De opmaat

Other methods that can be used together with De opmaat are De sprong and Vooruit! for level B1 and De finale for level B2.

De opmaat is a Dutch beginner’s course for highly educated non-Dutch speakers. The method can be used as a teaching method for groups and also as a self-study method.

Maud Beersmans is an NT2 teacher at Babel.

After completing a degree in Sociolinguistics, Maud pursued a post-graduate degree in Educational Work and soon thereafter became a primary school teacher. Five years later, she made the switch to NT2 education for highly educated non-native speakers. She has taught all levels of group courses and customised training courses at Utrecht University’s James Boswell Institute. Maud has worked for Babel since it assumed the language education activities of the James Boswell Institute in 2012.

In addition to teaching classes, she supervises student trainees, serves as an assessor for the General Knowledge and Skills (AKV) medical assessment test, conducts intake interviews and holds workshops on vocabulary instruction, motivational teaching and peer feedback.

Together with her colleague Wim Tersteeg, who is a teacher at Babel at Utrecht University, Maud developed the popular 'NT2 op maat' series, which is designed for students who are preparing for the Staatsexamen NT2.