An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners of Dutch. " Olly''s top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too !" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers Short Stories in Dutch for Beginners has been written especially for learners from high-beginner to low-intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for languages, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you, and give you a feeling of progress when reading. What does this book give you? Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller - making reading fun, while you learn a wide range of new vocabulary Controlled language at your level to help you progress confidently Realistic spoken dialogues, to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally, in a stress-free way Beautiful illustrations accompanying each story, to set the scene and support your understanding Pleasure! Research shows that if you''re enjoying reading in a foreign language, you won''t experience the usual feelings of frustration - ''It''s too hard!'' ''I don''t understand!'' Carefully curated to make learning a new language easy, these stories include key features that will support and consolidate your progress, including: A glossary for bolded words in each chapter A bilingual word list Full plot summary Comprehension questions after each chapter. As a result, you will be able to focus on enjoying reading, delighting in your improved range of vocabulary and grasp of the language, without ever feeling overwhelmed. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in Dutch for Beginners will make learning Dutch easy and enjoyable. ...

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Short Stories in Dutch for Beginners is an unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories at high-beginner to low-intermediate level for adult and young adult learners.

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Olly Richards speaks eight languages and is the man behind the popular blog "I Will Teach You a Language." He started learning his first foreign language at age 19, when he bought a one-way ticket to Paris.

With no exposure to language growing up, and no special talent to speak of, he had to figure out how to learn a foreign language from scratch. Fifteen years later, Olly has studied ten languages and has decided to reveal how he accomplished his goal of learning foreign languages quickly.

Although he started the "I Will Teach You a Language" blog in order to document his latest language learning experiments, his useful and actionable writing quickly transformed the blog into one of the most popular sources of language learning advice on the web. He now produces language books and courses across a variety of mediums with the goal of helping other people to successfully learn a new language.

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A collection of eight short stories for adult learners of Dutch as a foreign language, written for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Includes 1000 most frequent words, authentic spoken dialogues, conversational expressions, comprehension questions and glossary of Dutch to English translation.