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MATERIAL & METHODS

My methods and materials are designed to cater to your specific preferences and interests. I provide a wide range of structured learning materials for all levels with grammar and vocabulary practice, as well as a variety of creative methods that incorporate different media such as text, pictures, audio, and video.

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We can work with stories and comedy sketches, describe pictures and comics, understand idioms, sayings, songs and poems or design our own dialogues. We can play games like Memory or Taboo.

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If you prefer a more conversational approach, we can also have lessons where we simply talk about topics that interest you, whether that be art, nature, philosophical topics, or everyday life. You tell me!

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I take pleasure in establishing structure and clarity within our lessons by offering comprehensive overviews and utilizing tables to visually illustrate grammar rules for easy comprehension.

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It is also important to me to provide homework assignments after class to reinforce what you have learned in our sessions. However, the amount of work you take on is entirely up to you, and I will work with you to create a plan that suits your needs and schedule.

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As I progress as a teacher, I am constantly expanding my collection of materials. So I am always grateful for your feedback and input, as it allows me to customize our lessons to better meet your specific needs and interests.

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Overall, my aim is to help you achieve your language goals with providing a dynamic and engaging learning experience that suits your learning style, while offering structured and clear guidance to address any language-related questions you may have.

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STRATEGIES FOR YOU

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  • HAVE A CLEAR STRUCTURE

    • stick to a few clear materials

    • make a system

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  • USE THE DIFFERENT SENSES

    • visual, auditory, motoric, communicative

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  • LEARN WITH STORIES

    • use real-life dialogues, movies, series, stories in books etc.

    • ideally something made for language learners or things you already know

    • activate subtitles if you can

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  • REPEAT CHUNKS

    • learn, use and repeat chunks

    • eventually see the grammatical logic behind them

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  • DON'T BE TOO HARD ON YOURSELF WITH THE GRAMMAR

    • if it is not for you, don’t focus too much on the grammar rules

    • especially when learning alone, grammar books can be frustrating

    • eventually give German grammar a chance to reveal its beauty, it will be eyes-opening 

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  • REVIEW TO MEMORIZE LONG-TERM

    • use methods to repeat (notes, flashcards etc.)

    • use what you have learned

    • review notes, rewatch videos, relisten audios (also in the background)

INCLUDE FUN & AN EMOTIONAL PART !

Strategies for you
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Possible Learning Subjects

POSSIBLE LEARNING TOPICS

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Grammar Topics
GRAMMAR TOPICS

THE GERMAN SENTENCE STRUCTURE

PARTS OF A SENTENCE AND VERB POSITION

  • in main clauses

  • in questions

  • in negations

  • in subordinate clauses

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  • Conjunctions vs. Subjunctions

  • Two-part conjunctions

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TYPES OF SUBORDINATE CLAUSES

  • Infinitive clauses (Infinitivsätze): zu/um…zu

  • Indirect questions (Indirekte Fragen): wie/wo/wann/ob

  • Relative clauses (Relativsätze): with relative pronouns

  • Object/Subject clauses (Objekt-/Subjektsätze): subclause substitutes a subject or object of the main clause (dass, wer/wem)

  • Adverbial clauses (Adverbialsätze)

    • Causal clauses (Kausalsatz): weil/da

    • Conditional clauses (Konditionalsätze): wenn, falls

    • Consecutive clauses (Konsekutivsatz): dass, sodass

    • Concessive clauses (Konzessivsatz): obwohl

    • Final clauses (Finalsatz): damit

    • Modal clauses (Modalsatz): indem

    • Adversative clauses (Adversativsatz): wohingegen

    • Temporal clauses (Temporalsatz): nachdem, bevor, seit

    • Local clauses (Lokalsatz): wo, wohin, woher (without question)

PRONOUNS

TYPES OF PRONOUNS

  • Personal pronouns

  • Possessive pronouns (mein, ...)

  • Demonstrative pronouns

  • Reflexive Pronouns (sich, …)

  • Relative pronouns

  • Indefinite pronouns (irgend-)

NOUNS AND THE 4 GERMAN CASES

NOUNS AND THEIR ARTICLES

  • male, female, neutral, plural

  • definite vs. indefinite articles

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DIE 4 FÄLLE: NOMINATIVE, ACCUSATIVE, DATIVE, GENITIVE

  • Subject vs. the different types of objects

  • Adjective and noun declension

  • Accusative and Dative in comparison

    • direct vs. indirect object

    • certain verbs and prepositions

    • Wechselpräpositionen: direction or location?

    • questions words

  • Genitive and genitive prepositions

PREPOSITIONS

TYPES OF PREPOSITIONS

  • of place and direction (lokale and direktionale Präpositionen): in, an, auf, neben, bei, vor…

  • of time (temporale Präpositionen): when? an, bis, gegen, seit, um, nach, ab, vor

  • of manner (modale Präpositionen): how? mit, ohne, gegen

  • of reason/purpose (kausale Präpositionen): wegen, aufgrund, bezüglich, dank, infolge, laut, mangels, trotz + Genitive

VERBS

THE 6 TENSES

  • present (Präsens)

  • simple past (Präteritum)

  • present perfect (Perfekt)

  • past perfect (Plusquamperfekt)

  • future (Futur I)

  • future perfect (Futur II)

 

FULL VERB vs. HELPING VERB

  • The verbs “sein”, “haben”, “werden”

  • The verb “lassen” (full verb, helping verb or passive replacement)

 

TYPES OF VERBS

  • Modal verbs: wollen, müssen, können, dürfen, sollen, möchten

  • Imperative (commands)

  • Reflexive verbs

  • Participle I and II (lernend / gelernt)

  • Conjunctive I and II (indirect speech and conditional sentences)

  • Passiv (Vorgangspassiv vs. Zustandspassiv)

  • Verb - preposition or noun combinations

  • Separable and non-separable verbs

    • variable verbs (many prefixes for the same verb)

    • Distinction: umfahren vs. umfahren

    • “be” verbs

ADJECTIVES

TYPES OF ADJECTIVES

  • Adjectivations of nouns (e.g. freudig, humorvoll, schmerzlich)

  • Adjectives as adverbs

  • Comparative and Superlative

ADVERBS

TYPES OF ADVERBS

  • Adverbs of manner (Modaladverbien): how?

  • Adverbs of place (Lokaladverbien): where? dort, hier...

  • Adverbs of direction (Directionaladverbien): where to? hin, her...

  • Adverbs of time (Temporaladverbien): when? vorher, danach...

  • Adverbs of reason (Kausaladverbien): why? dadurch, darum, deswegen, deshalb, nämlich, ansonsten, trotzdem, dennoch, also, somit...

  • Relative adverbs (Relativadverbien): womit, wofür, worüber

  • Adverbs vs. conjunctions vs. prepositions (e.g. zuvor/vorher vs. bevor vs. vor)

EXTRA: VOCABULARY

TYPES OF VOCABULARY

  • Numbers, Dates, Time

  • Compound nouns

  • Nominalizations of verbs and adjectives (e.g. Veränderung)

  • Easily Confused Words (e.g. als/wenn/wann)

  • Context related vocabulary

  • Idioms and sayings

  • German modal particles (ja, bloß, halt…)

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