Danny's a great teacher and very friendly guy with lots of talents and interests. I have been taking Dutch lessons with him for the past months and can highly recommend him!
Student Reviews
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muy bien, excelente
A good mix of teaching methods and good tracking of lessons/progress so we know what to focus on
Heel erg bedankt voor de les! Ik kijk uit naar onze nieuwe les!
Danny was very organized and made sure we covered everything, leaving plenty of time for questions. He assessed my Dutch ability and transitioned well to an appropriate level of target language usage. He provided several options for how to proceed with future lessons.
Danny is a really nice guy and makes you feel comfortable. You can see that he has experience teaching Dutch as he explains ways easily. So far, I have had two classes with him, but I will surely book more.
Danny is one of the best teachers i have found through italki. He is very organized in his lesson structure and it is very effective for me. He always adjust his lesson plan according to the progress and my weakness, I am very happy to recommend him to anyone.
I've been studying with Danny on a consistent basis for several months in preparation for medical studies in the Netherlands. Thanks to our lessons, I have become more comfortable and fluent in Dutch.
Danny's passion for languages, teaching, and helping students is evident from our lessons. The conversations are always stimulating and adapted to my level, and he shows genuine interest in what is being said. He is a knowledgeable and patient mentor and can explain concepts in a simple way. Most importantly, the feedback provided is tailored and always constructive. In addition, Danny incorporates cultural elements into the material to broaden understanding of the country's culture.
The lessons are casual yet educational, and time flies by quickly! I cannot recommend Danny highly enough, and I look forward to our continued work together. Great work, Danny!
Amazing lesson as always. You understand how great Danny is, when you see your improvement.
Leuke trialles gehad! Ik kijk naar uit voor de volgende :) Bedankt!
My daughter really enjoyed her first lesson with Danny.
Danny is definitely one of the best Dutch teachers that I've had! He is organized, he is flexible and always has a positive attitude. His way of teaching let's you speak Dutch and improve it. He shapes his lessons around your needs and I look forward to every single lesson! He is for sure one of the best choices if you want to learn and improve your Dutch.
Danny is an amazing teacher in so many ways! He does have so many methods to teach you the language according to your needs, he also easily adjusts to the way you want to go on with the lesson! He has so many fun activities that you just don't realize the time has already passed. He also creates this sort of comfort space to help me talk better and easier! I don't know how he does that either but I am just really happy I have found him as my Dutch Teacher
Danny is a great listener and a very flexible, accommodating teacher. He is totally focused on identifying the student's language needs and thinking of ways to improve their skills. I highly recommend him.
One of the best!
I love my lessons with Denny! I get SO much out of them!
Danny is one of a kind, he sets the teaching standard very high! I'm also a teacher myself and hence in terms of other's teaching quality, I'm very picky. Danny is super friendly, organised and motivating, immediately one would feel very welcome and encouraged to speak.
In the class, Danny is always well-prepared with a clear structure of what we'd do; very clear explanations when I had doubts and he's very generous with compliments when appropriate. Each class comes with homework for next class and follow-up review of last class. Of course, grammar, vocabulary, cultural elements and pronunciation are also covered continuously.
In other platforms, I often feel discouraged when teachers corrected students like a police officer, but Danny knows how to help you improve the language with great patience and kindness. I really enjoy learning Dutch with Danny and within less than 10 classes I could already see huge progress of my language. Thank you so much!
I've had two lessons with Danny so far and he's great! Very knowledgeable and easy to work with.
Only 2 lessons in and Danny managed to further motivate me in my journey of reaching Dutch fluency. Lessons with him are fun, engaging and flexible. His teaching skills are exceptional: he is an empathic & active listener and a motivator. Moreover, he is knowledgeable about the many technicalities of the Dutch language. You can convince yourself, just book a lesson.
Ga zo door, Danny :)
Ik vond de les erg leuk
Danny is very quick writing down the nuances of our conversations, such as words that are new to me, pronunciations tips, grammatical constructions, etc. This is great because the details of the lesson are being logged in our shared document without affecting the pace of the lesson.
Danny puts a lot of effort into making his lessons fun, effective and smooth (conversation flow, tech setup, etc.). He is curious and friendly. After each lesson, I'm not only seeing that I learned new words, improved grammar and pronunciation, but also have more energy than I had.
The Best Dutch you will ever found in the world !!!
