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Cultural Misunderstandings

Separating culture from language is a bit like trying separate ice from water … they blend into each other in so many unpredictable

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TalenInstituut in Rotterdam

The Taleninstituut also has training locations and an office in Rotterdam. The city is an important location for us because it has

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Antonio Olivera Interview

Antonio is one of the Spanish trainers at the Taleninstituut Nederland. He comes from a back ground in Psychology, international relations and

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Learn Language In Chunks

Language learners, especially adults, can often become frustrated when no sensible explanation can be given by a language teacher for WHY some

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Verena Bach Interview

Verena Bach has taught business German at the Taleninstituut for six years and hails from Frankfurt originally.

Her background is in visual

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How much is too much?

It is almost impossible to separate a language from the culture that created it. This means that sometimes, in order to use

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Ian Hoffman Interview

Taleninstituut business English trainer Ian Hoffman comes heavily qualified on the pure business training side of the fence as well as language

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Presentation Skills Training

A good example of how Business Language training differs from just learning a new language is presentation skills. At the TalenInstituut, we

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Meet The Trainer: Maricelle Tiben

Maricelle trains Dutch and written communications at the TalenInstituut. Her background is in communication studies where she focussed on ‘Gender and Language

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