Delftse methode
Forty years old and still unusual: you prepare alone, then spend the lesson speaking.
BooksCoursesPaidBeginnerIntermediateA0–B2
What it actually is
TU Delft's method inverts the normal classroom — you do the listening and text preparation in your own time, and lesson time is reserved entirely for talking. It teaches high-frequency vocabulary inside carefully written texts rather than through grammar tables, and runs in separate strands for theoretically and practically educated learners across 0–A2, A2–B1 and B1–B2. Widely used in Dutch universities and companies. The trade-off is that it is deliberately light on explicit grammar, which frustrates learners who want rules stated up front.
What it covers
- Speaking
- Listening
- Vocabulary