The English Center | Amsterdam Reviews 

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4.8

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Everything was great: organización, methpd and above all the teacher Rosalind. I have learned a lot. I was so confortable. Classes were amazing. She adapt to your needs and your level. The material fo... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I wanted to improve my English. My teacher was a very calm person. She understood me very well, which meant we discussed many different topics every time. Because of that, it was engaging every time.... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

My English conversation course has helped me a lot to improve my fluency. Jennifer is a very good teacher, who adapted her lessons very well to my needs and my level of English. Besides, it was nice t... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I wanted to improve my American accent. I didn't think I would find a training institute that would take this request seriously. But the English Center does. I had a great teacher. He was always well-... See more

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Company details

  1. English Language School
  2. Business to Business Service
  3. English Language Instructor
  4. Language Course Provider
  5. Language School

About The English Center | Amsterdam

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The English Center was founded in 2009 by American Brenda de Jong-Pauley, MA. The center provides CEDEO-erkend customized Business English training, including private, intensive, and in-company courses, plus accent reduction training, English for actors, job interview training and test preparation. With a team of 25 carefully selected native-speaker English trainers, we strive to facilitate client success.

The English Center has classrooms in Amsterdam, Amstelveen and Den Haag. Courses are also available online and at corporate locations.

We are recognized by both the CRKBO and CEDEO and partner in several Gemeente Amsterdam programs including Switch, ACS and ACM.

We believe in the power of communication, happy clients, customization, and quality learning experiences.

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Through the years, we have served many corporate clients ranging from financial institutions to energy companies; from fashion to pharma. Most of our clients are in the Randstad, but we sometime serve online clients from countries as far away as Saudi Arabia and Japan.

The English Center approach follows Brenda’s values and training in psychology and education – that means creating learning experiences that are welcoming & supportive, active, and highly personalized.

Our team of carefully selected native-speaker trainers from the UK, the US, Ireland and Australia helps individuals and corporations achieve their English goals. We know that native-speaker training is especially important for our Dutch clients, who are often already at an intermediate to advanced level of business English and need to get the nuanced, advanced training that only a native speaker can provide.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing

Amazing, I super recommend teacher Liana!

April 4, 2024
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Dear Bruna, Thank you for your enthusiastic review! We really appreciate it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I'm happy studying here

The English center is distinguished by its individual approach to both the selection of teachers and the choice of educational programme. Additionally, it was very fast and easy to become their student. I am very lucky with my teacher Emily Perry, because in addition to the high level of teaching, Emily has a wide range of interests and you can discuss many topics with her, thereby practicing conversations. As a result, our lessons are varied and interesting. I'd also like to note the flexible schedule of classes and the convenient location of the training center. So I'd highly recommend this center.

April 15, 2024
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Thank you Anastasia. We are very happy that you are happy studying English with The English Center!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I definitely recommend it!

At the English center I met an excellent English teacher. She managed to organize the grammar in my head, fill in the gaps in my vocabulary and improve my pronunciation. All this in a great atmosphere, with a sense of humor and the pleasure of teaching. Moreover, lessons take place in the very center of Amsterdam, a five-minute walk from the central station.

April 1, 2024
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Thank you for your recommendation, Michal. We are pleased you had a great learning experience with us!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Conversation course has improved fluency

My English conversation course has helped me a lot to improve my fluency. Jennifer is a very good teacher, who adapted her lessons very well to my needs and my level of English. Besides, it was nice to talk to her.

April 11, 2024
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Hi Ingrid. Thank you for your feedback!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Eva made English look easy ;)

Eva made English look easy ;)

I'm very happy with how the lessons turned out. If you are thinking of doing an English class, I truly recommend Eva. She is a great teacher and has a lot of patience.

April 10, 2024
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Thank you very much for your review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience with Daniels lessons!

Daniel helps me well with the development of my business English. I feel that the practice I get is really suitable for me. In addition, we often practice conversations that I could actually apply to my work.

April 3, 2024
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Thank you very much, Jolien!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lessons with Kerry were very nice

Lessons with Kerry were very nice, interesting and helpful.

April 4, 2024
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It was a pleasure working with you, Elena. All the best for any new adventures coming your way!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very professional centre

Very professional centre! Learned a lot, very friendly people and absolutely a recommendation.

November 1, 2023
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Dear Brigitte, Thank you so much for the review. We appreciate it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very professional

One on one lessons are very professional.

March 27, 2024
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Thank you, Jan-Jelle, for taking a moment to review us. We appreciate it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My school grades have improved.

Each lesson is very well structured and detailed. Thanks to my teacher, my English grades (VWO) at school have improved a lot. I was not good at English, but now I love it.

March 26, 2024
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Reply from The English Center | Amsterdam

Dear Stefan, As teachers, hearing that we have made a real difference in your school success makes us very happy. And it is the "cherry on the sundae" (an idiom meaning something good on top of something good ;-)) that you now love English. Thank you for your review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

It was a great experience with English center.
My teacher made a course to suit my needs and my concerns by focusing on my most frequent weaknesses and shortcomings.
I feel more confidence with my english skills since I made the course. It’s totally recomendable

January 20, 2024
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Reply from The English Center | Amsterdam

G'day, Eduardo! Thank you very much for your review. We hope you are doing really well in your new country. And we are glad that we could be part of your English language preparation. If you are back in Amstelveen for a visit, we hope you drop by and say hello.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

tailor-made and quality

The company provides tailor-made solutions and good teachers who complement each other

March 6, 2024
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Thank you, Roy. It was our pleasure to work with you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had a nice experience

I had a nice experience, it helped to improve my self

January 29, 2024
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Reply from The English Center | Amsterdam

Thank you, Simone! I will be sure to share this feedback with your trainer.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great concept of using my own emails as source material

They wanted to start with an assessment to see my current level, I already knew mine so we we're able to skip that.

I originally chose them to give me this training because they don't just give you homework from some work sheet, but use my own personally written emails as the source material for each lesson.

Using my own emails turned out to be really helpful in understanding where my skills are lacking and to steer the training to those parts.

I am very content with the training I received and I genuinely think it contributed a lot to my professional emails.

February 8, 2024
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Reply from The English Center | Amsterdam

Hi Remco, Thank you very much for your review. Customization of lessons is something we really like to do, and I am happy it suited you so well. We wish you the best with all your professional endeavors and hope to see you again soon. Brenda :-).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

I would say that my experience with The English Center was quite good. I had personal classes online, it was flexible, based on my convenience. Teacher made tailor made course for me on the area where I wanted to improve. He updated the content based on our previous classes.
I was impressed and I would also do follow up courses later this year.

December 1, 2023
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Reply from The English Center | Amsterdam

Thank you very much, Saurabh. We look forward to working with you again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Attentive and professional

I highly recommend EnglishCenter. I had one-on-one lessons with Brenda, who is an exceptionally professional and dedicated teacher. Our primary focus was on refining pronunciation, and I could genuinely observe significant progress.

December 1, 2023
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Reply from The English Center | Amsterdam

Thank you, Irina. It was our pleasure to work with you. Good luck in all your endeavors. Brenda

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

Great experience!
This is the perfect spot in Amsterdam to get your professional English to the next level. Great teachers, a fantastic location at the Vondelpark and it was also a lot of fun. So again, a fantastic experience! :-)

February 12, 2018
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