The Netherlands has become your new country. You came here for work or for love. You are a person with qualities. You have goals for yourself in the Netherlands, but you do not speak good enough Dutch yet. At De Taalvraag, we can help you learn Dutch quickly and at a high level.

In 2025 we will also start an evening course.
What is special about our sevice? We have:
– very satisfied students: an average assessment of 9.2 between 2017 and 2024 by an indepent organisation Blik op Werk.
– a success rate above 95% after a positive examination advice.
– small groups (maximum 7) with a lot of attention for each individual student.
– students with previous education in their own country as a bachelor or master.
– a lot of speaking training with many different activities.
– a small school with a personal approach: Marilene Gathier teaches all students also herself.
– certified teachers by the BVNT2 (professional association) listed in a professional register.
– partnership with the municipality of Rotterdam and 24 other language providers (Inburgering 010).
Marilene has a lot of experience as a teacher. She has been teaching NT2 for 40 years and has been the owner of De Taalvragen since 2011.
Marilene is a trainer of other teachers. As an educational author, she has also been writing instruction methods for teaching Dutch as a second language for 35 years.