Hello, my name is Gebhard Henning and I'm an experienced native German tutor currently living in Austria. I have been giving German lessons online with Verbalplanet since 2018. I am currently offering a discounted initial trial lesson at 50% off my normal lesson price for new students.
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Hello! You want to learn German? I bring you from a beginner to a fluent German speaker. You already speak German but want to improve your skills? I offer the right methods to make you more proficient.
My name is Gebhard. I am a passionate German teacher from Vienna, Austria. I teach students from different educational backgrounds online and live in person for some years now. I am a German native speaker and I hold a master's degree from the University of Vienna. Currently I am studying for my second master’s degree in German as a foreign language. In my classes I try to use contemporary teaching approaches. I practise a mix of different methods. Therefore I try to deliver a fun, relaxed and supportive learning environment. I am focused on the individual needs of my students, that`s why I develop a learning plan for the educational goals of each of my learners.
So if you are interested in improving your German and learning about life in the German speaking countries from the inside, don`t hesitate to contact me.
I look forward to it.
What i do offer:
-German courses of all levels
-exact diagnosis and assessment of your German level
by state of the art methods
-conversation classes
-revising and editing of your papers (no matter if its a homework, a scientific text or a job application)
-training, supervising and rehearsal of your presentation or your job interview
-migration-reflexiv and cultural-reflexiv view on contemporary issues of German learning, integration and dealing with characteristics of German speaking countries
-fun, professionalism, humor, global and local thinking and a liberal-minded attitude
Qualifications & Experience
M.Phil (honours degree) University of Vienna (Philosophy, Linguistics, Art History)
M.A. (cand.) University of Vienna (German as a Foreign Language)
over 1600 hours of Webinar and Online Teaching, average rating: 4.993/5
Teaching Approach
state of the art- up to date:
CLIL, Scaffolding, Focus-on-Forms, writing-modelling, keyword analyzing and much more
HOWEVER, IN FACT: Fun, Engaging, Practical, Open-Minded, Supporting