Thomas
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Thomas
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German
Native
Slovenian
Native
Danish
Dutch
English
Esperanto
French
Italian
Norwegian
Swedish
Speaks
Spanish
Afrikaans
Czech
Portuguese
Zulu
Thomas - teaching 11, beginner´s knowledge in 3 more
Teaches
German
Native
Slovenian
Native
Danish
Dutch
English
Esperanto
French
Italian
Norwegian
Swedish
Speaks
Spanish
Afrikaans
Czech
Portuguese
Zulu
Thomas - teaching 11, beginner´s knowledge in 3 more
About Me
Me as a Teacher
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From SloveniaLiving in Ljubljana, Slovenia (01:35 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. Since then, I have been using Skype for my classes and things work out very well. Do make sure though to have a reliable internet connection and a strong Wi-Fi. I am always punctual as I respect the time my students have taken 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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7
Students
14
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
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Trial Lesson
3 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Norwegian - structured classes
A1 - B2Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 25.00
Norwegian - structured classes (5 hours package)
A1 - B2Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 25.00
Norwegian - structured classes (10 hours package)
A1 - B2Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 25.00
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Norwegian - structured classes (20 hours package)
A1 - B2Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 25.00
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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
3 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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