Goethe-Institute certified and 7 years teaching experience
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German
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English
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Goethe-Institute certified and 7 years teaching experience
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
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From GermanyLiving in Cologne, Germany (19:44 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 19, 2015
Hi. My name is Marike. By profession I’m a language teacher and for 7 years, I’ve taught German as a foreign language. I’m trained and certified by the Goethe-Institute and teach according to their method – the communicative approach.
I’ve lived in a foreign country myself, for 10 years, and sat in the same boat you’re in right now. During my time in America, I developed many strategies to learn a language and live in a foreign country. I want to pass them on to you. Each day I accompany the integration process of my American husband in Germany. I experience first-hand the challenges of the German language and the German culture. This helps me see the language from your point of view.
Me as a Teacher
I’m trained and certified by the Goethe-Institute and teach according to their method – the communicative approach. So I will help and prepare you to do the talking in our lesson.
I also love the advantages of technology and therefore offer "blended learning" classes, where after our face-to-face lesson you can continue online on a dedicated website or app, where I will provide you with material and exercises. You can go on e.g. practicing the new Grammar learned and you get immediate feedback.
My lessons & teaching style
Each lesson I give is highly personalized: So you tell me the focus of your lesson! I will adjust the lesson according to your wishes.
Furthermore we will match our lesson to your learning type. In my many years of teaching, I have come across very different learning types. Some students are comfortable with learning by hearing, others prefr to see the new words.
I also offer a "blended learning" class - a combination of face-to-face teaching and an E-learning website, where you can study online and get immediate feedback in between your private lessons. This is a very intensive class, where you can make great progress with few booked lessons.
My teaching material
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Articles and news
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Certificates
DAF Methodik und Didaktik - Goethe Institut - 2015
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Education
2013 - 2014
Other - Teaching, German as foreign languageGoethe Institut
Work Experience
2010 - Current
language teacher, German as a foreign languageprivate lessons online - Köln, Germanyprivate lessons online for students level (A1 - B2);
course topics: "German at work" and "Everyday German"
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Rating
319
Students
5,950
Lessons
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Attendance
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5.0
Rating
319
Students
5950
Lessons
100%
Attendance
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German Lessons
Trial Lesson
194 lessons completed
USD 19.00+
German at work / Deutsch im Beruf (A2-C1)
A1 - C1Business966 lessons completed
USD 35.00+
Package with 5% off
Everyday German / Deutsch im Alltag (A1-C1)
A1 - C1General3,145 lessons completed
USD 35.00+
Package with 5% off
Test preparation - Goethe Zertifikat (A1-C1), telc (A1-C1)
A1 - C1Test Preparation1,115 lessons completed
USD 35.00+
Package with 5% off
For existing clients only (before Aug. 2021)
A1 - C2General381 lessons completed
USD 35.00
Package with 2% off
Blended learning - a combination of face-to-face teaching and E-learning (level A1, A2)
A1 - A2General62 lessons completed
USD 35.00+
Package with 5% off
Availability
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717 Reviews
Vlad
16 German lessons
Teacher’s pick
Marike hat mir geholfen, mich auf die B1-Prüfung vorzubereiten. Wir deckten alle relevanten Themen ab und trainierten für bestimmte Aufgaben basierend auf der Prüfungsstruktur. Ich kann diesen Lehrer jedem empfehlen, der sich auf die offizielle Telc- oder Goethe-Zertifikatsprüfung vorbereiten möchte. Vielen Dank.
Jun 12, 2022
Anna Watanabe Spann
23 German lessons
Teacher’s pick
Thanks to Marike I passed Goethe-B1! I could never pass it without her. I will further take her lessons so that I can pass B2. Thank you so much for giving very interactive, professional, organized lessons with helpful materials!
Mar 23, 2022
Dmitry Pozamantirov
52 German lessons
Teacher’s pick
Marike is an outstanding language tutor, super patient, and comfortable to talk with. She is a very knowledgeable, intelligent, and dedicated person. Marike always has a structured plan for our classes that is tailored individually according to my needs. I find her teaching materials (including but not limited to the course books, articles in magazines, and documentaries) very practical and authentic.
Thanks to Marike’s support and guidance I passed my telc B2 test with an overall score of 274 of 300 (Speaking 73/75, Writing 45/45).
I can highly recommend Marike to anyone who would like to improve their German skills with a professional tutor and in a nice atmosphere. I am very happy with my choice for almost a year now!
Jul 19, 2021
David
1 German lesson
Having had little experience speaking German, I found the lesson to be very effective and the teacher to be patient and very helpful.
Jan 18, 2023
Jun Kikuchi
263 German lessons
Vielen Dank für den spannenden Unterricht! Hoffentlich werden wir in einigen Wochen in der gleichen Zeitzone den nächsten Unterricht haben!!
Jan 9, 2023
Jun Kikuchi
263 German lessons
Vielen Dank!! Ich freue mich auf nächsten Unterricht :-)
Jan 2, 2023
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