Fred
Fred enjoys teaching German at all levels, but he especially likes beginner and intermediate levels. Fred always takes notes to illustrate his explanations. During lessons, Fred tries to translate as little as possible and instead shows the meanings (either with pictures or with a context example). When learning languages, it is often just about repeating what you hear, i.e. words, idioms and phrases that native speakers of the respective language use. Nevertheless, Fred pays great attention to grammar and etymology. Fred knows that these things subconsciously connect related languages and make learning and memorizing much easier.
Education
- Austrian Matura (2001)
- Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature, University of Vienna
- CELTA Certificate (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages – internationally recognized pedagogical qualification, also highly valuable for teaching German as a foreign language)
Professional Experience
- 2 years full-time teaching German as a foreign language to adults and children in Taipei, Taiwan
- More than 5 years of online teaching on established platforms such as Lingoda, Tandem.net, and in private courses
language skills
- German
- Luxembourgish
- English
- French
- Portuguese
- Mandarin (traditional)