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Max Tannchen

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5.0
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2:14 PM (GMT-03:00)
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German
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2.480
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German
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2.480

Speaks

German
Native
,
English
C2
,
Spanish
C2
,
French
C2
,
Russian
B1
,
Italian
A2
,
Indonesian
A2
,
Mandarin
A1
,
Japanese
A1
,
Hebrew
A1

About Me

➡️ The schedule for November 2024 in now OPEN. Just read the reviews!
✅ Over 16 years of professional experience (20,530 hrs offline and 4,000 hrs online) in DaF (German as a Second Language), FLE (Français Langue Étrangère), and ESL (English as a Second Language)
✅ All levels from ZERO to advanced
✅ Specialized in business (Over 18-year professional experience as a freelance translator for 16 companies)
✅ Interview preparation (JET Program, job interviews for German, Austrian and Swiss companies)
✅ Exam preparation (TestDaF, Goethe A1-C1, TELC A1-C1)
✅ Correction of various documents such as résumés, CV, SOP, and others
✅ Proofreading of academic papers (Over 18-year career as a professional translator)

Me as a Teacher
Apart from German, I speak English, French, Spanish fluently. I can also speak some Russian and Indonesian.
I'm a native German speaker from Saarbrücken in Germany, I moved around a lot during my childhood. This enabled me to acquire several languages very early on.
After traveling through Asia, Europe and America, I realized that learning languages is as important, or even more, than travelling to those countries. Since then, I have become a language enthusiast. learning languages has helped me conduct easy-to-understand, very creative and customized classes for students with diverse language backgrounds. Just read the reviews!

My lessons & teaching style
Lessons are either focused on language acquisition as a whole, or on a more specific objective as listed above.
If quick comprehensive acquisition of German is the priority, the lessons are divided in 3 parts:
1 /3 - Conversation:
We improvise talking about all possible subjects of interest to the student, and we`ll take vocabulary and grammar notes. I use those notes to produce quizzes like texts with gaps and crossword puzzles, and creative exercises like using those words in a personal diary or writing a small dialogue that includes all the new words. Everything adapted to the student`s fields of interest and priorities!
1/3 - Correcting
We`ll correct your diary, grammar exercises, creative texts, your test, etc. I`ll give you assignments based on those corrections.
1/3 Exploring
We`ll discuss a text, a grammar subject, the news, or a video together. More vocabulary, better grammar and syntax. Always more.

Please kindly consider:
✰ Cancellation / Reschedule Policy ✰
✅✅ ✅ No refund if the student doesn`t show up or reschedules with less-than-24-hours notice.

My teaching material

Audio files
Flashcards
Test templates and examples
PDF file
Text Documents
Image files
Articles and news
Graphs and charts
Video files
Homework Assignments
Quizzes
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My trial lessons

My trial lesson (German) is conducted in English, German, French, Spanish, and/or a bit of Indonesian.

It consists of the following items:
  1. Brief self-introduction (for approx. 2~3 mins)
  2. Level assessment (for approx. 2 mins)
  3. Lesson design (tailored lesson available, for approx. 20 mins)

✔ To provide students with better quality, all the lesson is typed on GoogleDocs
✔ To enhance the quality of our trial lesson, let me know your desired learning goals in advance
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Teacher Stats

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Schedule

Teaching Expertise

Beginner
Upper Beginner
Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
Advanced
Upper Advanced
Standard German

Résumé

schoolEducation

2002 - 2008
Law Studies
Humboldt-University of Berlin - Berlin, Germany
German, European and comparative French-German law studies

briefcaseWork Experience

2015
German tutor
Verbling - Germany, Indonesia, and Argentina
Teaching German to students of all ages, levels and to all purposes imaginable.
2008 - 2009
German teacher
Centro Universitario de Idiomas - Buenos Aires, Argentina
German teacher to large groups, beginners and intermediate students
2008 - 2009
French Teacher
Alliance Française Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina
French teacher to large groups, beginners
2004 - 2006
Student counselor for the Humboldt University of Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin - Berlin, Germany
Social work helping foreign students with legal requirements, their psychological well-being and locating financial resources.
2006 - 2006
Production assistant
DFFB, Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin - Berlin, Germany
Film Production Assistant - internship
2008 - 0
Full time German, French, English and Spanish tutor
Freelance - Buenos Aires, Argentina and online to the world
Teaching students of all levels and ages, individually and in small groups (2-3), bringing them to their personal objectives in the language

diploma_2Certifications

2006 - 2007
Japanese A1 level
Technische Universität Berlin - Berlin Technical University - Berlin, Germany
Beginner Japanese Certification issued by the University
2005 - 2005
Seminar zum Europäischen Unternehmensrecht
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg - Freiburg, Germany
Seminar with thesis on comparative German / Argentine One-Man Limited Company law
2003 - 2004
Fremdsprachliches Rechtstudium (II) Französisches Recht
Humboldt University of Berlin - Berlin, Germany
French Law studies in French
2002 - 2003
Fremdsprachliches Rechtstudium (I) Französisches Recht
Humboldt University of Berlin - Berlin, Germany
French Law studies in French
2003 - 2003
English C2 ( Council of Europe Level)
University of Cambridge, ESOL Examinations - Berlin, Germany
Certificate issued by the University of Cambridge attesting the highest level of English as a foreign language
2002 - 2002
Zertifikat Oberstufeprüfung (ZOP) C2 German level
Goethe Institut - Bonn, Germany
International certificate attesting a high proficiency level in German
2000 - 2000
Hebrew A1 Level
Instituto Cultural Argentino-Israelí, Argentine-Israeli Cultural Institute - Buenos Aires, Argentina
A1 Hebrew language certificate
1991 - 1997
High School Degree
High School - Germany
High School Degree

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