"My experience as a teacher varies from private teaching to teaching in high schools and higher education. Each environment has its pros and cons - but the benefit of private tutoring is seeing the rapid advancements of students.

I maintain a highly motivated, humorous work style and build a safe environment, in which the student feels free to communicate any thoughts in the target language. Encouragement is a factor I find largely determined by the nature of the teacher-student relationship and the appropriate ways of challenging the student (not forceful, let the language come to you, not doing the work for the student) - all in all, it's about finding the right pace as well as the right (online) sources, while safeguarding the fun.

As a teacher of German, Dutch and English, I have taught students of all ages and all levels. I hope to prove to you that to learn your language of choice can be an amazing and eye-opening journey - not the tough, hard work you might expect!" less...