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Heidi

Finnish

Native

English

Spanish

French

Italian

Swedish

From Finland

Living in Madrid, Spain

Experienced Finnish teacher I can discuss several topics, according to my students' wishes and expectations. I have a bachelor's degree in English literature and linguistics and find language teaching and learning fascinating. I love traveling and I have lived in Spain since 2016 where I have taught English and Finnish. I have practical experience in the kind of vocabulary and skills you need when traveling and living abroad and I can also teach at a beginner level in Spanish. I love teaching and helping people. I consider that languages enable cultural interaction and broaden one's horizons. I have experience in teaching English both to children and adults in Spain. Finnish I've taught online since 2018. I personalize my lessons according to my students and use teaching strategies that suit them best. I have no prerequisites for my lessons; I welcome both beginners and more advanced learners who are eager to learn Finnish. My lessons are based on conversation (that may be based on a specific theme agreed on beforehand), reading and translating a target language text together or analyzing it, and answering my student's questions. I am also open to suggestions my students may have regarding language learning. The book series I have used the most is Suomen mestari (1, 2, 3 and 4) but I have also used Oma Suomi 1, Harjoitus tekee mestarin (4 different books), Suomen kielen tikapuut, Ykäänkö vai ykiinkö, Kielo, etc. Especially with beginners, I usually prefer to use a book.

My teaching material

PDF file
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Image files
Video files
Articles and news
Homework Assignments

Interests

Films & TV Series

Travel

Art

Finnish

Trial Lesson

161 lessons completed

USD 15.00+

Intensive Finnish (option for a 20-lesson lesson package)

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Language Essentials

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Language Essentials

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A1-C2

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Tomás

109 Finnish lessons

Teacher’s pick

Tunti oli erittäin mielenkiintoinen ja haastava. Opin paljon uusia sanoja ja keskustelimme erilaisista asioista. Kiitos Heidi taas! :)

Moses McCormick

20 Finnish lessons

Teacher’s pick

The lesson with Heidi was excellent. I really enjoyed practicing Finnish with her. She was patient and very enthusiastic. Thanks again! =^_^= Kiitos paljon, Heidi. Oli todella mukava tänään. Nahdän piian.

Mattel Mendlowitz

201 Finnish lessons

I really enjoyed learning Finnish with Heidi. She always takes the time and patience to explain even the most difficult grammar and matches the pace of the student.

Alan

3 Finnish lessons

Teacher’s pick

Fun! We went over a bunch of my pronunciation/rhythm questions and then practiced reading aloud.

MacLeanFinlay

48 Finnish lessons

I have been studying Finnish with Heidi since last summer, and have made a great deal of progress in this time, with this difficult language. Good materials to work with and always reliable. Looking forward to this summer's trip to Finland to put it to good use.

Christina Neyt

1 Finnish lesson

explain good, understanding.