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Stephan
Community TutorTeaches
German
Native
Speaks
English
Russian
Finnish
Japanese
14+ years experience in distance teaching and learning
Teaches
German
Native
Speaks
English
Russian
Finnish
Japanese
14+ years experience in distance teaching and learning
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From GermanyLiving in Espoo, Finland (21:25 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 1, 2022InterestsArtMusicReadingSports & FitnessScience
Hello, my name is Stephan.
I am German and currently living in Finland.
Language learning should be fun. Conversation and active use of a language is the fastest way to become fluent. I experienced this myself in Russian and Japanese and I am currently learning Finnish. Conversation, games, roleplays, interaction are great tools to use a language and become fluent in a joyful way.
A regular schedule is required for steady progress. For this reason, my lesson packages (5, 10 or 20 lessons) are discounted compared to the single-lesson price.Me as a Teacher
Since 2010, I constantly learn together with conversation partners in various languages.
From this experience, I have gained ideas how language learning through conversation and via the internet is fun and efficient. My professional background is in education, but not in languages but in technical domains. This is is a little different than teaching in 1:1 settings, but I am still using several ideas from my other life also on italki.
I like to help you to learn German as your conversation partner and teacher and support you to reach your learning goals. My lessons & teaching style
I am happy to adapt to your needs and wishes.
If you like, I suggest to compose each lecture from several blocks, such as brief free speaking as a warm-up (2-3min), Grammar and Vocabulary repetitions (5-10 Min), a presentation by you and which you prepared for the lesson, as well as language exercises such as roleplays, discussion about books, magazines, newspapers, as well as answering any questions you might have or bring into the lesson. If you like, I recommend that a small homework, such as reading or writing exercises support your learning too.
Topic can be very flexible according to your interest. I have a technical background by profession, but I also like arts, nature or sports.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
172
Students
1,708
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
German Lessons
Trial Lesson
96 lessons completed
USD 17.00+
Deutsch (A1); Structured lesson / Material provided; groups welcome
A1Language Essentials838 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 26% off
Deutsch (A2); Structured lesson / Material provided; groups welcome
A2Language Essentials267 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 26% off
Deutsch (B1); Structured lesson / Material provided; groups welcome
B1Language Essentials366 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 26% off
Deutsch (B2); Structured lesson / Material provided; groups welcome (new lesson design)
B2Language Essentials133 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 26% off
Deutsch (C1-C2); Structured lesson / Material provided; groups welcome (new lesson design)
C1 - C2Language Essentials8 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 26% off
Deutsch (Kids A1-C2); Structured lesson / Material provided; groups welcome; from 7+ years (new lesson design)
A1 - C2Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 26% off
Availability
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51 Reviews
Lilien S&V
56 German lessons
gramaticaly amazing, thanks teacher
Oct 5, 2025
Mira
26 German lessons
Die Unterrichtsstunden sind interessant und gut strukturiert. Der Lehrer ist immer vorbereitet, erklärt klar und nimmt sich Zeit für Fragen. Kann ich nur weiterempfehlen 👍
Aug 14, 2025
Lev Lvov
1 German lesson
Хорошее впечатление о преподавателе после урока-знакомства: преподаватель имеет и знает множество инструментов для интерактива, внимателен к ученику, учитывает особенности и сложности👍
Aug 11, 2025
Mira
26 German lessons
The lessons with Stephan are very interesting and helpful, I recommend them to everyone who wants to speak German ☺️
Oct 3, 2025
Mira
26 German lessons
Lessons with Stephan are always interesting and very helpful, he helps me to learn new vocabulary and to express myself correctly and more efficient in German. When I make mistakes, he remembers about it and when I finish my speech, he tells me about them and teaches me grammar rules which I can follow to avoid such mistakes in the future. I’m really glad that I found this teacher, much recommended ☺️🔝
Aug 12, 2025
tiziana
4 German lessons
Very welcoming teacher. Super helpful and nice
Jul 18, 2025
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