How we Teach – A Better Way to Learn
Learn German in a way that actually works — with sentence patterns, real communication, and guided speaking practice. Our method is clear, practical, and built to help you understand and use the language from day one. Watch the video below to see how we take the stress out of learning and help you make real progress.
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Words
Like your native language, you will start with learning new words. And similarly as you did as a child, you will learn them by repeating them and by using them a lot – verbally and in writing. Any you will remember them that way! You will never just memorize a list and forget it shortly after that.
Sentences
After words come sentences. Instead of a rule with several big grammar words that you will never remember when you try to speak, you will get a sentence with one or more blanks – a “sentence pattern”. You will learn how to use that until you never have to think to apply it.
Communication
After words and sentences comes conversation or communication. You will speak to someone else in a real communication. And you will do that fast. Focus here is that you actually speak and actually listen and understand someone else. You will start with short and easy communication and in group lessons you will talk to different people for practice.
German Classes
lesson structure
The Core of the lessons is new words and sentence pattern.
Many different type of activities - Exercises to increase Fluency, Conversation Exercises, REading, Pronunciation Exercises, Writing and more!
You learn every lesson in your own pace
All Questions are answered
You practice every piece of theory you get and so you can Apply what you learned!
German classes
more infos
We teach the same German language that you can learn in every language school, but I teach it in a different way. I use a combination of a proven method to learn a foreign language and a proven method to overcome troubles when learning.
fast
Practical approach gives fast results.
All parts of language
You will not only learn to read, write and listen, but also to speak.
Reading and Films
You will start reading on level 1 and later watch videos as well.
Interesting
We use different procedures that are mixed up to keep things interesting.
80% practical
You will spend about 80% of your time using German, so you will really learn the language, not just theoretically.
Who am I
About Me
I have been teaching German and English for 20 years.
Even though I had no idea at that time that this would actually turn out to be my profession, I was tutoring a friend the first time when I was 11.
15 years later I got the opportunity to do my education in the United States to be an Instructor and English as a Second Language Teacher.
Since then I have been teaching German and English to adults. And I have also been tutoring English, German and Maths.
I love teaching, It makes my day when a student lights up and understands something. And I like the experience of regularly meeting new people, learning about different cultures and making friends like that.
A few years ago I decided to focus on online teaching, as it gives me and my students bigger freedom regarding location and their schedules. And eventually I can help more people lern German this way.
Better german
Years self-employed Teacher
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“I had learned German for a year and I could not speak. After two months of
training with Susi I started talking with people. I could start working in a job
where I speak German. The teacher loves her language and her students, and she
wants the students to have interest in the language. Thank you for this course.”
Diana B.
“You are the best teacher! Suddenly I even wrote emails in German!!!
And it looks like they were quite correct!!!
I can deal with German better and better!!”
Julia B.
F.A.Q.s
Frequently Asked Questions
What is included in the price?
The price for group lessons or individual lessons includes access to the Better German Community, the agreed upon number of private weekly lessons and all teaching materials, except for books to read outside the classes (but I will help you pick out suitable books), homework assignments (if you can/want to do).
Do I need extra Materials?
The actual teaching materials are all included. You will get access to everything you need in class by link when you need it. The only extra materials you will need are books to read and movies to watch. It depends which books/movies you chose. There are different options, some or free, most of them are between 3-8 EUR/book to read.
How long does it take to learn German?
It takes most people about 3 months to do one level of my courses. At the end of level 2 my students can talk in shorter sentences about their life and environment. I am working on a more detailed article about this subject that will come up soon. (You can sign up to be notified when it is published).
Do you offer Exams for A2, B1, etc.?
I am not a school that offers exams. I decided not to do that, as there are plenty of places where these exams can be done. I teach students who really want to learn German to use it. However my existing students I will always support if they are preparing for an exam.
How many levels do you offer?
The materials we currently use for individual lessons cover total beginners to very advanced students, they are currently arranged into 6 levels with about 18 units each. I am currently working on new and even better materials that will be arranged a little differently and will be available not only for individual lessons, but additionally also as self-study courses, all lessons will have accompanying video materials, there will be books and work books, etc.
Do I take an Exam after I take a course?
Yes, at the end of each course there is an exam that ensures you got everything out of the level. Forget what you experienced in school or other exam institutions. You will not learn for the exam. You do every step. Each step is simple, but done until you can do it easily. This way you will master even the most difficult tasks. At the end of a course we do the exam and you will see you know what you learned – and we will repeat anything you did not fully get yet.
Do you have conversation classes?
Our courses include A LOT of conversation. In fact, you speak as part of learning new words, Sentence Patterns, etc. And we also have conversation exercises. As a matter of fact you speak about 80% of the lessons.
As these are private lessons, we can and will also take your individual needs into account, if you want more conversation classes we will.
We also offer free classes, including pronunciation classes here.
Do you offer any other services?
Besides Private German classes, we also have group classes, self-paced video courses, and the free Better German Community. We also offer English classes for German speaking adults and children, as well as online tutoring for German, English and Maths.
What level (A1 - C2) will I have after your courses?
At the end of Level 1 your language level will typically be A1 (real A1 as it is defined, you will probably pass an exam earlier), end of level 2 will be A2, Level 3 and 4 will usually get you to B1. Level 5 will get you into B2. Note that speed of learning is individual. If you are interested in really learning German, but you also want to the exams I will also help you for your exams. In that case you should also do your writing program. If you just want to (or need to) do a certain exam as fast as possible, I advise you to go to a school specialized in that.
I have questions that are not covered here.
No problem, just drop me a line – you can find all contact possibilities here: https://bettergerman.info/contact
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Whether you are a total beginner or have already started to learn German – I will help you on your way to really learn to communicate in German!
I will make you feel comfortable during your learning experience and take away any fear you might have of speaking! Make an appointment to get started.