Marjan Ippel is Talkin’ Lingo

writer by day
Dutch language teacher by night

Teaching people from all over the world, I notice of course that we are all different. But despite our differences, in class we laugh together, listen to each other, help each other out and learn from one other in many ways. Plus, we all love ‘typical Dutch’ gezelligheid. And bitterballen. Especially bitterballen.
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The main characters in this bilingual book come to Amsterdam from Uzbekistan to Colombia for a variety of reasons. They have one thing in common: they want to speak Dutch like the Dutch. Make jokes and chat in the kroeg with Dutch friends.

In Nederlands is zooo makkelijk | Dutch is sooo easy, Marjan Ippel writes about her experiences as a Dutch teacher (NT2) in Amsterdam, using as a starting point the surprising insights of her own students.

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“Thanks to their tailored nature, your lessons feel like watching a TV series: One is just eager to know what the next episode of your course will be!”
Jan, NT2 Student from Poland


“Uw verhalen over de lessen Nederlands als tweede taal in onze stad zijn hartverwarmend en inspirerend. […]
Ik vind het geweldig hoe u de diversiteit van uw klas en de kracht van taal op zo’n toegankelijke en vrolijke manier weet te vangen.”

“Your stories about the classes Dutch as a second language in our city are heartening and inspiring. […]
I think it’s great how you have caught the diversity of your class and the power of language in such an accessible and cheerful manner.”

Femke Halsema, burgemeester van/mayor of Amsterdam

“Een aanrader voor iedereen die openstaat voor mensen die nieuwe verhalen brengen.”
Sarriel Taus – zakelijk leider Droog

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