Please find below an overview of the permanent staff and on-call teachers of the University of Groningen Language Centre Dutch Section.

Berna de Boer

• Head of the Dutch Section
• Lecturer in Dutch for non-native speakers
• Author teaching materials
• Interim Head of the English Section

"Language and cultural knowledge are closely intertwined. Numerous encounters with foreigners have taught me to look at the Netherlands through their eyes, which has often led me to make changes in my approach.'

Marieke van Barneveld

• Secretary for the Dutch section
• sectienl@rug.nl

Anna Nysingh

• Civic integration coordinator
• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers
• Interim Head of the Dutch Section

Anneke Boersma

• Lecturer in Dutch for non-native speakers

'To me, it is important for people to learn Dutch in a safe, relaxed environment, so that they can live an independent life in Dutch-speaking surroundings.'

Basilia Smit

• Lecturer in Dutch for non-native speakers
• Speech therapist

Birgit Lijmbach

• Lecturer in Dutch for non-native speakers
• Educator teachers of Dutch for non-native speakers
• Author teaching materials

' One of the reasons I see language as an interesting study object is its ability to move through its own universe with its own logic and patterns, while all we can do is watch and describe what we see.'

Britta van Bergeijk

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Corrie Oosterwijk

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Dorothé Pietersma

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers
• Trainer ONA (Orientation to the Dutch Labour Market)

Emmeline Torenbeek

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Francine Vierhout-Baard

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Geramé Wouters

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Hans Koetschruiter

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Henny Colenbrander

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Henriette van de Bult-Boesenkool

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Ine Sandor-Valks

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers
• Speech therapist

Inge de Jong

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Janneke Birza

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Jeannet Stada

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Jeannette Brouwer

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers
• Trainer ONA (Orientation to the Dutch Labour Market)

Jeroen van Engen

• Lecturer in Dutch for non-native speakers
• Coordinator Online Dutch

'By learning a language you discover a new culture; in a way, you reinvent yourself. In an intercultural environment, this is a fascinating "growth process".'

Judith den Boer

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Karin Brummelman-Kruize

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers
• Speech therapist

Louise Roelofsen-Jilsink

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Lysbet Lok

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Margaret van der Kamp

• Lecturer in Dutch for native and non-native speakers
• Educator teachers of Dutch for non-native speakers
• Author teaching materials

'I really cannot think of anything more fun and more inspiring than teaching groups and individual students. The interaction with clients from all over the world is also really enriching.'

Margret Ubbens-Klomp

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Margriet de Groot

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Margriet Hidding

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers
• Project leader MOOC

Marjolein de Graaf

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Marrit Faber

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers
• Lecturer in English

Mayreen Chand

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers
• Speech therapist

Nathalie Hoek

• Teacher of Dutch for native speakers

Peter Kraakman

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Petra Kramer

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Petra Wessels

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Raphael Vossen

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Rianne Sloot-Plantinga

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Riina Leppänen

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Ronald Ohlsen

• Lecturer in Dutch for native and non-native speakers
• Author teaching materials

'I can teach you how to write a management summary and, with equal ease and pleasure, explain how to write a sonnet.'

Rosalien Koster

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Saskia Toussaint

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Silvia Huisman

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Simone Pentermann

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Tanja Meurs

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers

Yolande Pot

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers
• Lecturer in English

Zwany Kamerman

• Teacher of Dutch for non-native speakers