My husband is Dutch and after 56 years he says I still can't pronounce some Dutch words correctly! :)

When you can say <i>Scheveningen</i> and <i>garage</i> correctly you have learned Dutch!

Thanks for all the additional suggestions and thoughts.

I checked out the Flemish TV channel suggested as above and listened to a piece on Belgian thoughts on Valentine's Day. Great for me to get into the rhythm of Dutch language speech as you say. However, I'm so curious to know what the Flemish were actually saying about Valentine's Day. I think the point of the piece seemed to be that their opinions contrasted markedly with the Walloons); the latter seemed to embrace the day generally... I speak French, so felt I was getting only half the story!

http://www.vt4.be/videos/vlamingen-niet-zo-romantisch

Thanks again!

I'm aware that this is question is from a couple of years ago, but in the meantime language teaching via Skype seems to have boomed. Anyone can offer Dutch courses via Skype so you have to be a bit picky, but it works really well!
Dutchgrammar.com and http://taalbureautxt.nl also offer free exercises, grammar and feedback to get you going. It's nice to try before you commit to taking a real course, via Skype or otherwise.

Thank you Aennevon.

I found "Living Languages Dutch" a great book for a self-study beginner; dense, but really focused on the important points. Since then, Routledge books are fantastic: "Basic Dutch Grammar", "Intermediate Dutch Grammar", "Colloquial Dutch 2" and "Intermediate Dutch Reader" have terrific exercises.

Nu kan ik nederlands veel beter spreken en schrijven; iedere dag kijk ik de nieuws op nos.nl om de taal meer te horen. Ik hoop dat je raad andere mensen op deze website kan helpen!

Nog een keer, dank je wel! Daniel