by Wendy van Dalen | 25 May 2022 | Dutch as a second language, NT2
Learning to spell verbs is difficult for children. Despite spending a lot of time and attention on it in school, students make mistakes in writing assignments. They seem to have forgotten all the rules in practice. In this blog, I first discuss what are the main...
by Wendy van Dalen | 2 March 2022 | Dutch as a second language, expat children, NT2
Code-switching is the switching of languages by multilinguals within a single conversation. “He is bragging! This is a statement, I frequently hear when expat children switch languages or use them interchangeably. Mixing languages is bragging, exaggerating, or a...
by Wendy van Dalen | 28 December 2021 | Dutch as a second language, learning Dutch as a third language, NT2
Why do we only work with Dutch teachers with a degree? And, also only teachers with experience in teaching Dutch to children? First of all: Since the start of Dutch for Children (DfC), we have worked with Dutch-trained teachers. Now seven years ago. We don’t...
by Wendy van Dalen | 18 November 2021 | Dutch as a second language, expat children, learning Dutch as a third language, NT2
Advantages and disadvantages of multilingual parenting have often been discussed by people. People who are entirely in favor of multilingual education and by people who are critical of this. In this blog, I discuss the most important myths and benefits surrounding...
by Wendy van Dalen | 12 October 2021 | Dutch as a second language, expat children in the Netherlands
What can you do to stimulate the language development of your multilingual child? When you live abroad, other languages are often more important. On the street, at school, and work. It may very well be that Dutch is used less and less. The lack of continuity in...
by Wendy van Dalen | 22 September 2021 | Dutch as a second language, expat children, expat children in the Netherlands, learning Dutch as a third language, NT2
The conditions to learn Dutch as a second or third language I will explain how the Dutch online lessons work for expat children, based on the conditions to learn (Dutch as a) a second or third language. Children learn a second language fastest if they receive...
