Dutch Academy Eindhoven Placement Test B1 Level Part 1 Name Email I agree to receive emails from Dutch Academy Eindhoven 1. Why would you like to learn Dutch? I do not need Dutch. Just for fun. I need Dutch for my future in the Netherlands. I need Dutch for the Civic Integration Exam (inburgeringsexamen). I need Dutch for my job and career. 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. 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! 4. How would you rate your level of English? I speak a little English. My English is so-so. I speak fluent English. I can speak English well. I do not speak English. 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 'You are'. Your means 'You possess something'. You’re is short for You are. Your are is long for You are. You’re means You smart. Your means Your are name. You’re means beautiful, smart, welcome. Your is a possessive. 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 has never been a problem for me. Below average. Learning is a problem for me. I have difficulty learning new things. I am a pretty quick learner. 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". "Docents 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 not suitable for me. This is what I am looking for! 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 short period of time in the class and by myself. 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 the classes. I do not want to do any homework at home. 9. How would you rate your computer skills? I use a computer in my daily life and at work. Bad. I do not use a computer much in my life. I use a computer every day. I always have difficulties using a computer. Good. No problem. Using a computer is always a problem for me. 10. What is your opinion on your teacher? He explains. I am INTERRUPTING him. He teaches me. I am TALKING to my fellow student. He teaches me. I am LISTENING very carefully. 11. How do you deal with difficult challenges? I give up. I get frustrated or show my frustration. I face them with a curious attitude and I try to solve them. 12. Do you have enough time and motivation to learn Dutch language? Im not sure now. I need to think about it. Yes! I am sure! 13. If you fail a test, what is the first thought that goes through your mind? Well, next time I'll try harder! Ugh! I am so stupid! I shouldn't be allowed to live! I've been doing really well on this course, it won't affect me much. Stupid teacher. They did this on purpose! The school is not good. They did not teach (me) very well! It is not my fault. The school program should be much better. 14. What is your Highest level of education? High School Graduate Higher education Associate degree Higher education Master's degree Higher education Bachelor’s degree I am currently studying at a university Secondary education Doctoral degree Higher education Secondary vocational education 15. How important is learning Dutch for you? Not at all important Very important Important 16. Do you want to continue to learn Dutch after A1 level? Probably yes. I do not know yet for sure. Yes, for sure. I need Dutch for my future. Probably not. I just need some basics of Dutch, that would be enough for me. 17. How soon do you need to start learning Dutch? As soon as possible. I do not know yet. Within 4 weeks. Within 2-3 months. It does not matter. Somewhere this year. 18. What is the correct preposition? I watch videos ... Youtube. add on an in over ad 19. What is the correct preposition? I am .... home. on in at a ad an after 20. We provide some important information and instructions necessary for our Dutch courses ONLY by email. I do not like reading emails. I only want an explanation in person. I will read all information and follow all instructions which will be provided. I do not use email very often in my life. I do not like computers. I only read interesting emails. I immediately delete all other emails. 21. What is a browser? It is another tool for a Window. It is a computer program for the internet. It is a tool to comb brows. It is a kind of a book. It is a company which brews beer. It is a computer virus from the internet. 22. Have you ever created a new account on any website? Yes, I have. No problem! Someone usually creates accounts for me. I do not know. I always need help with new accounts. 23. What do you do when you can not log in to your email account? I immediately contact the support helpdesk. I always need/want help. I try to reset my password and try solve it by myself first. 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. 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. 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. 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 a language teacher myself. I know what a good language course must include. 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 do not know what I expect, but I trust your way of teaching. I read reviews of your students. I am very curious about your way of teaching. 28. What is your opinion on Copyright content of others? I do not know. Never heard of Copyright. Sharing is caring! I do not care much. I respect the intellectual property of others! 29. It doesn’t take much to make me angry. Small things can set me off. Rarely Often Very Often Never 30. When someone tells me I did something wrong, I feel the need to defend myself relentlessly. Rarely Very Often Never Often 31. School rules are unfair and oppressive. Often Very Often Rarely Never 32. I can’t stand authority. Never Very Often Often Rarely 33. What do you expect from yourself in learning Dutch with us? I do not know. I do not have any expectation for myself. 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. 34. I focus more on the problems than on their solutions. Slightly agree Agree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Strongly disagree 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)? No, I am not! Yes! Someone has to do it! 36. Do you complain a lot? Agree Slightly agree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Strongly disagree 37. What is your opinion on your teacher? The teacher has authority in the class. I am the authority meself. The teacher has to do what I want/say. The teacher has no authority in the class. 38. Are you constantly offering unsolicited (not asked for) opinions? Very often I would not overstep the boundary Often I try not to 39. Do you feel like you're a good listener? Yes! I think I do okay No, not really 40. How often do you interrupt someone mid-sentence? Often Rarely Never Very often 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. It is not suitable for me. I always do everything alone. I would love to exercise with other students! Despite being very busy, I will definitely give it a try! 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.
