Dutch Academy Eindhoven Placement Test A2 Level Part 1 Please read each question twice before you choose an answer! Your official name Your email I confirm that this test will be completed by myself and agree to receive emails from Dutch Academy Eindhoven 1. Why would you like to learn Dutch? I need Dutch for my job and career. I need Dutch for the Civic Integration Exam (inburgeringsexamen). I do not need Dutch. Just for fun. I need Dutch for my future in the Netherlands. None 2. Do you have any experience with learning a foreign language as an adult? No, I do not. From our experience, we can tell that learning a second language requires much more effort and time than learning a third language. Our Dutch course is best suited for people who have already learned a foreign language as an adult. They are already familiar with the learning of a new language. Our course is quite intensive, and it could potentially be too demanding for you. We just want to inform you that the pace of our Dutch course may be too intensive for you, as it happened to some other people in the past. It does not mean that you can not enroll in our Dutch course. If you are 100% confident in your learning, you can proceed with this test. If you are not sure about it, you can stop taking this test and close your browser. Yes, I do! I have experience with learning a foreign language as an adult. None 2. Our Dutch course consists of two important parts: Dutch lessons and homework. If you are not going to do your homework, you will not be able to do our speaking exercises with your fellow students in our classes. How much time are you going to spend on your homework? As much as I can! I will do my best to do all of your homework! From time to time. It depends on my schedule. I don’t have much time. It is not my priority. None 3. How much time are you going to spend on practicing Dutch every week (speaking, reading, listening, trying to communicate with Dutch people)? From time to time. It depends on my schedule. I don’t have much time. As much as I can! None 4. How would you rate your level of English? I can speak English well. I speak a little English. I speak fluent English. My English is so-so. I do not speak English. None 5. Do you know the difference between 'Your' and 'You’re'? Even native English speakers often make mistakes with these two words.Your is a possessive – it means something belongs to you. Example: your name, your car, your house.The word you’re is short for 'you are'. Example: you’re beautiful, you’re smart, you’re welcome. You’re means beautiful, smart, welcome. Your is a possessive. You’re means 'You are'. Your means 'You possess something'. You’re means You smart. Your means Your are name. You’re is short for You are. Your are is long for You are. None 6. Our courses are designed for highly educated people. Having a higher education degree is not an absolute must, but please take into account that our courses are not suitable for slow learners. How would you rate your speed of learning? I am an average learner. Learning is a problem for me. Learning has never been a problem for me. I have difficulty learning new things. Below average. I am a pretty quick learner. None 7. Here are two reviews of our students: "The lessons were really nice. I really liked the way of teaching. However, the course is quite intensive and demands a lot of time for homework". "Teachers are very qualified and focused on make you learn as fast as possible. The lessons are well structured and the website is full of examples to continue improving. I particularly enjoyed the recipes. It was like cooking with Dutch language. I have already joined A2. One suggestion: because it is a very intensive course, join only if you have high motivation." This is what I am looking for! This is not suitable for me. None 8. We offer only intensive courses which consist of two parts: Dutch classes with our Dutch teacher and our e-learning (homework). What do you expect from our intensive course? I want to learn a lot in the classes. I do not want to do any homework at home. I only have to visit all classes. I do not have to do anything else outside of the classroom. I want to learn a lot in short period of time in the class and by myself. None 9. How would you rate your computer skills? Bad. I do not use a computer much in my life. Good. No problem. I always have difficulties using a computer. I use a computer every day. Using a computer is always a problem for me. I use a computer in my daily life and at work. None 10. What is your opinion on your teacher? He teaches me. I am LISTENING very carefully. He explains. I am INTERRUPTING him. He teaches me. I am TALKING to my fellow student. None 11. How do you deal with difficult challenges? I face them with a curious attitude and I try to solve them. I get frustrated or show my frustration. I give up. None 12. Do you have enough time and motivation to learn Dutch language? Yes! I am sure! Im not sure now. I need to think about it. None 13. If you fail a test, what is the first thought that goes through your mind? I've been doing really well on this course, it won't affect me much. Stupid teacher. They did this on purpose! Ugh! I am so stupid! I shouldn't be allowed to live! The school is not good. They did not teach (me) very well! Well, next time I'll try harder! It is not my fault. The school program should be much better. None 14. What is your Highest level of education? Higher education Master's degree Higher education High School Graduate Secondary education Secondary vocational education Doctoral degree Higher education Associate degree I am currently studying at a university Higher education Bachelor’s degree None 15. How important is learning Dutch for you? Important Very important Not at all important None 16. Do you want to continue to learn Dutch after A1 level? Probably yes. I do not know yet for sure. Probably not. I just need some basics of Dutch, that would be enough for me. Yes, for sure. I need Dutch for my future. None 