From GermanyLiving in Berlin, Germany (03:31 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Oct 21, 2020
InterestsFoodHistoryScience
Hi, I’m Sievert. I currently live in Berlin but I’m originally from Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germany. Therefore my natural accent probably has a slight northern twang to it, though not extremely so (and the sounds of Standard German are based on a northern-ish accent anyway).
Besides languages I’m interested in cooking, software development and IT. I have also recently started reading more fictional literature (though I still have a lot of catching up to do even when it comes to the Western literary “canon”).
Me as a Teacher
I have studied some dozen or so languages to varying degrees, so I’m quite experienced with various methods of learning. I have also taught classes in university before, both language and otherwise.
My lessons & teaching style
For the moment I offer conversation classes for levels A2 and above, but if you have questions on vocabulary and grammar I will be happy to help with those as well. I am the type of person who enjoys looking for patterns in the grammar and little nuance differences. So if that’s your thing as well, I’ll be happy to help you in your exploration!
I prefer to do my classes entirely in German wherever possible and only resort to a separate teaching language briefly if necessary. This helps keep your brain in “German mode”. If you prefer that fallback teaching language to be Chinese rather than English, that can be arranged as well.
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297
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German Lessons
Trial Lesson
173 lessons completed
USD 9.00+
Deutsch-Konversation | German Conversation
A2 - C2Conversation1,051 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 12% off
Deutsch-Konversation | German Conversation (duplicate for 10 unit packages)
A2 - C2Conversation193 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 16% off
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101 Reviews
Michal Dostál
2 German lessons
Teacher’s pick
We had a relaxed conversation about language learning and about our shared interest in languages and in the Chinese speaking world, Sievert helped me when I had trouble expressing myself adequately. Thanks for a productive class!
Aug 3, 2023
Dom
52 German lessons
Teacher’s pick
Sievert is an outstanding teacher - highly recommended. Knowledgable, precise, kind, engaging and interested. Sievert is a no-brainer choice for high-quality, enjoyable learning.
Jun 17, 2023
Linda Liu
6 German lessons
Teacher’s pick
We had such a pleasant conversation on Game of Thrones and I was recommended some great (fantasy/sci-fi/general) novels which genuinely made my day!!
Sep 11, 2022
Huaxin
1 German lesson
Ein sehr überraschender Kurs! Seine Art zu unterrichten war sehr entspannt, er ist geduldig und korrigiert meine Fehler. Es war eine sehr angenehme Lernerfahrung.
Nov 10, 2024
CN5995
1 German lesson
和老师聊天很有趣!!也发现我口语很大不足,大家加油👏
Nov 7, 2024
Janet Huang
1 German lesson
Wir haben uns sehr freundlich unterhalten :) Ich freue mich auf unser nächstes Treffen.