What my students say

Natural gift for teaching

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Fantastic teacher with a natural gift for teaching. Her approach is clear, fun and highly adaptable to my needs, which has been really effective in my journey to learn Dutch. She has a very structured way of teaching with clear goals, and even though we follow a specific program, sometimes we focus on something else in order to deal with my questions or specific areas where I need to improve. I found the motivation and confidence that I needed in order to dare to speak in Dutch, and for all these reasons I highly recommend Susan as your teacher. - Nadia Abadi Pérez A2

Building confidence

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I’m currently studying Dutch at the A2 level with Susan, starting from the basics. Her guidance has been key in building my confidence with such a challenging language.

What I appreciate most is her dynamic and well-rounded teaching style — she uses diverse resources to develop all skills: reading, writing, vocabulary, listening, and speaking. Each class is engaging and keeps me motivated.

Her ability to explain key concepts in Spanish when needed has also been a big plus for beginners like me, while still promoting immersion in Dutch.

Susan is a dedicated, empathetic, and professional teacher who adapts to her students’ needs. I highly recommend her to anyone looking to learn Dutch effectively. - René Muñoz A2

Individual needs

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Susan is a great teacher. She is very professional and always prepared. You can see she puts a lot of time and attention to every detail of the course which I really appreciate. She creates a welcoming and motivating environment during the classes. She has a lot of ideas for new ways of practicing the language. Given that currently I can not do more than one 90 min class per hour I am surprised that after 12 lessons I am making progress. I would recommend Susan and Teach for Life for anybody who wants to learn in a way that is attuned to individual needs. Susan understands challenges that come with learning Dutch and helps you navigate it in a practical ways. The classes she prepares and runs are much more interesting and educational usual standard language courses. - Aleksandra Favero A1

Real progress

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When I decided to take the course, I was at level A2/B1. Before that, I had taken five group courses, from A0 to B1. I couldn't improve my Dutch any further there, so I only wanted to take one-on-one lessons. I wanted to improve my Dutch and practice speaking more. Susan helped me with that and more. Susan was very flexible. We could meet at different places. She was professional and organized and had a plan for every lesson covering speaking, reading, and grammar. But if I wanted to speak alone for the entire lesson, she had plenty of exercises for that too.
After 12 lessons, I think my language level was B1. My speaking was much better, and I became more confident speaking Dutch and more motivated to learn more Dutch.. - Mortada Al-Amine, B1

Stress free learning

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I am currently taking my second course with Susan at Teach for Life. I opted for a 1:1 course so that it could be customized to my learning needs and have been very pleased with everything. The learning materials are practical and Susan is a professional who puts a lot of effort into organizing each lesson. Just as much, I appreciate her warmth and quick smile, which takes away so much of the stress of language learning. I have enjoyed her courses and would highly recommend her to anyone wanting to improve their Dutch. - Adrian, B1

Passion

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Susan is de lerares waar je van droomt. Ze heeft de geduld om mijn “stupid” vragen te antwoorden. En ze kan moeilijke dingen uitleggen op een simpele manier. Maar, wat ik belangrijkst vind, is dat wat ze uitgelegd je niet meer vergeet. Natuurlijk, met veel oefeningen:) Susans lessen zijn waardevol en je krijgt veel aandacht. Ik weet zeker dat ik doorgaan wil. Ze heeft mooie en simpele slides voor ons gemaakt, zodat kunnen we altijd terugkijken en leren.
Zoekt jij een leraar met passie, geduld en met wie het niet saai voelt, dan Susan is ‘the one’. Alleen een goede lerares is niet genoeg. Maar dankzij de motivatie en ondersteuning die je krijgt, wordt steeds makkelijker en makkelijker te doorgaan. - Luminita, A2

Sentence structure

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Voor de lessen kon ik moeilijk het verschil vinden tussen de en het na de lessen kon ik makkelijk het onderscheid tussen de en het vinden.
Jou bijdrage was zodanig goed dat ik nu makkelijk het verschil kan maken tussen het opbouwen van een een zin op tegenwoordig tijd en verleden tijd met de juiste zinsbouw. - Daniel, B1

Patient

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She is always kind, helpful, patient, and well-prepared. I can just recommend her. - Kristóf A2

Flexible

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She is flexible with the hours. She takes in consideration the student and change the class according to the student needs - Lidia A1/A2

Creative

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Haar didactiek heeft enorm positief bijgedragen aan het onderwijs. Ze heeft veel zicht op de lesstof. Ze evalueert de resultaten en stelt nieuwe doelen op die passend zijn. Ik zou Susan als docent van harte aanbevelen, omdat ze echt kijkt naar het individu en wat hij of zij nodig heeft om zich verder te ontwikkelen. Ze is gestructureerd, punctueel en duidelijk. Daarnaast kan ze goed organiseren en is ze creatief in het vormgeven van haar lessen. - Femke, former co-worker

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