Dutch Academy Eindhoven Placement Test for New Students Medium Version 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 job and career. I need Dutch for my future in the Netherlands. I need Dutch for the Civic Integration Exam (inburgeringsexamen). 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! From time to time. It depends on my schedule. I don’t have much time. It is NOT my priority! I will do my best to do all of your homework! 4. How would you rate your level of English? I speak a little English. I speak fluent English. My English is so-so. I do not speak English. I can speak English well. 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? Learning is a problem for me. I am an average learner. I have difficulty learning new things. I am a pretty quick learner. Below average. Learning has never been a problem for me. 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 what I am looking for! This is not suitable for me. 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 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. 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 always have difficulties using a computer. I use a computer in my daily life and at work. Bad. I do not use a computer much in my life. Using a computer is always a problem for me. Good. No problem. I use a computer every day. 11. How do you deal with difficult challenges? I get frustrated or show my frustration. I give up. 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! The school is not good. They did not teach (me) very well! It is not my fault. The school program should be much better. Ugh! I am so stupid! I shouldn't be allowed to live! Stupid teacher. They did this on purpose! I've been doing really well on this course, it won't affect me much. 14. What is your Highest level of education? Higher education Associate degree Higher education Secondary vocational education Secondary education I am currently studying at a university Doctoral degree Higher education Bachelor’s degree Higher education Master's degree High School Graduate 15. How important is learning Dutch for you? Not at all important Important Very important 16. Do you want to continue to learn Dutch after A1 level? Probably not. I just need some basics of Dutch, that would be enough for me. Yes, for sure. I need Dutch for my future. Probably yes. I do not know yet for sure. 17. How soon do you need to start learning Dutch? I do not know yet. Within 4 weeks. Within 2-3 months. It does not matter. As soon as possible. Somewhere this year. 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 do not use email very often in my life. I do not like computers. 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. 23. What do you do when you can not log in to your email account? I try to reset my password and try to solve it by myself first. I immediately contact the support helpdesk. I always need/want help. 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. Yes, I understand and agree with this. I will read all necessary information provided on your website and by email. It does not suit me. I do not want to read any information. I always need the help of someone. 26. Do you answer all of your emails when it is asked? Yes, I do! I find it very important to give a reply. 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. 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 am a 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 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. 28. What is your opinion on Copyright content of others? I do not care much. Sharing is caring! I do not know. Never heard of Copyright. I respect the intellectual property of others! 30. When someone tells me I did something wrong, I feel the need to defend myself relentlessly. Rarely Often Never Very Often 31. School rules are unfair and oppressive. Very Often Often Rarely Never 32. I can’t stand authority. Often Rarely Never Very Often 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 expect from myself to work hard and pass your exams. I have a busy life. I do not have any goals in learning Dutch. It is not my priority. 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! 36. Do you complain a lot? Slightly agree Neither agree nor disagree Agree Strongly disagree Disagree 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. 38. Are you constantly offering unsolicited (not asked for) opinions? I would not overstep the boundary Often I try not to Very often 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? Rarely Often Very often Never 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). It is not suitable for me. I always do everything alone. I would love to exercise with other students! I have a busy schedule. I have no time for this. 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. Time is Up! Time's up 2023-04-26T10:14:21+02:00
