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From GermanyLiving in Essen, Germany (16:49 UTC+02:00)

About Me

italki teacher since May 13, 2020

Hi there! My name's Barbara, I'm from Germany, and I'm excited to be able to offer conversation practice as a German native speaker here on Italki! I am really talkative, very patient, flexible and open-minded. I started tutoring at a young age when my English teacher at high school asked me whether I was willing to give private English lessons to some of his students. That was the moment I realised how much I enjoyed teaching which I then maintained for many years. I have a degree as a Foreign Language Correspondent for English and have been using Business English as well as some French and Spanish throughout my career while working for various international companies. For several years now, I have had numerous video calls with people from many countries of all continents including a lot of English, French and Spanish native speakers, practising my own foreign languages and helping them to improve their German. So if you speak any of the languages mentioned above, I can assure you that I am very well aware of the typical challenges you encounter with regards to German grammar and pronunciation. I prefer an informal and relaxed teaching style. Besides my passion for languages, I enjoy reading, running, travelling, photography, psychology, philosophy, learning about different lifestyles and cultures, and many more. I can offer German conversation practice on any topic of your choice, to suit your needs and requirements. I would like to let you decide the topic we talk a...

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186

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100%

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4.9

Rating

Students

186

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German Lessons

Trial Lesson

33 lessons completed

USD 7.00+

Informal Tutoring in German / Conversation Practice and More / Konversationspraxis und mehr

A2 - C2

Conversation

151 lessons completed

USD 8.00+

Package with 8% off

Text Chat on Skype / Chatten auf Skype (nur Text)

A2 - C2

Language Essentials

2 lessons completed

USD 8.00+

Availability

37 Reviews

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3 German lessons

Teacher’s pick

Barbara is very patient and also understands that individuals learn and understand things differently. That’s a mega plus point. Thank you again Barbara for the lesson :-)

May 17, 2020

fdb02d

5 German lessons

S Barbarou mám dobré zkušenosti. Dovede pomoci jak s konverzací tak i s gramatikou. Super, děkuji

Jun 6, 2020

e51f36

4 German lessons

Man kann unerwartete Themen mit Barbara besprechen, was den Unterricht interessant macht, und es ist der beste Weg zur Entwicklung der Umgangssprache. Vielen Dank!

Jun 4, 2020

a0685e

4 German lessons

Sehr schon!

Jun 10, 2020

1e25bd

3 German lessons

Danke Barbara, für deine Hilfe beim korrigieren meiner Grammatikfehler. Sie ist sehr geduldig und gibt gute Vorschläge wie man besser Sätze formulieren kann.

Jun 5, 2020