1. Attend from a Proper Study Space

1. Join the class while seated comfortably at a table or desk.
2. Maintain a natural upright posture that allows you to listen, speak, read, and write without unnecessary movement.
3. Do not attend class while lying on a bed, reclining, walking around, travelling, or completing another activity at the same time.
4. A stable learning position helps you listen more carefully and participate consistently throughout the session.

2. Keep Your Device Stable

1. Your phone, tablet, or laptop should remain in a fixed position during the class.
2. If you are using a phone or tablet, use a proper stand or holder. Do not hold the device continuously in your hand or place it flat on a table.
3. Position the device approximately at eye level so that you can see the lesson comfortably and the trainer can see you clearly when required.
4. A stable device also allows you to keep your hands free for writing and Guided Practice activities.

3. Use Headphones or Good-Quality Earphones

1. Headphones or good-quality earphones are strongly required for Dutch classes.
2. Listening accuracy is central to the Hexallt learning method. You need to hear individual Dutch sounds, word endings, pronunciation, sentence rhythm, and differences between similar sounds clearly.
3. Where possible, use headphones or earphones with a working microphone.
4. Avoid relying on your phone or laptop speaker unless there is a genuine technical reason.
5. Band 1 in particular develops the learner's ability to recognise and reproduce Dutch sounds accurately, making clear audio especially important.

4. Attend from a Quiet Environment

1. Choose a place with minimal background noise and interruption.
2. Avoid joining from public transport, moving vehicles, restaurants, cafés, crowded rooms, or workplaces where conversations are taking place around you.
3. You should be able to hear the trainer clearly and speak without feeling that you need to restrict your voice.
4. A consistent and quiet learning environment helps your attention remain on Dutch sound, meaning, and sentence rhythm.

5. Keep Your Camera Ready

1. Your trainer may need to observe your participation, speaking, and pronunciation practice.
2. Keep your camera available and position yourself where your face can be seen clearly.
3. Use sufficient lighting. Avoid sitting directly in front of a bright window or in a very dark room.
4. The purpose is not formality. A clear visual connection makes individual correction and guided interaction easier.

6. Check Your Equipment Before Class

Before the session begins, confirm that:

1. your internet connection is working;
2. your microphone works;
   
3. your headphones or earphones are connected;
   
4. your camera works;
   
5. your device has sufficient battery;
   
6. your class link opens correctly.
   

If possible, keep your device connected to a charger during longer sessions.

Technical preparation should happen before the class rather than during teaching time.

7. Join Approximately Five Minutes Early

1. Be ready around five minutes before the scheduled class time.
2. Use this time to open the class link, connect your headphones, position your device, check the microphone and camera, and keep your learning materials ready.
3. The session should begin with learning rather than technical preparation.

8. Keep Your Learning Materials Beside You

Before joining, keep the required materials within reach.

This normally includes:

1. your notebook;
2. pen or pencil;
   
3. the relevant Guided Practice;
   
4. lesson notes where required;
   
5. headphones or earphones;
   
6. water.
   

Avoid repeatedly leaving your seat during the class to collect materials.

9. Complete the Assigned Learning Before the Live Class

1. Where a lesson includes video, audio, lesson content, or Guided Practice before class, complete the assigned work first.
2. Hexallt follows a recognition-first learning sequence. Guided Practice normally begins with listening, followed by writing, reading aloud, repetition, comparison with the model audio, and adjustment.
3. The live class is therefore not normally the learner's first exposure to the lesson.
4. Come to class having already encountered the sounds, vocabulary, or sentence patterns being discussed.
5. If something remained difficult during your independent practice, make a note of it and bring that difficulty into the live session.

10. Use the Live Class for Correction, Consolidation, and Guided Application

By the time you join the live session, you should already have listened to the assigned material, completed the required Guided Practice, worked through the relevant writing and reading practice, compared your pronunciation with the model audio, and identified areas that still need attention.

Classes take place after Guided Practice blocks and are intended to deepen and consolidate what the learner has already encountered.

During the live class, the trainer may:

1. review sounds, words, or sentence patterns that need correction;
2. listen to your pronunciation and help you adjust articulation, rhythm, and word endings;
   
3. revisit parts of the Guided Practice that were difficult;
   
4. ask you to reproduce familiar words or sentences without depending completely on the written text;
   
5. guide you through short, controlled use of structures you have already encountered;
   
6. clarify meanings or sentence patterns where understanding remains incomplete;
   
7. help you connect listening, recognition, and spoken reproduction more accurately.
   

You are not expected to speak quickly or produce language beyond what you have learned.

The progression is:

Hear accurately → recognise → understand → reproduce carefully → receive correction → use with greater control.

Accuracy, rhythm, and understanding come before speed.

11. Give the Class Your Full Attention

During the live session, avoid unrelated activities such as browsing social media, replying to non-urgent messages, watching another screen, taking unrelated calls, eating a full meal, or completing office or household work.

Dutch learning depends heavily on focused listening.

Missing a small sound, ending, pronunciation correction, or instruction can affect how you understand and reproduce the language.

12. Use Your Microphone Carefully

1. Keep your microphone muted when significant unavoidable background noise is present.
2. When speaking with the trainer, unmute yourself and speak naturally. There is no need to speak unusually loudly into the microphone.
3. Make sure the microphone is not covered by your hand, clothing, or device stand.
4. Clear audio allows the trainer to hear pronunciation accurately.

13. Use the Largest Suitable Screen Available

1. A laptop or tablet is preferable when available because lesson content and Guided Practice material are easier to view.
2. A phone can also be used, but it should be placed securely on a stand, positioned at a comfortable viewing distance, sufficiently charged, and kept in the orientation requested by the trainer.
3. Avoid continuously switching between the class and unrelated applications.

14. Inform the Trainer About Genuine Technical Difficulties

1. If audio, video, internet, or device problems affect your ability to participate, tell the trainer clearly.
2. Do not silently continue through a session if you cannot hear the lesson properly.
3. Accurate listening is fundamental to Dutch pronunciation and recognition training. If the sound reaching you is unclear, the trainer needs to know.

15. Build a Consistent Learning Routine

Where possible, attend each class from the same study environment with the same basic setup.

A simple routine is sufficient:

Complete the assigned learning → prepare your study space → position your device → connect your headphones → keep materials ready → join early → participate with full attention.