Experienced Tutor and Language Coach, focus on mindfulness + self compassion for students' wellbeing
Teaches
English
Native
German
Italian
Spanish
Speaks
French
Russian
Turkish
Arabic (Levantine)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Other
Experienced Tutor and Language Coach, focus on mindfulness + self compassion for students' wellbeing
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From United StatesLiving in Other, United States (12:44 UTC-04:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 14, 2020
Interest topicMusicTravelFilms & TV SeriesSports & FitnessWriting
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I have 5+ years of tutoring/teaching experience in German, Italian, and Spanish. I'm largely self taught and a speaker of 11 languages w/ a degree in German studies. I understand not only linguistic challenges, I know psychological struggles that hold us back (perfectionism, self criticism, guilt, heritage languages, etc.). I help others learn, and coach going from overwhelmed and stuck to resilient, confident, consistent, and uncovering how to be authentically you in your languages. When not teaching, I travel, post YouTube videos (https://www.youtube.com/@languagetraveladoptee) and dance!
Me as a Teacher
I structure students' lessons not only keeping their learning style in mind, but also focusing on who they are authentically behind their language studies. Therefore, building long term student relationships is very important to me and my work. I love sharing tips that will compliment language learning habits in general. I find different ways to explain a concept and understand how to energize my lessons through new material, and will always leave time for students to tell me about any mental hurdles I can help them through while learning. I am very patient, compassionate, determined and flexible to only offer the best in helping students reach their goals, beginner or advanced.
My lessons & teaching style
I will avoid using English as much as possible (if the target language is not English, that is) and urge my students to do the same, unless otherwise noted. I will adapt our conversations to what you enjoy talking about and/or specific grammar points of the language you want to focus on. I will give out homework, usually from PDFs, slides, or other resources, that include grammar, writing, listening, and/or reading (if you want to focus on one in particular, don't hesitate to tell me!).
*****When you contact me for a lesson, please include what you believe your level to be, how long you have been learning, your language background, and what type of learner you are.
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Flashcards
Articles and news
Quizzes
Test templates and examples
Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
141
Students
582
Lessons
100%
Attendance
98%
Response
5.0
Rating
141
Students
582
Lessons
100%
Attendance
98%
Response
English Lessons
English
German
Italian
Trial Lesson
63 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
English Conversation (ALL LEVELS)
A1 - C2Conversation96 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
115 Reviews
All
English
German
Mohamed Hafez
22 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I do really enjoy talking with Emily, she is such a nice person and so easy to talk to. If anybody wants to practice English, German or even Spanish and Italian, stop the search and just book lessons with Emily :))
May 10, 2022
Eleanor
19 German lessons
Teacher’s pick
Emily is very patient and encouraging. She has helped me increase my range of vocabulary and German phrases and I always enjoy my conversation classes with her. She can also help with resources for self study. I highly recommend her!
Mar 11, 2021
Christine Zopf
10 German lessons
Teacher’s pick
Today I completed a trial lesson with Emily. I often get nervous speaking in German because I don't have many opportunities to use the language, but Emily asked a lot of great open ended questions that were challenging and interesting. She also provided me with real-time feedback in the chat. I felt really comfortable speaking with Emily and booked more classes right away!
Feb 11, 2021
Christine
23 German lessons
Excellent!
Sep 22, 2021
Tammam Syrian Arabic
3 Spanish lessons
Another great lesson with Emily! She corrects all my mistakes and she's a wonderful person to talk to!
Sep 19, 2021
Tammam Syrian Arabic
3 Spanish lessons
What a great first lesson with Emily! She was very patient and encouraged me to speak a lot. I'll definitely book more lessons with her! I can't recommend her enough!