Guten Tag!

This course is designed to introduce high school students to the German language, focusing on basic communication skills including greetings, pronunciation, numbers, colors, and everyday conversations about food, family, hobbies, and more. By the end of the course, students will have a foundational understanding of the German language and culture.

Wie geht's? If you want to learn a foreign language that not everybody takes and you love to learn more about German and Germany, come join the German Beginners for High School Class, Part 1 of 4 for a year-long course. We meet twice a week for 8 weeks.

In each session, students will learn new German vocabulary and useful expressions in an immersive way without prior knowledge in German necessary. Therefore, the topics of sessions will focus on everyday situations like ordering food in a restaurant, talking about hobbies and family, clothes, seasons, etc. (A1 level) Please check out the syllabus of the class to learn more about the topics in this part.

I am a Native Speaker who embraces the multicultural diversity in my home country and who tries to avoid creating stereotypes in her language lessons (e.g. "All Germans eat Schnitzel and love David Hasselhoff." - though some do! :-). Nevertheless, I will point out customs, preferences, and laws in Germany, if necessary and welcome. 

This is an interactive class and each student is encouraged to participate actively with video as the learners will have the chance to pronounce the words first for themselves (on mute) and then in class so that I can give valid feedback on the pronunciation in an encouraging, safe way. Also, students will practice little everyday dialogues with each other (e.g. asking about hobbies). 

The amount of German/English that tI will speak in each class will depend on the learners' abilities and preferences. However, I will always try to speak as much German as possible to ensure the learners' exposure to the language.

Born and raised in Germany, I am a Native Speaker without accent, who has a German teaching degree. For 15 years I have taught High School students from over 40 nations in German schools and prepared them for the University entry level (Abitur). I love learning and talking about culture and idioms.