From DenmarkLiving in Montevideo, Uruguay (08:39 UTC-03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Apr 5, 2024
InterestsTechFilms & TV SeriesMusicHistoryArt
Hi! My name is Jakob, and I'm a Danish and English teacher living in Uruguay. I teach my students by having fun with them, engaging them in the everyday conversations they can actually use and making the language feel comfortable and exciting.
I grew up on a small island in the south of Denmark, and moved around the country a lot before finally leaving it. One benefit of moving around like this is how many people have commented on my incredibly neutral dialect. I'd love to pass that on to you!
Me as a Teacher
I have been teaching English in a private institute here in Uruguay for 1 year, I am TEFL certified, and have had various students on Danish classes as well.
I teach by seeking out the specific goals and interests of my students, so they get to talk about all the things that matter the most to them. A common dogma between language teachers is to harshly demand that only the target language be spoken, and while practice is key, my personal experience show that clarification questions in a more comfortable tongue can go a long way in terms of actual understanding of the subject.
My lessons & teaching style
My classroom is a comfortable space to learn where practicing the target language in speech is the main focus. I use "vi taler dansk" and "Sådan!" as textbook material, and various resources provided by the ministry of immigration of Denmark.
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Audio files
Image files
Flashcards
Articles and news
Quizzes
Homework Assignments
Teaching experience
2023 - 2024
teacherLangland Institute - Montevideo, UruguayLanguage teacher at Langland Institute
Education
2023 - 2024
Bachelor’s - TEFL teacherBridge TEFOLProfessional English Language Teacher
5.0
Rating
25
Students
145
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
94%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
25
Students
145
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
94%
Response rate
Danish Lessons
Trial Lesson
13 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Danish for Beginners with focus on speaking and understanding
A1 - A2Language Essentials132 lessons completed
USD 23.00+
Package with 14% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
9 Reviews
Uma Mokhtarzadeh
14 Danish lessons
I have truly enjoyed my lesson with Jacob. I have learnt so much and become much more confident in speaking danish. Jacob always has an interesting topic to speak about and has so many ways to engage such as reading articles, watching clips…etc. I look very much forwards to all my lessons and couldn’t recommend him enough.
Tusind tak!
Dec 11, 2024
Brendan Sheridan
10 Danish lessons
Jeg havde en fantastisk tid sammen med Jakob. Jeg havde masser af tid til at øve mig i at tale, og jeg føler mig mere selvsikker at snakke på dansk. Jakob gav sjov og interessant emner til at lære om danske kultur. Han også lavet lektioner baseret i min forslår som da jeg ville gerne øve mig i dagelige situationer som bestiller i restaurater.
I had a fantastic time with Jakob. I had plenty of time to practice speaking and I feel more confident speaking in Danish. Jakob provided fun and interesting topics to learn about Danish culture. He also made lessons based on my suggestions like when I wanted to practice in everyday situations like ordering in restaurants.
Dec 4, 2024
Vladi
19 Danish lessons
Jakob, vi har altid meget underholdende, dybe, sjove og spændende timer. Mange tak for at lave en go’ job! 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
Dec 4, 2024
Daniel O’Connor
7 Danish lessons
great lessons as always! 😃
Jul 11, 2024
Daniel O’Connor
7 Danish lessons
excellent 😃🇩🇰
Jul 5, 2024
Daniel O’Connor
7 Danish lessons
Tak for klasser! Jeg lærer dansk omkring fem uger med Jakob. Han er fantastic lærer.
Jakob is a patient and fun guy to learn danish with and he makes the materials easy to understand and gives good feedback on my progress. Definitely enjoying the lessons! Tak for det.