Qualifications & Experience. Can you correct the following ? Caution:This was written late at night.
I began teaching very early when I was still a small child in school. I put a lot of effort in studying especially in German and English so I was able to help my classmates a lot in those subjects. They always said that I would make a pretty good teacher so I started giving extra lessons to underclassmen in grade 8.
It was so much fun that I continued teaching after my graduation in 2017. Right now I have some students coming to my house to get better grades in English so I help them reaching their goals. Two of them will graduate soon so I helped them with the preparation for their finals. The tests consist in listening, guided writing, vocabulary, choice of words and mostly grammar. The writing part plays the main role in the German school systeme but there is also an oral exam which will be graded. I used my conversational and speaking skills to prepare them for a discussion, monologue and a picture description.
Recently a new student joined who is an older woman and she wants to learn English. She will ride with her bicycle to the Netherlands and from there she goes by train to England. So I am experienced in teaching the older generation and new starters as well.
I obtained the B2-certification ("PET") when I was 15 years old but reached level B2 automatically after my graduation. According to the "Oxford Online Placement Test" I am on a C1 level.
Last year I taught a Brazilian woman German because she left her home country to marry her "prince Charming" in Germany. In order to be with him she had to pass a test which allowed her to stay in Germany. It was a challenge for both of us because her German level was A1 and she couldn't understand any English. I had to be careful to speak slow enough for her but I also shouldn't speak too slowly. There were also a lot emotions involved for her because the test decided whether or not she could build her life in Germany with her man.
In the end she passed and I grew as a (German) teacher through these struggles and experiences.
German is a hard language so I highly respect everyone who wants to learn it!