Experience in first lesson fully confirmed the excellent first impression of Danny's video presentation. Danny's teaching style combines high proficiency, individual tailoring and fun. A plus is also a rich collection of accessible notes he makes during the conversation which additionally help you in making progress.
I am a beginner in Dutch and Danny is a 5 star teacher!
I like that I can see what he is writing down: That he writes it in Dutch and English: that I can also still see Danny during the lesson and that he is sooo patient with me!
Highly recommended.
Danny really stands out as a teacher! I started taking lessons with him so that I could learn to speak with my partners Belgian family. After many lessons I feel like I've reached this goal. I'll still be taking lessons with him to continue improving my Dutch. His lessons are light-hearted, sociable and very productive as he actively writes down all of my mistakes. I can tell he genuinely cares about my progress. So if you're looking for a Dutch teacher, look no further!
I really enjoyed my lesson with Danny. He is very helpful and patient!
I found that everything he wrote down I could see on my screen.
He was adaptable to my needs and I felt I got a lot from my lesson with him.
Danny is such a nice person that Dutch words were just flooding out of me. He helped me overcome my fear of speaking in Dutch.
Wow, what an awesome class with Danny!
His corrections and feedback are sooo helpful!
He definitely loves being a teacher! Awesome!!!
My dutch conversion level has greatly improved since starting lessons with Danny. I feel confident diving into sentences and know Danny will correct me in a constructive manner which doesn't interrupt my flow.
I've had many lessons with Danny this week to prepare me for Christmas with my Belgiums partners family. I feel much more confident speaking to them all and he has taught me some phrases to make the family like me even more.
My dutch has improved greatly with Danny and my confidence to make mistakes and learn from them
Danny is quite genuinely the best teacher I have taken lessons with on iTalki, so much so that I wish there was a Danny for all languages on the platform! I enjoy that he actively listens and is engaged, that he is quick to ask interesting questions to keep you speaking and that he writes so many corrections.
Dank je wel en tot volgende!
As always another excellent lesson.
Another excellent lesson
After 20 lessons: What makes Danny stand out among other teachers on iTalki is that he is also a language learner. So, he understands all the struggles with learning a new language. He will know when to speak slowly and clearly, when to write things down, give examples etc.
During my lesson, we'd just talk casually (I requested so; he can adapt to what you need/prepared), and Danny is really good in having conversations, it won't get awkward. He will write down the words and phrases that I have trouble with in a shared document for my self-study.
The lesson is casual so you won't feel like taking a language course with a teacher that only talks about grammar rules!
Really enjoy Danny's approach and the range of topics we cover each time.
I had a wonderful and informative session with Danny as usual; time always flies with him. I am glad I always feel encouraged to speak this much despite all the mistakes :)
Excellent lesson with Danny. I really enjoy his approach and he adapts the lesson to suit your needs.
Amazing lesson. Danny came prepared, he is a great communicator and makes the lesson fun. Can't wait for the next one
I enjoyed the lesson like always!
Danny is a superb teacher! I really appreciate his patience with me as I struggle to string some words together in my somewhat broken, somewhat self invented Dutch Afrikaans hybrid. I always walk away from the lessons having learnt a lot and feeling positive. Dank jij wel Danny!
Danny es muy buena onda! La clase super espontánea, super recomendado! hasta la próxima :)
Danny is a super fun person to talk to and I always look forward to class. I feel like I'm slowly improving and each time I learn lots of new words and how to use them properly. It's just a pleasure to learn a language with the help of such a supportive and cheerful person!
First Lesson with Danny was amazing, i really enjoyed the full dutch lesson. Definitely pushed my abilities and I felt great after. Thanks Danny
I had a great time with Danny! He is very responsive to everything I say, gives me the vocabulary to express myself, and never loses his patience trying to make sense of what I say in my broken Dutch. Thank you! :)
It is now my second lesson with Danny and I'm loving it! He's quick to correct my mistakes when I make one and when you feel a bit lost, he'll give you pointers so you can slowly progress and gain confidence when speaking in Dutch. His lessons feel like a good chat with a friend and not like a conventional lesson at school, which is very entertaining. Looking forward to the next one :)
Danny speaks very clearly and has good audio quality during the call. I can thus understand him very well. The lesson was interactive.
It was a well structured lesson during which I felt encouraged to speak and my mistakes got corrected, noted and reviewed. I enjoyed the lesson very much because it was pleasant and informative at the same time!