At the NLB Language School (a trading name of NLB Co. Ltd., a company operating under Thai law) Dutch is taught, students are actively (verbally) engaged in the lessons by our qualified Dutch teacher. Therefore, computers are not used during the lessons, as the NLB Language School believes that this often passive way of teaching Dutch produces lower results than the (inter-)active teaching that it offers.

This website provides information for people who want to learn Dutch in Bangkok, Thailand or for those who want to prepare themselves for the Civic Integration examination Abroad.

People wishing to only learn Dutch and who do not want to study for the Civic Integration Examination Abroad please send an email and you will get an answer as soon as possible about our other courses.

The new Civic Integration Examination Abroad since the 1st of April 2011 onwards, consists of 3 elements:

• KNS-test - Kennis van de Nederlandse Samenleving = Knowledge of Dutch Society
• TGN-test - Toets Gesproken Nederlands = Oral Dutch Language Test
• GBL-test - Geletterdheid en Begrijpend Lezen = Comprehensive Reading

For the Civic Integration Examination, it is not required to write any of your answers. So you only need to read, listen & speak.

You must be able to comprehend and speak Dutch at NT2 proficiency level A1.

First part of the examination will be the KNS-test(Kennis van de Nederlandse Samenleving), this part of the examination consists of questions about Dutch society, all of which will relate to the film “Naar Nederland”. There are 100 questions in the photo book. At the examination you will have to answer 30 questions from the book “Naar Nederland”. You will be given a book with photographs and will hear one question about each photo. You will hear the questions one at a time through the headset. You speak your answers into the microphone. You must turn the pages of the book yourself. The questions are in Dutch and you must answer in Dutch. The pass-mark for the KNS-test will remain unchanged, you still need 70% correct of your answers (70 out of 100 points)

Second part of the examination will be the TGN-test (Toets Gesproken Nederlands), this part of the examination assesses whether you are able to speak and comprehend Dutch at level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. In this test, you are not required to read or write anything. This part of the examination consists of five parts: 

• 1. repeating 12 sentences;        
• 2. answering 14 short questions; 
• 3. repeating 12 sentences;
• 4. stating 10 opposites;
  
• 5. tell something about 2 short stories (you do not get any points for this part)

Since the 1st of April 2011, the pass-mark for the TGN-test has been raised to 26 out of 80 points (33% correct answers, which is equivalent to NT2 Beginners Level A1.
Third part of the examination (since 1st of April 2011) will be the GBL-test, this part of the examination assesses whether or not you are able to read Dutch at level A1 of the Common European Common Framework of Reference for Languages. You will be given a book and asked to read out loud. This part of the examination consists of five parts:

• 1. reading aloud 4 columns of 8 Dutch words (a total of 32 words)
  
• 2. reading aloud complete sentences, sentences are between 6 to 11 words
  
• 3. reading aloud 3 short stories (one story is handwritten)
  
• 4. completing 28 incomplete sentences using one of the suggested words (‘filling in the blanks’)
  
• 5. answering questions about 3 short stories, the length of the story is between 52 and 84 words.  For every story, you will hear 4 questions, so a total of 12 spoken questions. You will need to answer the questions.

The pass-mark for this part of the examination is 75% correct answers.  

As in the other parts of the examination, this test is conducted using a telephone link and headset. The computer will tell you what you have to do, give examples and record your answers. The examinations are administered at the Dutch embassy in Bangkok.

As of Wednesday 15 March 2007, all migrants entering Holland from Thailand must have a certain knowledge of Dutch language and of Dutch society in order to settle in Holland. All Thai migrants aged 16 to 65 years old have to take the Civic Integration Examination Abroad in order to obtain an Autohorisation for Temporary Stay (MVV) at the Dutch embassy in Bangkok.

Our school is located next to the K.S. Residence in Sukhumvit soi 54. There are many apartments near our school.