About Me
I am a certified TestDaF and telc examiner. I specialise in test preparation (Goethe-Zertifikat, TestDaF, telc, ÖSD, fide, etc.).
I was born and raised in Berlin and I speak Standard German (Hochdeutsch).
I have been teaching German online since 2016. Prior to that, I taught at one of the leading German language schools in Berlin for over six years. I hold a Magister (German equivalent to the master's degree) in German history and literature from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2001) and a certificate of teaching German as a foreign language from Goethe-Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (2010). Before becoming a language teacher, I worked as a journalist for six years at a local newspaper in Potsdam.
Language lessons can be fun, but language-learning is certainly time-consuming and occasionally frustrating. I am therefore aiming at establishing a collaborative relationship with you and keeping you motivated and inspired along the way.
I look forward to working together with you!
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
● Proficiency evaluation
● Lessons at your own individual needs and learning style
● Various learning materials
● Conversation oriented lessons
● Error correction of your written texts
Education and Qualification
Since 2010
2009 – 2010
1995 – 2001
I have been qualified as a TestDaF and telc examiner.
I obtained my certificate of teaching German as a foreign language (DaF-Zertifikat Fernstudienprogramm Deutsch unterrichten) from Goethe-Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität. München.
I earned my Magister (German equivalent to the master's degree) in Neuere und Neueste Geschichte / Mittelalterliche Geschichte / Neuere deutsche Literatur from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Work Experience
2016 – present
2010 – 2016
2003 – 2007
I have been teaching German online on multiple platforms of italki, Verbling, Preply and Verbalplanet.
I taught German as a foreign language at Hartnackschule in Berlin.
I worked as a.journalist at Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung in Potsdam.