14+ years experience in distance teaching and learning
Teaches
German
Native
Speaks
English
Russian
Finnish
Japanese
14+ years experience in distance teaching and learning
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From GermanyLiving in Espoo, Finland (22:03 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 1, 2022
InterestsArtMusicReadingSports & FitnessScience
Hello, my name is Stephan.
I am German and currently live in Finland.
Language learning should be fun. Conversation and active use of a language is the fastest way to become fluent. I experienced this myself in Russian and Japanese and I am currently learning Finnish. Conversation, games, roleplays, interaction are great tools to use a language and become fluent in a joyful way.
A regular schedule is required for steady progress. For this reason, my lesson packages (5, 10 or 20 lessons) are discounted compared to the single-lesson price.
Me as a Teacher
Since 2010, I constantly learn together with conversation partners in various languages.
From this experience, I have gained ideas how language learning through conversation and via the internet is fun and efficient. My professional background is in education, but not in languages but in technical domains. This is is a little different than teaching in 1:1 settings, but I am still using several ideas from my other life also on italki.
I like to help you to learn German as your conversation partner and teacher and support you to reach your learning goals.
My lessons & teaching style
I am happy to adapt to your needs and wishes.
If you like, I suggest to compose each lecture from several blocks, such as brief free speaking as a warm-up (2-3min), Grammar and Vocabulary repetitions (5-10 Min), a presentation by you and which you prepared for the lesson, as well as language exercises such as roleplays, discussion about books, magazines, newspapers, as well as answering any questions you might have or bring into the lesson. If you like, I recommend that a small homework, such as reading or writing exercises support your learning too.
Topic can be very flexible according to your interest. I have a technical background by profession, but I also like arts, nature or sports.
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Articles and news
Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
141
Students
1,293
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
141
Students
1293
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
German Lessons
Trial Lesson
76 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Deutsch (A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 / C2) - Structured lessons / Material provided - Adults and kids from 7+ - pairs/couples or small groups welcome
A2 - C2Conversation744 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 23% off
Deutsch (10 Stunden) (A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 / C2) - Structured lessons / Material provided - Adults and kids from 7+ - pairs/couples or small groups welcome
A1Language Essentials193 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 26% off
Deutsch (20 Stunden) (A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 / C1 / C2) - Structured lessons / Material provided - Adults and kids from 7+ - pairs/couples or small groups welcome
B2 - C2Language Essentials280 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 30% off
Availability
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39 Reviews
Germaine
8 German lessons
I had another wonderful lesson with Stephan. He is very patient and his explanations for vocabulary and grammar are clear.
I also enjoy that he customises the lessons to my needs and has fun activities to practice speaking. Overall, I feel it is a very comfortable learning environment free of judgement.
Definitely recommend a lesson with Stephan 😊
Jun 21, 2024
Lilien S&V
42 German lessons
really great classes!! thanks teacher
Apr 14, 2024
Gevork Abraamian
27 German lessons
Das war sehr interesante Unterricht.
Vielen Dank!
Mar 15, 2024
Lilien S&V
42 German lessons
excelent class as always
Jan 17, 2024
Juan
46 German lessons
Stephan ist ein sehr guter Deutschlehrer! Auf jeden Fall lohnt es sich, einen Unterricht bei ihm zu buchen. Immer nett, hilfreich und seine Grammatik-Erklärungen sind prima! Ich lege euch ans Herz, eine Stunde bei ihm zu buchen!🔝👍
Oct 4, 2023
Lilien S&V
42 German lessons
Is perfect... He is a great teacher and person. Im glad to know him