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Thomas
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Teaches
German
Native
Slovenian
Native
Danish
Dutch
English
Esperanto
French
Italian
Norwegian
Spanish
Swedish
Speaks
Afrikaans
Czech
Portuguese
Zulu
Teaching 11 languages, currently learning 3 more
Teaches
German
Native
Slovenian
Native
Danish
Dutch
English
Esperanto
French
Italian
Norwegian
Spanish
Swedish
Speaks
Afrikaans
Czech
Portuguese
Zulu
Teaching 11 languages, currently learning 3 more
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From SloveniaLiving in Ljubljana, Slovenia (01:34 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Nov 26, 2024InterestsWritingFilms & TV SeriesPets & AnimalsTravelReading
My name is Thomas and I grew up bilingually with German and Slovenian. Having discovered my passion for languages very early, I have worked hard to learn to speak and write 11 of them on a level of fluency. I have now been working as a language teacher for 23 years, out of which 18 as an independent teacher.
I have been using italki to learn languages so far, but I have now decided to try out teaching here as well. It is my hope that my beginner's profile does not make you mistakenly assume that I am a beginner in the field of teaching as I have been having about 40 hours of classes weekly in the last 20 or so years.Me as a Teacher
When teaching I take both my schedule and my classes seriously. When a class is scheduled, it is part of my weekly plan and I get ready for it. I conduct a detailed journal of what I have been doing with my student, I write down every session, thus it is easy for me to check what we did on our past sessions.
I used to teach more conventionally, meaning with my students being in the same room as me. In 2021 I started using Skype for my classes and things work out very well. I am always punctual as I respect the time my students take for our class, likewise I do appreciate if my students do the same.My lessons & teaching style
My lessons can be conducted in any of the following languages:
German
Slovenian
English
French
Swedish
Danish
Norwegian
Italian
Spanish
Dutch
Esperanto
I try to conduct my classes in a way that resembles the conventional school as much as possible. Meaning a thorough explanation of the grammar with several carefully tailored examples, exercises, homework, checking the student's progress, listening and reading comprehensions and once the student's knowledge progresses sufficiently, having a conversation class.My teaching material
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- PDF file
- Articles and news
Teaching experience
2006 - Current
teacher and coordinatorI have been working as a formally registered freelance tutor/teacher and translator since 2006. Prior to that I had worked as a language teacher at different language schools in Ljubljana from 2000.
I usually conduct about 35 to 50 hours of classes weekly.
Education
1996 - 2000
Bachelor’s - German & French languageI studied German and French at the University of Ljubljana.
5.0
Rating
78
Students
653
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Trial Lesson
57 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Norwegian - structured classes
A1 - B2Language Essentials55 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 10% off
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Niall
1 Esperanto lesson
I had explained prior to the lesson that I wanted to build confidence and gain experience in speaking.
Thomas made sure that I was able to spend most of the lesson speaking, using appropriate natural pauses in the conversation to point out errors and giving constructive feedback.
I was nervous before the lesson but I felt at ease during and afterwards thanks to Thomas' approach.
Aug 27, 2025
josie_medved
4 Slovenian lessons
Asking questions on a topic decided before the lesson
Aug 21, 2025
Katharina
5 Slovenian lessons
Die erste Stunde mit Thomas war sehr hilfreich und hat großen Spaß gemacht. Es gab schon super viele Informationen, die mir helfen, demnächst in Slowenien zurecht zu kommen. Thomas erklärt strukturiert und geduldig und geht gut auf die individuellen Bedürfnisse ein. Danke und gerne wieder!
Aug 8, 2025
Katharina
5 Spanish lessons
Die Stunden mit Thomas sind sehr hilfreich und er reagiert super auf meine speziellen Fragen. Die Präsentation/die Aufzeichnungen sind gut strukturiert gestaltet und es ist für mein absolutes Anfängerniveau höchst komfortabel, dass er perfekt Deutsch spricht. Ich kann den Unterricht nur wärmstens empfehlen!
Aug 23, 2025
Katharina
5 Slovenian lessons
Thomas geht super auf meine Fragen und Wünsche ein und baut die Stunde strukturiert und hilfreich auf. Danke und bis zum nächsten Mal!
Aug 16, 2025
Massimiliano
18 Danish lessons
É molto professionale, ha molta pazienza e spiega bene ! Sto migliorando moltissimo
Aug 8, 2025
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