Full-Time German teacher with 30+ years experience.
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Full-Time German teacher with 30+ years experience.
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume
From GermanyLiving in Bangkok, Thailand (00:30 UTC+07:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 4, 2009
InterestsTechScienceHistoryFilms & TV SeriesTravel
I am Chris from Germany (NRW). Since 2009 I am living in Bangkok (Thailand) and teaching is my full-time job. Besides German language, I can also teach Highschool Maths (in German or English) up to German Abitur / Swiss Matura.
Me as a Teacher
I started teaching directly after school in 1992, first for some institutions like Studienkreis / Schülerhilfe and Volkshochschule in Borken, later I taught more and more private students and also started to teach online.
So I have more than 30 years of teaching experience.
My lessons & teaching style
The lessons depend very much on the lesson type and the student.
But in General my teaching-style can be described as student-activity-centered. In order to learn efficiently the student has to get active in getting a lot of talking time in the lessons and writing / grammar activities in the homework-assignments.
I also provide Anki-Flashcard Decks, so the vocabulary learning can be done efficiently.
My teaching material
Audio files
PDF file
Graphs and charts
Homework Assignments
Test templates and examples
Flashcards
Articles and news
Quizzes
Education
2009 - 2014
Bachelor’s - B.A. EnglischInstitut of International StudiesAfter many years of teaching experience nice to get some theoretical base of languages and language teaching.
GPA (so far): 3.92
** GERMAN PROFICIENCY ★ 50 X 90 min ► All levels ► $ 34.38 per hour
A1 - C2693 lessons completed
USD 60.90+
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★ NEXT LEVEL GERMAN ★ 40 X 90 min ► All levels ► $37.48/h
A1 - C2278 lessons completed
USD 60.90+
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★ GERMAN IMMERSION ★ 30 X 90 min ► All levels ► $40.87 per hour ✔
A1 - C2330 lessons completed
USD 60.90+
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Konversation
A1 - C2Conversation866 lessons completed
USD 12.90+
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★ GERMAN HALF LEVEL ★ 20 X 90 min ► All levels ► $ 44.63 per hour
A1 - C2322 lessons completed
USD 60.99+
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★ GERMAN SCHNUPPERKURS ★ 10 X 90 min ► All levels ► $ 48.6 per hour ✔
A1 - C2207 lessons completed
USD 60.99+
Package with 9% off
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564 Reviews
Patty89er
1 German lesson
Teacher’s pick
Chris was totally professional right from the start and I really felt like he was a teacher in the room with me. My problem is easily drifting into crazy banter in english as I have with friends but Chris kept me on task the whole time and has excellent lesson plans. We covered a lesson plan that he sent me through google docs and can control it on my screen what answers he shows or hides. He started with pronunciation of all the german sounds and basic phrases and made sure I understood everything and that I was pronouncing every correctly. So glad ive started using this method!
Jul 3, 2016
nescio
2 German lessons
Teacher’s pick
Seems to be much more organized than other italki instructors I have used. Wants to make good use of the time we have...
May 12, 2015
ukallio
2 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I recommend this teacher. Without knowing the criteria for judging Good versus Excellent, I am having a hard time deciding between the two. My session with this teacher was an introduction for us both, so it's too early to share his strengths in depth. It is clear that he calculates the appropriateness of future lessons based on what he hears, and it forthright about his ideas and gets learner input. He is gentle in guiding the learner in the accurate direction. For example, I mixed up my direct and indirect objects despite knowing what they are quite well. Rather than telling me I was wrong, he used an element of curiosity to get me to come about and reverse my statement. This particular session was audio-only, which can have its advantages and disadvantages, with texting via Skype. I recommend this teacher.
Jul 17, 2012
Marquis
8 German lessons
My son enjoyed the lesson and had so much fun.
Nov 10, 2024
Sarah Al Jufaili
21 German lessons
I am definitely going to book another lesson package with this teacher
Nov 7, 2024
Aditya Prasetyo
1 German lesson
Herr Ahiru ist schön sympatisch. Ich hoffe, ich kann nächstes Mal wieder Unterricht bei ihm machen:)