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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There is an English adage which states that what you put in is what you get out. It is the same with
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It is almost impossible to separate a language from the culture that created it. This means that sometimes, in order to use
Read moreIan Hoffman Interview
Taleninstituut business English trainer Ian Hoffman comes heavily qualified on the pure business training side of the fence as well as language
Read morePresentation Skills Training
A good example of how Business Language training differs from just learning a new language is presentation skills. At the TalenInstituut, we
Read moreMeet 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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To-may-to, to-mah-to, po-tay-to, po-tah-to… It’s that simple isn’t it? But not really
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Muriel Schuermans is a Belgian native who is bilingual French/Dutch as she was brought up with French by her French-speaking
Read moreTrainer Interview: Francesca Polo
TalenInstituut Italian trainer Francesca Polo is passionate about languages and cultures, which is why she became a language trainer and coach. She
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