.nl

Lesson method: The book (exclusive) can usually be used for multiple courses. You can easily order via bol.com.

book

English File Elementary (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194031592)

English Elementary 3 (A1-A2)

week commencing 25 September
€238

Description: English Elementary 3 is the third part of our Elementary English course. The complete course consists of 3 parts. Some themes are food and drinks, internet and future plans.

For whom: This course is meant for students with some knowledge of English or students who have already finished our Elementary 2 course.

Result after the course: You are able to place orders in restaurants and bars, make comparisons about all kinds of people or things. You are also capable of making online reservations or reservations by telephone. After you have finished this course you are able to register for our English Pre-Intermediate course.

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 11 weeks: Monday between 19:00 and 20:30 hrs

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

If you would like to know what the best course is for you, we can plan an intake to determine your exact level. Contact us on 0031-(0)70 3226091 or send an email to info@taaltaal.nl

Lesson method: The book (exclusive) can usually be used for multiple courses. You can easily order via bol.com.

book

English File Elementary (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194031592)

English Intermediate 1 (B1)

week commencing 18 September
€238

Description: English Intermediate 1 is the first part of our English Intermediate courses. The complete course consists of 3 parts. Some themes are transport, food and stereotypes.

For whom: This course is meant for students with a CEFR level B1 or for students who have already followed our Pre-Intermediate 3 course.

Result after the course: You are able to make sentences in the past, present and future. Also, you can easily make comparisons about all kinds of topics and you are able to talk extensively about people and their peculiarities. The correct use of articles is also no longer a problem for you.

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 8 weeks: Sunday between 10:00 and 12:00 hrs

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

If you would like to know what the best course is for you, we can plan an intake to determine your exact level. Contact us on 0031-(0)70 3226091 or send an email to info@taaltaal.nl

Lesson method: The book (exclusive) can usually be used for multiple courses. You can easily order via bol.com.

book

English File Intermediate (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194035910)

English Intermediate 3 (B1-B2)

week commencing 18 September
€238

Description: English Intermediate 3 is the third part of our English Intermediate courses. The complete course consists of 3 parts. Some themes are education, the internet and money.

For whom: This course is meant for students with a CEFR level B1 or for students who have already followed our Intermediate 2 course.

Result after the course: You can talk at length and write in detail regarding educational systems and about the influence of the Internet. You will also be capable of talking about income and money by using conditional tenses. At the end of this course you are almost at a CEFR level B2 and can now start following one of our English Upper-Intermediate courses.

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 11 weeks: Wednesday between 20:00 and 21:30 hrs

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

If you would like to know what the best course is for you, we can plan an intake to determine your exact level. Contact us on 0031-(0)70 3226091 or send an email to info@taaltaal.nl

Lesson method: The book (exclusive) can usually be used for multiple courses. You can easily order via bol.com.

book

English File Intermediate (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194035910)

English Upper-Intermediate 2 (B2)

week commencing 18 September
€238

Result after the course: You can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, recognising their implicit meanings. You can express yourself fluently and spontaneously without searching for words. You can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. You can produce clear, well-structured, detailed texts about complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices. The end level of this course is in accordance with the CEFR level B2.

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 11 weeks: Friday between 10:00 and 11:30 hrs

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

Lesson method: The book (exclusive) can usually be used for multiple courses. You can easily order via bol.com.

book

English File Upper-Intermediate (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194039697)

English Elementary 3/RUS (A2)

week commencing 18 September
€238

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 5 weeks:

* Saturday between 12:00 and 13:30 hrs ( start: week of 11 December)
* Saturday between 16:00 and 17:30 hrs (11 weeks)

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

Lesson method: The book (exclusive) can usually be used for multiple courses. You can easily order via bol.com.

book

English File Elementary (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194031592)

English Intermediate 4/RUS (B1-B2)

week commencing 18 September
€238

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Once a week during 11 weeks: Saturday between 12:00 and 13:30 hrs

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

English IELTS training (B2)

week commencing 25 September
€495

Description: During this course you're going to be drilled in each of the four exam parts: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. You will be using real assignments from previous exams. Extra attention will be given to the most difficult part of the exam, which is Writing. The course is both intensive and effective, but to get the most out of it, you will have to allocate sufficient time for both the contact hours and homework.

For whom: Students who already have an Upper-Intermediate or higher level (CEFR B2) and need to pass the IELTS exam. Usually it's for studying at a college or university in the Netherlands or abroad.

Frequency, duration, day and time:  Twice a week during 7 weeks: Monday and Friday between 18:00 and 20:00 hrs

Optional: Extra practise sessions once a week between 18:30 and 20:00 hrs (part of the All-You-Can-Talk program aimed at practise making perfect!)

Lesson method: The book (exclusive) can usually be used for multiple courses. You can easily order via bol.com.

book

Cambridge IELTS 12 Academic Student's Book with Answers €35.00

(ISBN: 9781316637821)

Intensive English Course

€975

Description: An intensive course is given privately (for 1 person) and consists of 15 contact hours divided over 1 or 2 weeks, for example 5 consecutive days of 3 hours each. The exact configuration can be discussed with the teacher for best possible results. Please do take into account time needed for self-study and homework.

Frequency, duration, day and time:  flexible

Lesson method: Any lesson method may be used, but as an indication, you can consider one of the following standard books.

book

English File Beginner (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194029803)

book

English File Elementary (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194031592)

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English File Pre-Intermediate (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194037419)

book

English File Intermediate (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194035910)

book

English File Upper-Intermediate (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194039697)

book

English File advanced (4th) €48.00

(ISBN: 9780194038355)

Our Philosophy

* Quality education by experienced teachers * Focus on practical results * Lots of conversation * Excellent return on price + time investment * Excursions with teacher and fellow students (on request) * Accelerated courses available *