Product description
"Nu verstand je je!" (Now I understand you!) offers non-native speakers the opportunity to refine their Dutch pronunciation. This method uses a contrastive approach, where students focus on distinguishing and then pronouncing challenging sound combinations. The exercises are available at the word, sentence, and text level, and are supplemented with communicative activities such as language rhymes, dialogues, open-ended questions, and role-playing to promote fluent and spontaneous speech.
Besides sound pronunciation, "Nu verstand ik je!" also emphasizes other important aspects of clear speaking, such as rhythm, word and sentence stress, sound connections, and intonation. This way, students not only learn to pronounce sounds correctly but also master the natural rhythm of the Dutch language.
This textbook is suitable for both beginners and advanced students in Dutch as a Second Language (NT2) education and can be used independently or in class. There is a supplementary appendix with additional exercises related to the "Vanzelfsprekend" and "Niet Vanzelfsprekend" (Naturally) methods. This specific book is the Belgian edition, but a Dutch version is also available. All exercises from "Nu verstand ik je!" (Now I Understand You!) are available on an included CD-ROM and through a digital learning platform.
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About the authors
Ines Blomme, Annelies Nordin, and Johanna Potargent, specialized teachers and/or speech therapists at the Institute for Living Languages at KU Leuven, developed this method. With their extensive experience in Dutch as a Second Language (NT2) teaching, they offer a biannual pronunciation course on which "Nu verstand ik je!" (Now I Understand You!) is based.