Community tutor (+2500 lessons) with over 4 years of teaching experience
Teaches
German
Native
Speaks
English
Spanish
Community tutor (+2500 lessons) with over 4 years of teaching experience
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume
From GermanyLiving in Wurzburg, Germany (16:25 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 7, 2020
Interest topicTravelSports & FitnessFood
I am really passionate about learning and teaching languages. These days I spent a few hours on learning Spanish and English and teaching German. I am really interested in how the brain functions when learning a new language and I get extremely excited when my students make progress. Seeing them getting more confident is why I love teaching German. I have varied interests and am capable of talking about a lot of topics. Back then when I travelled the world I noticed that a foreign language can completely change the whole experience. It broadens your horizons and enables you to come into contact with completely strangers in other countries.
Me as a Teacher
I started teaching German when there was a refugees wave in 2015. I helped migrants achieve B2+ level in German and which went a long way to improved their job prospects.
I spent the year 2020 traveling and noticed that there is a high demand for German everywhere. I am now currently living in Germany again. I started studying Architecture but I quickly noticed I need to something related to languages. During the last 1 and a half year I had over 700 lessons with people all over the world. I have experience with all age groups, people who knew nothing to advanced learners.
There are some A1 books that I could send to you if you are a complete beginner
My lessons & teaching style
I am a genuine language instructor and I approach my training on a student-required base. I am adaptable to your learning requirements. I am not driven by a formular/based learning but more towards the individual. I try to get you ready for real life conversations and make you feel confident. I have done a lot of research about how to memorize new words and grammar rules. One of my styles include learning in full sentences instead of cramming vocabulary. When I implemented that into my lessons I started seeing incredible results with my students. I also only want you to learn German based on topics you are interested in but I could also make the choice.
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Teaching experience
2020 - 2024
TeacherItalki - AustraliaI have been teaching German in 1to1 classes for the last four years now.
Always a great session with Theo, even after weeks of not practicing he has a very encouraging and engaging way or looping you back in. I really appreciate his teaching style and can honestly say he is the best tutor I have come across for German.
Oct 20, 2023
Debruyna1997
56 German lessons
Teacher’s pick
An awesome teacher with lots of patience and knowledge! Can carry interesting conversations and helps correct sentences and words. Would recommend him above everyone else! Thank you 😊
Sep 21, 2023
Jahdai González
33 German lessons
Teacher’s pick
Lessons with Theo are always great he is super patient and reliable. With him you feel like you can speak German without worrying a lot about your grammar mistakes ( which in German usually it’s very easy to make one let’s face it 😅) , he always provides you with corrections in a way that doesn’t break the flow of the conversation and on top of that he is a cool guy.
Jan 19, 2023
Martin
3 German lessons
I have had several lessons now with Theo. I give him a 5-star rating as a community tutor because: (1) he smiles a lot!; (2) he allows the student to speak, but gently interrupts to correct mistakes; and (3) he writes down corrections and suggestions that I can review later (my last 45 min lessons included 25 notes made by Theo).
Apr 23, 2024
Jonathan Fuentes
18 German lessons
Theo is one of a kind. Even after not being consistent with German and taking a long break he makes you feel comfortable to get back to learning and he creates a very inviting and welcoming atmosphere.
Apr 20, 2024
Logan
5 German lessons
Mein Lehrer ist hilfsbereit und verständnisvoll. Er ist sehr, sehr, sehr, sehr, sehr hübsch und sehr elegant.
Ich möchte mich für deine liebenswürdige Hilfe recht herzlich bedanken.