From GermanyLiving in Hamburg, Germany (12:09 UTC-03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Apr 6, 2017
First of all, I’m a passionate language learner myself. In my travels around the world, I have learned to quickly comprehend other points of view, which is very helpful when meeting my students and teaching them German. Before teaching German full-time to students all around the world, I was a professional business lawyer. Working for the stock exchange of Stuttgart had been my longest endeavor in this field and there I have learned how to overcome language barriers in international communications. Since then I have developed strongly my communication and teaching skills and am very happy about me being able to effectively teach my students German.
Me as a Teacher
You can expect an attentive teacher, who will carefully listen to you and provide you with helpful feedback and advice. All this feedback and new concepts/words/expressions learned I will write down for you in a Google Doc. I am always genuinely interested in my student's topics and therefore I know that we will find a common ground on which we can conduct our productive lessons. In general, I am a teacher who can talk about anything and use every moment as an example for teaching purposes. Last but not least you can expect a teacher with a high command of the German language and an ample repertoire of speech expressions.
My lessons & teaching style
My lessons focus primarily on the ability to speak and secondarily on grammar in order to reinforce the learning process. There will always be a determined effort on my side to create a relaxing environment in our lessons. With that and my ongoing support, I am sure that you will be speaking abundantly from the first lesson on.
Since repetition and the knowledge of basic structures is very important for quickly learning a language, I make it a habit to use the same words and language structures repetitively in my lessons after introducing them to my students.
At the beginning of the lesson, we will probably talk about your day in order to warm up and practice some small talk.
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Articles and news
Quizzes
Test templates and examples
Graphs and charts
Homework Assignments
Certificates
TEFL/TESOL - learnTEFL - 2016
Certificate verified
Education
2004 - 2009
Other - Business Law / Finacial ServicesLeuphana University LüneburgDiploma in Business Law
Work Experience
2013 - 2016
Teacher for GermanSelfemployed - Hamburg, GermanyPreparing foreign students for their university classes in Germany
5.0
Rating
955
Students
6,623
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
955
Students
6623
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
German Lessons
German
English
Trial Lesson
582 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Kaffeeklatsch (chit-chat)
B1 - C2Conversation566 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 15% off
German Kickstarter for Beginners (Material included)
A1 - A2Language Essentials2,115 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 14% off
Deutsch für Fortgeschrittene (Material included)
B1 - C2Language Essentials1,207 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 14% off
Für meine Stammschüler (who already completed more than 20 lessons) --> 8$ off per lesson
A1 - C2Language Essentials1,886 lessons completed
USD 22.00+
Package with 5% off
Written corrections / Proofspelling (this is not a lesson) - 12$ per 250 words or 60$ per 1600
A1 - C2Language Essentials55 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Availability
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837 Reviews
daf90c
20 German lessons
Teacher’s pick
I had a great experience with Valerio. He was incredibly patient and able to carry out a client conversation as well as pick out your mistakes and make suggestions at the same time. He very willingly adapted the sessions to my needs and I had a positive score in my B1 exam as a result!
Thanks Valerio!
Jan 9, 2020
7c6786
48 German lessons
Teacher’s pick
My sessions with Valerio really help developing my speaking skills in German. Every time I travel to Germany for business I feel the improvement. Thank you Valerio!
Feb 7, 2019
03f519
6 German lessons
Valerio was very methodical and provided useful materials for understanding grammar. I had a great experience.
May 13, 2021
c24338
250 German lessons
Teacher’s pick
Valerio is a great teacher! Lessons with him are very interesting and productive. I have a lot of speaking practice, good materials, and clear explanations. Also, he is very kind and patient. Thanks a lot!
Mar 7, 2019
46c243
21 German lessons
goood
May 18, 2021
a71317
5 German lessons
It was a great experience! He's very well prepared and explains things clearly.