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Bertus Aafjes, A journey on foot to Rome (1946): Listening and reading skills poem
On March 31, 1936, Bertus Aafjes (1914 - 1993), who was then 21 years old, left his native city of Amsterdam on a pilgrimage to Rome by bicycle. On the way he had to abandon his bicycle and continue on foot. He arrived in Rome on May 12, 1936. Ten …
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Joost van den Vondel, Lucifer: Teaching idea
The poet and playwright Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679) is one of the most important authors from the Dutch language area. His tragedy Lucifer from 1654 tells the exciting history of the fall of Adam and Eve in the Earthly Paradise. As a …
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Bicycle project: InnoVET
This InnoVET project aims to encourage technical education in Flanders to work with the latest technologies and battery management of electric bicycles.
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Hugo Claus (1928-2008), The Sorrow of Flanders: Leiside
Hugo Claus (1928-2008) is the most awarded author from the Dutch language area. His best-known work is the novel The Sorrow of Belgium from 1983. The book is at the same time a political novel and an autobiographical development novel. The Sorrow …
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Center Point Holder: Workpiece
This practical exercise is a real challenge for your students. They rotate their own center point holder.
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Cyriel Buysse, The rush plug and Aunts: Teaching idea
Cyriel Buysse (1859-1932) made his debut in 1894 with the sensational naturalistic novella De biesstekker. Over the course of his writing career he evolved towards realism with impressionistic influences and an ironic tone. His psychological novel …
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SolidWorks: Spanner
This learning tool guides your students step by step in drawing a wrench with a key width of 13 and 17 mm.
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Multatuli, Saïdjah and Adinda: Teaching idea
In the seventeenth chapter of Max Havelaar , the absolute highlight of our historical literature, Multatuli tells the moving love story of a Javanese girl and a Javanese boy, the children of two poor farmers. But their love and their lives, and those …
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W.F. Hermans, The dark room of Damocles: Teaching idea
The Dark Room of Damocles (1958) is the most successful novel by Willem Frederik Hermans (1921-1995) and perhaps the absolute highlight of our post-war literature. The book is an exciting adventure novel as well as a war novel, a detective novel, a …
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Hebban olla vogala, pen trial or the beginning of Dutch literature: Lesidee
The pen proof from Oxford is not the oldest Dutch text fragment that we know, but it is the oldest piece of poetry in our language. In this resource, students will discover the poetic features of this phrase and some of the many interpretations …
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Harry Mulisch, The attack: Teaching idea
The attack is the best-known novel by the Dutch writer Harry Mulisch, which was published in 1982. The book belongs to the canon of post-war Dutch literature.
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Maurice Gilliams, Elias or the fight with the nightingales: Teaching idea
This lesson bundle examines the work of poet and novelist Maurice Gilliams (1900-1982). He made his debut with poetry collections printed by himself. His novel Elias or the Fight with the Nightingales (1936) is the story about a twelve-year-old boy …
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