Thomas
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Thomas
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Teaches
German
Native
Slovenian
Native
Danish
Dutch
English
Esperanto
French
Italian
Norwegian
Spanish
Swedish
Speaks
Afrikaans
Czech
Portuguese
Zulu
Thomas - teaching 11 languages, currently learning 3 more
Teaches
German
Native
Slovenian
Native
Danish
Dutch
English
Esperanto
French
Italian
Norwegian
Spanish
Swedish
Speaks
Afrikaans
Czech
Portuguese
Zulu
Thomas - teaching 11 languages, currently learning 3 more
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
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From SloveniaLiving in Ljubljana, Slovenia (16:47 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Nov 26, 2024InterestsWritingFilms & TV SeriesPets & AnimalsTravelReading
My name is Thomas and I grew up bilingually with German and Slovenian. Having discovered my passion for languages very early, I have worked hard to learn to speak and write 11 of them on a level of fluency. I have now been working as a language teacher for 23 years, out of which 18 as an independent teacher.
I have been using italki to learn languages so far, but I have now decided to try out teaching here as well. It is my hope that my beginner's profile does not make you mistakenly assume that I am a beginner in the field of teaching as I have been having about 40 hours of classes weekly in the last 20 or so years.Me as a Teacher
When teaching I take both my schedule and my classes seriously. When a class is scheduled, it is part of my weekly plan and I get ready for it. I conduct a detailed journal of what I have been doing with my student, I write down every session, thus it is easy for me to check what we did on our past sessions.
I used to teach more conventionally, meaning with my students being in the same room as me. In 2021 I started using Skype for my classes and things work out very well. I am always punctual as I respect the time my students take for our class, likewise I do appreciate if my students do the same.My lessons & teaching style
My lessons can be conducted in any of the following languages:
German
Slovenian
English
French
Swedish
Danish
Norwegian
Italian
Spanish
Dutch
Esperanto
I try to conduct my classes in a way that resembles the conventional school as much as possible. Meaning a thorough explanation of the grammar with several carefully tailored examples, exercises, homework, checking the student's progress, listening and reading comprehensions and once the student's knowledge progresses sufficiently, having a conversation class.My teaching material
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- PDF file
- Articles and news
Teaching experience
2006 - Current
teacher and coordinatorI have been working as a formally registered freelance tutor/teacher and translator since 2006. Prior to that I had worked as a language teacher at different language schools in Ljubljana from 2000.
I usually conduct about 35 to 50 hours of classes weekly.
Education
1996 - 2000
Bachelor’s - German & French languageI studied German and French at the University of Ljubljana.
5.0
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18
Students
67
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
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Trial Lesson
11 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
German - structured classes
A1 - C1Language Essentials5 lessons completed
USD 25.00
German - structured classes (5 hours package)
A1 - C1Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 25.00
German - structured classes (10 hours package)
A1 - C1Language Essentials1 lessons completed
USD 25.00
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German - structured classes (20 hours package)
A1 - C1Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 25.00
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Marion Q
2 Slovenian lessons
Thomas je bil zelo potrpežljiv in mi je pomagal najti prave besede in popraviti napake. Spet zelo poučna lekcija. Najlepša hvala! Komaj čakam naslednjič.
Feb 3, 2025
Juan Martinez
1 German lesson
Excelente profesor muchas gracias
Jan 30, 2025
Martin
2 Slovenian lessons
Very enjoyable lesson. Thomas is extremely knowledgeable and his decades of studying and teaching foreign languages clearly show in his presence and teaching style. Highly recommended.
Jan 26, 2025
johannes.bergman
1 Spanish lesson
I really enjoyed my lesson with Thomas. He is an experienced polyglot and knows exactly what it's like to learn a foreign language. I would highly recommend him!
Jan 10, 2025
Daniela M.
2 Slovenian lessons
Just had my first trial lesson for Swedish and it was an amazing experience!Thomas is very patient as a teacher and makes sure to give you time to understand the language and what is being discussed. He presented in a very clear way what the language had to offer and how we could achieve my goals, while giving me some foundations already! Very good experience. You won’t regret it💖✨
Dec 15, 2024
Andrew
8 Slovenian lessons
Very good lesson with Thomas. Our first lesson was nice and productive. The very good part is that Thomas is able to explain to a student topics and grammar in different languages. I can recommend him.
Dec 15, 2024
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