Aus USALebt in Berlin, Deutschland (22:33 UTC+01:00)
Über mich
italki-Lehrkraft seit 3. Aug 2020
Hi there! My name is David Allen (爱伦), I'm from San Diego, California but I grew up speaking both English and German and for over 10 years now I have been living and working in Germany as a German/English teacher and technical translator. I moved to Germany after I finished my university degree in German and Linguistics and I have since lived in Göttingen, Hamburg, Hanover, Heidelberg, and Berlin. I absolutely love it here, as Germany has a lot to offer in terms of nature, culture and a rich linguistic history. I have also lived and taught German and English in both Spain (Santander and Valladolid) and China (Beijing), and getting to know people and their languages is my passion in life!
Ich als Lehrkraft
Do you want to express yourself better in conversation and sound more authentic in German? I specialize in helping you to improve your speaking and pronunciation of German based on special exercises I design specifically for YOUR native language background (i.e. German for Chinese speakers, German for Spanish speakers, etc). My particular area of expertise is in phonetics and phonology, so I can help you to master the difficult sounds of German so that you feel more confident when you are speaking. However, I can help you with any aspect of your German that you would like to improve, including preparing you to take formal examinations like the DSH, the TestDaF and the Goethe Institut exams.
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
I put great emphasis on communication and entertainment in my lessons, and I'm very passionate about helping you to achieve your German-learning goals as efficiently as possible but with a maximum of FUN! I am happy to adapt to your needs! If you learn German with me, I will show you - among other things - how to utilize YouTube videos to improve your listening comprehension and speaking, how to systematically schedule review sessions so that you remember what you have learned in the long term, how to use Google to check your grammar even when you don't have access to a native speaker, and how to use memory techniques (e.g. a memory palace) to remember the articles (DER, DIE, DAS) in German!
Mein Unterrichtsmaterial
PDF-Datei
Audiodateien
Karteikarten
Testvorlagen und Beispiele
Textdokumente
Bilddateien
Artikel und Nachrichten
Präsentationsfolien/PPT
Videodateien
Hausaufgaben
Quizze
5.0
Bewertung
72
Schüler
705
Stunden
100%
Teilnahme
100%
Antwort
5.0
Bewertung
72
Schüler
705
Stunden
100%
Teilnahme
100%
Antwort
Deutsch Unterrichtsstunden
Deutsch
Englisch
Probestunde
51 Unterrichtsstunden abgeschlossen
USD 5.00+
Conversational German Fluency / Alemán conversacional / 德语口语和发音
German Academic/Scientific/Business Writing and Exam Preparation (Goethe, DSH, TestDaF) - Improve your German GRAMMAR and writing FAST using my Bilingual Method
David blew me away with his trial lesson! His Five Step of Language Learning is both innovative and fun. His teaching style is motivating, friendly and professional. I am looking forward to taking more lessons with David. Highly recommended!
28. Okt. 2020
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22 Deutsch Unterrichtsstunden
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
David was timely, friendly, and well-prepared for my 30-minute trial lesson. I find his speech to be especially clear and appropriately paced for my level of listening comprehension. I also like how he created shared Google documents and updated them during our lesson with vocabulary and sentences to practice based on our conversation.
9. Aug. 2020
c8c512
2 Deutsch Unterrichtsstunden
Danke David für deine gute Ratschläge.
5. Mai 2021
98cc61
16 Deutsch Unterrichtsstunden
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
Wonderful trial lesson! David is very kind, patient, and seemed to quickly get a good understanding of my current language skills and what I need to do in order to reach my goals. Will definitely book again!
10. Aug. 2020
150a8c
16 Deutsch Unterrichtsstunden
David’s lessons are extremely efficient in helping me to improve my weakness points and prepare me for my Goethe B2 exams. He is willing to share all the tricks and techniques in just one 30 minutes' lesson, and his advices right spot on the critical parts leading to the success of the exams. I would highly recommend his lessons to those who are looking for help with preparation for the exams in a short period of time. Also, he can explain German words in Chinese language really well, and also how Chinese native speakers can adjust the pronunciation. I find myself very lucky to find a teacher like him. Will come back to him when I am preparing my future C1 exam.
18. Mai 2021
288aa5
1 Deutsch Unterrichtsstunde
David was highly adaptable and tailored the class to my needs. He was encouraging and had great tips on learning grammar. Thank you.