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German

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French

Swedish

Teaches

English

Native

German

Welsh

Speaks

French

Swedish

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

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From United KingdomLiving in Liverpool, United Kingdom (13:03 UTC+00:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Aug 5, 2019

A friendly tutor from the north of England with a relaxed yet structured approach. I learned my languages as an adult in an area where multilingualism is not exactly widespread! In my spare time I enjoy cycling, walking and reading. I adore nature and I also write poetry.

Me as a Teacher

First and foremost I am a learner who enjoys learning languages as a hobby. So I understand the frustrations and challenges faced by students when they try to mesh the theoretical aspects of acquisition with the realities of speaking practice. I have written a language course for those tackling German and my approach with beginners is to introduce new language in a very structured way and to prioritise patterns above vocabulary, at least at the start. For more advanced students I am happy to select materials based on their interests. I always try to put people at ease and believe that learning should be an enjoyable as well as enriching experience.

My lessons & teaching style

I concentrate on speaking practice. The spoken language is the area where most students feel they want to improve and reading and writing competencies follow. I attempt to elicit language from my students with open questions where possible so that they may draw maximum value from the session. With regard to corrections I attempt to navigate the fine line between ignoring persistent errors that hamper intelligibility and hyper correction which may erode confidence.

Certificates

Welsh Higher Diploma - CBAC - 2019

Certificate verified

Deutsches Sprachdiplom C2 - Goethe Institut - 2017

Certificate verified

TEFL - Liverpool University - 1997

Certificate verified

Education

1992 - 1995

Bachelor’s - EnglishSouth Bank University

2017 - 2019

Bachelor’s - EducationGlyndwrPostgraduate Certificate in Education

Work Experience

2018 - 2019

Welsh for Adults TutorColeg Cambria - Denbigh, United Kingdom

2011 - 2019

German TutorYouSpeakGerman - Chester, United Kingdom

5.0

Rating

Students

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

86%

Response rate

5.0

Rating

Students

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

86%

Response rate

Welsh Lessons

Welsh

English

German

Welsh for Beginners

A1 - B1

Language Essentials

0 lessons completed

USD 12.50+

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2 English lessons

Very goo! Thanks Mark.

Dec 19, 2019

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