17. How soon do you need to start learning Dutch? I do not know yet. Within 4 weeks. It does not matter. As soon as possible. Somewhere this year. Within 2-3 months. None 18. What is the correct preposition? I watch videos ... Youtube. on over an in add ad None 19. What is the correct preposition? I am .... home. after at an in on ad a None 20. We provide some important information and instructions necessary for our Dutch courses ONLY by email. I only read interesting emails. I immediately delete all other emails. I will read all information and follow all instructions which will be provided. I do not like reading emails. I only want an explanation in person. I do not use email very often in my life. I do not like computers. None 21. What is a browser? It is a tool to comb brows. It is a company which brews beer. It is a computer virus from the internet. It is a computer program for the internet. It is another tool for a Window. It is a kind of a book. None 22. Have you ever created a new account on any website? Someone usually creates accounts for me. I always need help with new accounts. Yes, I have. No problem! I do not know. None 23. What do you do when you can not log in to your email account? I try to reset my password and try solve it by myself first. I immediately contact the support helpdesk. I always need/want help. None 24. We have more than 250 students each year. We want to keep our fees low. That is why we do not have any customer service agent to answer your questions. Our course fees are based on Dutch lessons provided by our teachers. It means that you will have to find your way through our website by yourself. All information needed for our course is already provided on our website and will be provided by email. You just need to read it and follow it. We will also give you a short explanation about our website during the first lesson. You can always ask your fellow students to help you when you get stuck. If you can not find your way on our website by yourself or you have a custom request, you can always book a personal support appointment with us (it is not free!). We will be glad to help you with your inquiry. It does not suit me. I do not want to read any information. I always need the help of someone. Yes, I understand and agree with this. I will read all necessary information provided on your website and by email. None 25. How often do you read your email? Every day. I do not want to miss anything. 2-3 times per week. Not really important to read it often. 1 time per week. I do not like reading emails. None 26. Do you answer all of your emails when it is asked? Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. If they really need me, they can call me or send me a letter. Not a big deal. Yes, I do! I find it very important to give a reply. No, not really. None 27. We do not use established teaching methods from others. We have our own unique method. What are your expectations of our way of teaching? I want to learn all Dutch vocabulary in your classes. I do not want to learn any vocabulary myself. I am very curious about your way of teaching. I do not know what I expect, but I trust your way of teaching. I read reviews of your students. I expect you to let me read a text from a book and translate it word for word for me and do listening exercises in every lesson (these are not priorities in our courses; we expect you to get busy listening and reading Dutch yourself). I am a language teacher myself. I know what a good language course must include. None 28. What is your opinion on Copyright content of others? I do not care much. I do not know. Never heard of Copyright. Sharing is caring! I respect the intellectual property of others! None 29. It doesn’t take much to make me angry. Small things can set me off. Very Often Often Rarely Never None 30. When someone tells me I did something wrong, I feel the need to defend myself relentlessly. Very Often Never Often Rarely None 31. School rules are unfair and oppressive. Very Often Often Rarely Never None 32. I can’t stand authority. Never Rarely Often Very Often None 33. What do you expect from yourself in learning Dutch with us? I have a busy life. I do not have any goals in learning Dutch. It is not my priority. I expect from myself to work hard and pass your exams. I do not know. I do not have any expectation for myself. None 34. I focus more on the problems than on their solutions. Disagree Strongly disagree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Slightly agree None 35. Exercising and collaborating with other students is an important part of our courses. Are you judgmental (tending to form opinions too quickly, esp. when disapproving of someone or something, being too quick to criticize people)? Yes! Someone has to do it! No, I am not! None 36. Do you complain a lot? Strongly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Slightly agree Agree Disagree None 37. What is your opinion on your teacher? The teacher has no authority in the class. The teacher has authority in the class. I am the authority meself. The teacher has to do what I want/say. None 38. Are you constantly offering unsolicited (not asked for) opinions? Often I try not to Very often I would not overstep the boundary None 39. Do you feel like you're a good listener? Yes! I think I do okay No, not really None 40. How often do you interrupt someone mid-sentence? Rarely Never Very often Often None 41. Are you a team player? We are expecting you to do some speaking exercises with our students outside of the classroom (online via the internet). I have a busy schedule. I have no time for this. I would love to exercise with other students! Despite being very busy, I will definitely give it a try! It is not suitable for me. I always do everything alone. None 42. What is more important for you? The quality of the Dutch lessons. Good lessons are more important. The price of a Dutch course. The cheaper the better. None Time's up Dutch Course Eindhoven2024-12-24T21:30:27+01:00
