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Ragnar
Norwegian
Native
English
Dutch
French
Russian

From Norway

Living in Trondheim, Norway

Certified Teacher with Experience tutoring Teenagers and Adult Refugees! Hello! Bonjour! Привет! I'm a native speaker and certified teacher. Since I'm multilingual and have a Belgian wife, I can appreciate the difficulties you might encounter when learning Norwegian. Having professional experience tutoring both teenagers and adult refugees, I can help you communicate effectively with native Norwegians. When I'm not working, I spend time with my family and our cat, play computer games and listen to music. Being a trained historian, I occasionally write articles for military history magazines. Previously, I have also worked professionally as a genealogist, and continue to do research on my family tree. I have ancestry from Norway, Sweden, Finland and Germany. Since I'm also an enthusiastic language learner myself, I have a lot of knowledge about efficient learning methods. I like to encourage a positive and curious attitude about the language. I emphasize humor, curiosity and a relaxed setting. We can work in a structured and organized manner by using a text book, but we can also just talk about culture and everyday topics. It's important to put in the effort and develop healthy routines as a learner. As a teacher I will offer you a structured approach with professional materials, such as a beginner's book we will work on together. We also work on image files, podcasts, articles, music and homework. However, at the same time it's important not to stifle your curiosity with too much structure. In my experience, the students who have the most su...
My teaching material
  • PDF file
  • Text Documents
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Audio files
  • Image files
  • Articles and news
  • Homework Assignments
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Interests

Tech
History
Gaming
Trial Lesson
58 lessons completed
USD 19.00+
General Norwegian Course A1-C2
A1-C2
Language Essentials
326 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
8% off
Conversation Practice A1-C2
A1-C2
Conversation
120 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
8% off
Group lessons A1-C2
A1-C2
Language Essentials
18 lessons completed
USD 29.00+
5% off
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Structured lessons·2
Provides materials·2
Patient·6
Pronunciation·1
For beginners·15
Student Richard Ruf
Richard Ruf
41 Norwegian lessons
Teacher’s pick
I’ve been taking lessons with Ragnar for well over a year now and I couldn’t recommend him more strongly. He’s open, incredibly patient and easy to talk to. I feel so much more confident about my Norwegian skills today than I did a year ago and Ragnar played a large part in that.
Joseph
58 Norwegian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Ragnar is an awesome teacher! I really feel like I'm learning a lot. The lessons are very fun, interesting, and informative.
Mihai
7 Norwegian lessons
It's crystal clear that Ragnar is a proper teacher, and a good one at that. He speaks clearly and listens intently, providing feedback in real time and taking notes for me to improve, while also sharing free materials and explaining concepts about the Norwegian culture as we go along.
Student kirotasmara
kirotasmara
30 Norwegian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Ragnar is simply a fantastic teacher. I had to learn as much Norwegian as possible within a very limited amount of time and he always made me feel very supported and understood. Every lesson I was given resources to learn from, and he always encouraged me in a way which made me feel comfortable to talk, no matter the mistakes. I would most definitely recommend him, as he is a very compassionate and understanding teacher, who is always giving his best to the student. Tusen takk for alt, Ragnar!
Mark Holliday
2 Norwegian lessons
A very comfortable trial lesson gauging where I was in my learning and showing how my learning going forward could be structured. Looking forward to the next lesson
Hanieh Farahani
16 Norwegian lessons
I have had some sessions with Ragnar and he has been effective and helpful in my learning, I feel like I have found my type of teacher after some trial and error, he is patient, he is knowledgable, knows when to correct you, and his tips are helpful on how to study Norwegian. I highly recommend him.