Native speaker with bilingual proficiency offers german lessons for all purposes from Kings College London (incl. language tests, understanding german culture, and literature)

Methodology

NOTE: UNTIL 2020 IS OVER, ONLY ONLINE CLASSES BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT SITUATION. Afterward, I will do private classes in 'real-life' again.

When I see a pupil for the first time, I want to, first of all, ask lots of questions and use the first couple of lessons to see what kind of knowledge they already have and where are areas they might need to work on also called "Baustellen" in german.
After I find out what you need, I will look at what you want to achieve with these lessons (do you want to move to Germany or need to finish a test?) and what type of content fits you. We all have different learning types, for instance, some people are more visual whilst others are auditive. Further, we all are interested in different topics! If you love fashion, politics, or medicine - try to find german content about that! Based on that, I will sort out the material that you need (worksheets, videos, podcasts, books/audiobooks).

I try to focus on all areas so that you will end up to be an active speaker and writer.

What matters to me?
I care about you having fun and that you want to deal with german every day. I encourage you to follow german web-pages on social media, read the news, or watch youtube videos. If you are more advanced, books are definitely the way to go! I will try to ONLY speak german to you during class, so you get a direct impact.

How do my lessons look like?
- discuss your last week in german (what have you been up to?)
- go through your homework (vocabulary is put into the Quizlet - I recommend everyone to do this)
- work on either reading/writing/listening/ speaking
through grammar work/dialogues/videos (depends on whether you want to do the Ghoete Test or not)
Sometimes we look at news or trending topics and discuss them, so that you are actively talking.
- discuss next weeks homework

German culture:
I really want everyone to see the wonderful sites of german culture but also the traits we have to watch out for before you visit! I give you cooking recipes in german to understand our culinary culture but also historical background, our values, and body language nuances that will make you understand us. For instance, we might talk about the Mauernfall: how that came about and what it meant for the country.

If you want to read books on the side, watch movies, listen to podcasts, or watch Youtube channels I have got a great list of things - so that you can learn beyond what I teach! I also recommend some german apps, where you can immerse yourself into that environment.