Monika Harris

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Monika Harris

Community Tutor

Teaches

German

Native

Speaks

English

French

Dutch

Spanish

Teaches

German

Native

Speaks

English

French

Dutch

Spanish

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

Resume

From GermanyLiving in Lyon, France (08:23 UTC+02:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Mar 30, 2021

I was born and raised in Northern Germany in the City of Kiel on the Baltic Sea with a love for languages. In my early twenties, I decided to study English and German in the U.S.A. I have lived and worked as a language instructor in the U.S. for over 25 years. I have travelled to Germany every year to visit friends and family. It is important to me to stay connected with the culture and the language that I love to teach and speak. I have also lived in France and England and am currently located in Brussels, Belgium with my husband, my two daughters and my rescue dog from Cyprus. In my free time, I read, play my guitar and go on long walks. I have also taken classes in French and Dutch.

Me as a Teacher

I studied English at a U.S. university and have a masters degree from Georgetown University in German literature and linguistics. I have worked as a language instructor for 25 years, teaching college, young professionals and GED. I also have a CELTA certificate from Cambridge University to teach English as a second language to adult learners. I feel passionate about teaching languages and I believe that education is a gift that keeps on giving. I enjoy engaging my learners and opening up new worlds, and helping students achieve new goals. I have also spent many hours volunteering as a teacher in more vulnerable communities, such as refugee classes and have taught online lessons during Covid.

My lessons & teaching style

I don't follow one particular teaching method. I consider the learner's particular need of language, their learning style and I try to find out what's most effective. I prefer a student centered approach. Activities are chosen to work on all four language skills (speaking, reading, listening and writing). Communication and discourse is an important part of my teaching but I also take other systems into account such as grammar, pronunciation and learning vocabulary. Everything is connected. Thus we might read about a cultural text about the importance of being on time in English or German society which might lead to a lesson on telling time or idiomatic expressions.

My teaching material

Text Documents
Articles and news
Presentation slides/PPT
Homework Assignments
PDF file
Test templates and examples
Graphs and charts
Video files

Certificates

Letter of employment - George Washington University, USA - 2021Teaching German as a lecturer between 2007 and 2017 at GWU in Washington D.C., USA in the Department of Germanic and Romance Languages and Literature, first and second year undergraduate and students.

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CAMBRIDGE CELTA - University of Cambridge - 2019

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Teaching experience

2007 - 2017

LecturerGeorge Washington Universitz - Washington D.C., United StatesLecturer and instructor beginning and intermediate language classroom

Work Experience

2017 - 2023

English teacher and program coordinatorPlateforme Citoyenne - Brussels, BelgiumAt this institute, I have managed multi-level classrooms. Levels of students range from absolute beginner to upper-intermediate learners. I have taught written my own lesson plans and taught all language skills and functions. I have also taught illiterate students who started learning to write, read an say the Roman alphabet.

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Students

898

Lessons

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Attendance

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German Lessons

Trial Lesson

26 lessons completed

USD 8.00+

Conversation- Elementary German

A1 - A2

Conversation Practice

603 lessons completed

USD 10.00+

Package with 20% off

Conversation - Intermediate to Advanced German

B1 - C2

General

269 lessons completed

USD 15.00+

Package with 13% off

Conversation + Grammar

A1 - B1

General

0 lessons completed

USD 30.00

Package with 15% off

Availability

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28 Reviews

Chloe

6 German lessons

Monika ist echt die Beste!!🥰

Apr 9, 2024

Chloe

6 German lessons

Ich habe eine wunderbare Zeit mit Monika! Sie ist sehr freundlich und geduldig. Jedes Mal, wenn ich etwas falsch spreche, korrigiert sie meine Fehler. Sie schickt mir auch sinnvolle Hausaufgaben. Ich glaube, dass sich mein Deutsch mit ihrer Hilfe sehr verbessern wird. Ich freue mich darauf, sie beim nächsten Mal zu treffen.🥰

Mar 12, 2024

Marika Lamanuzzi

126 German lessons

Monika is a very good and prepared teacher :) During her lessons you never get bored. I got on well from the first day. Tranks to the teaching material she provides, I always have homework that motivates me. We do grammar, but we also read news or articles that interest me the most. And we talk a lot. She is always available for clarification and empathises a lot with the student. I made a lot of progress this year also thanks to her. I look forward to continuing together. Thank you very much :)

Dec 22, 2023

Sara S.

11 German lessons

Hice la clase de prueba y me gustó mucho...voy a empezar el curso con ella... Muchas gracias

Oct 9, 2023

Andrea Triznova

18 German lessons

Monika ist perfekt!!!:-))

Dec 1, 2021

Elena Zhitomirskaya

50 German lessons

Liebe Monika, wir immer hatten wir heute viel geplaudert und dadurch habe ich wieder viel neues erlernt. Nach der Unterrich mit dir fühle ich mir sehr wohl und motiviert, weiter zu lernen. Vielen Dank dir dafür.

Oct 19, 2021

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