Albin
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Albin
Community Tutor
Teaches
Swedish
Native
Speaks
English
French
Greek (Ancient)
Spanish
Thai
Italian
Latin
German
Certified philosopher with 10+ years of random university studies!
Teaches
Swedish
Native
Speaks
English
French
Greek (Ancient)
Spanish
Thai
Italian
Latin
German
Certified philosopher with 10+ years of random university studies!
From SwedenLiving in Stockholm, Sweden (08:33 UTC+07:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 6, 2020Interest topicMusicReadingScience
I’m a Swedish philosopher who just got his master degree, and right now I’m a digital nomad. Being one of those godless wretches who are too curious for their own good, I seem to have studied just about every university subject there is. Starting out in musicology, I have with inner mounting flame moved through history of ideas, theoretical philosophy, logic, Ancient Greek, mathematics and theoretical physics. During the last five years I have taught myself Italian, French, Thai and Castellano while living in Rome, Paris, Belgrade, Bangkok and Buenos Aires.Me as a Teacher
I have worked as a private tutor in Stockholm and Paris, helping students with mathematics, physics, philosophy and Swedish. For me, the goal of all education is Bildung: the creation of an intellectually well-balanced human being.
Here’s my playlist with a mix of classic Swedish music:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45bdTWwAPwiQNZnClIzE4B?si=H40BVKL0SWyUl2g-KD21RA
Some of my favourite Swedish poets:
* Georg Stiernhielm - 17th century pioneer.
* Carl Michael Bellman - Foremost Swedish troubadour.
* Birger Sjöberg - Mad genius.
* Edith Södergran - Nietzschean muse from Finland.
* Gunnar Björling - Finnish modernist and iconoclast.
* Tomas Tranströmer - Nobel prize laureate.My lessons & teaching style
The Albin Method has two ingredients. The first ingredient is learning through culture: find poetry and music that interests you, and then let that spur you on to constantly improve. With me you will not only grow your language; you will grow "tout court"! The second ingredient is immersion: learning Swedish IN SWEDISH from the get-go!
In practice the immersion starts by learning the most useful ”lesson phrases”, related to translation and understanding:
- Hur säger man …? (How do you say …?)
- Vad betyder …? (What does … mean?)
- Jag förstår inte. (I don’t understand.)
- Nu förstår jag! (Now I get it!)
- Ursäkta, vad sa du? (I’m sorry, come again?)My teaching material
- Text Documents
- Homework Assignments
- Image files
- Flashcards
4.9
Rating
190
Students
531
Lessons
99%
Attendance
97%
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Swedish Lessons
Trial Lesson
83 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
🇸🇪 Let’s talk and read poetry! Kom så pratar vi och läser poesi! 🇸🇪
A2 - C2Conversation Practice446 lessons completed
USD 17.00
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57 Reviews
Edmond Piffard
9 Swedish lessons
Teacher’s pick
I’ve found so many great teachers on Italki but even amongst them Albin is a stand out. Always extremely interesting, energetic, and gifted. I can’t recommend him enough
Jul 19, 2023
Coco
12 Swedish lessons
Teacher’s pick
It was always a wonderful class and conversation with Albin. It was definitely fun and full of insightful ideas from him. I started my interest in philosophy because of him. Thank you!:)
Feb 1, 2021
Mym Berlioz
1 Swedish lesson
Teacher’s pick
I highly recommend him! It's not everyday that we get to meet a polymath! Enthusiastic, personable and a great conversationalist. Thank you for the lesson!
Sep 10, 2020
Coco
12 Swedish lessons
I like Albin’s class, and he is very chilled and friendly. He is also knowledgeable and talented in many ways. I learned Swedish and European culture from him today. It was a great time. Thank you very much!
May 14, 2023
Edmond Piffard
9 Swedish lessons
Always a thought provoking conversation with Albin. Plus I wish more teachers on Italki incorporated poetry in the lessons!
May 4, 2023
Gmaz Marian
1 Swedish lesson
Was a very nice experience to talk with him! He respected my way of wanting to learn through conversation and didn't relie on english at all to explain swedish words to me. Will book again and can only recommend!
Apr 24, 2023
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