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YOUR GERMAN TUTOR: Focusing on proficiency in speaking, listening, reading and/or writing German in levels A1 through B2

My German courses are a fully integrated approach to accommodate all learning styles and to achieve your goal in learning German, be school-, work-, travel-related. This would also include relationship-related (German family member and/or German significant other).

The coursebook I select for you serve as a foundation or "springboard". I select the German coursebook based on whether you are High School student, university student, or working adult.

I supplement each lesson with the following:
1) Online VIDEOs that fully support and interface with the content of each lesson.
2) QUIZLETs I have personally created and are tailor-made for each lesson of the course.
3)Any additional ONLINE LINKS, PDFs, and/or INTERACTIVE practice site that contribute to practice and mastery of each lesson.

All the aforementioned are designed to equally develop the four language disciplines of speaking, listening, reading and writing. The courses can be done in person, online, or a hybrid.

Extra information

Bring your own laptop and and I will recommend the optimal textbook(s) to purchase in the event you do not have an existing one that you are using.

Location

At teacher's location: Wilhelminasingel, Maastricht, Netherlands
Online via webcam

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General info

suitcase iconSkills:
German for adults
Age:
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Duration:
60 minutes
The class is taught in:English, French, German

About Me

I look forward to helping you attain proficiency in English/German/French on an ongoing basis. I am a certified teacher of all 3 languages. I initially taught French and German for 12 years (Grades 10 through 12). In the past, I led tours to French and German speaking countries every summer for 10 consecutive years.

I TAILOR-MAKE my lessons for the individual & their needs, so no time is wasted. In so doing, you get more accomplished & get more "bang for your buck." I would be happy to discuss my plan to help you achieve your language speaking goals in person or via Zoom.

Originally from the US, I have lived in Europe for a total of 9 years. As a student, I lived overseas for 2 years; I attended the Université de Strasbourg & was a Fulbright Scholar awarded one year graduate study at the Universität zu Köln. Since 2015, while maintaining my private English, French and German students, I have also been teaching Academic English and German A1 to B1 for Maastricht University's Language Centre.

One of my fortés is the ability is to take any aspect of the language and its grammar and really "break it down" to where you TOTALLY GET IT!
I make learning English/German/French easy & fun!

I hope to meet with you soon / Bis bald / A bientôt!
Sheree

Education

-University of Rochester, NY: BA in German language and BA in French language
-One year at the Université de Strasbourg, France
-One year post-grad, exchange student, Fulbright Scholar at the Universität zu Köln
-Certifications (from Florida, USA) to teach English, German and French grades 1 through
12

Experience / Qualifications

2003-2015: 12 year certified teacher of grades 10 through 12 of German and French language in the United States
2010 to the present: Teaching English, German & French to private students one-on-one
2015 to the present: Living in the Netherlands near the borders to Belgium and Germany and teaching German and academic English for the Language Centre of Maastricht University
My language courses are a fully integrated approach to accommodate all learning styles. The textbooks I select serve as a foundation or "springboard". Supplemented are online videos, quizlets I have tailor-made to the course, and additional online interactive sites and activities. All the aforementioned are designed to equally develop the four disciplines of speaking, listening, reading and writing. The courses can be done in person, online, or a hybrid.

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