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5 maart 2024

Is Dutch your stumbling block?

In terms of language, the Netherlands is an easy country to live in as an expat. With English and basic knowledge of Dutch, you can get by just fine. Until the moment you notice that you’re not getting any further...

28 februari 2024

Method: developed by the nuns

Most people know Regina Coeli as ‘the Nuns of Vught’. That is because our language institute was founded by a monastic order that had been teaching girls for generations. What far fewer people know is that the method we still use today was developed by those same nuns.

28 februari 2024

A peek behind the scenes: a team of language trainers

One component of the tailor-made approach that Regina Coeli offers learners is that we put together a solid team of language trainers specifically for you. We like composing a team of people who can challenge you. If possible, we will even match you with someone with a similar professional background.

28 februari 2024

Language learning tip: set your goals

You have probably heard quite a few people you know mentioning that they would like to learn Spanish someday. Or that they really need to put some serious effort into learning German for business. And yet most of the time, nothing comes of it. When a desire remains vague, it is not likely to become a priority. That is not necessarily a bad thing, of course. It is okay to have a dream or two. But if mastering a foreign language would help you immensely in your work, your career or your studies, you would be somewhat mad not to pursue it as a matter of priority.

9 februari 2024

Celebrating Chinese New Year

Every year, more than one quarter of the world’s population will celebrate the Chinese New Year (new is “Xin”; year is “Nián” in Mandarin pinyin). Chinese New Year -also known as the Spring Festival- is celebrated on the second new moon after the Winter Solstice and can fall anywhere between late January and the middle of February. New Year festivities traditionally start on the first day of the month and continue until the fifteenth, when the moon is brightest.

6 februari 2024

Alaaf! The language of Dutch Carnival

Seven weeks before Easter Sunday, Carnival starts in a large part of the Netherlands. Especially in the provinces of Noord-Brabant and Limburg, life is dominated by this feast for a few days, but Carnival is also celebrated in some places in the eastern part of the country. Carnival means ‘carne vale’: farewell meat. Carnival marks the beginning of a fasting period, although few Carnival-goers still honour that tradition...


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