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Here's what my students say about me.
Alexander Ljungqvist, Schöftland:
"When I first came to Switzerland from Sweden I was not quite sure whether I was going to take group lessons in german or go for private teaching. Since the whole pandemic hit the world, I heard from a friend that Marina offers private lessons through Zoom-meetings online so I decided to give it a shot.
A few months later, I have no problem understanding german in written form. I can also keep up when people are talking casually, sometimes even in swiss german as well. This was not possible before I started with Marina's courses.
Marina's way of teaching makes the whole process fun and entertaining, she adapts the level of difficulty to your current knowledge base and builds it up from there. After taking a test lesson I immediately decided to go for a full 30-lesson package, something I haven't regretted the slightest. In fact, I'm so confident in Marina's skills that I will book another 30-package as soon as my current one is up. I highly recommend that you also give it a try."
Pedro Fernández, Zürich:
"Marina is an excellent German teacher and I can only recommend her. She is very friendly and organized and has helped me successfully prepared to the Goethe exam."
David Mazaira, Zürich:
“Having Marina as teacher was a great way to get back in touch with German after more than 10 years when I took some lessons during my university years. The lessons are fun but also structured and full of content, with the right balance between day to day communication practice and formal grammar topics. She is an excellent teacher and I fully recommend her regardless your current level”
Tony, Zürich:
"I needed Marina’s assistance to help me prepare for my immigration interview.
Previously to having Marina’s help, I’d taken 3 intensive German courses at the B1 level. Unfortunately, I was never able to retain what I’d learned in class. So I was nervous about having to speak with a government employee only in German for something that was so important. That is when I hired Marina.
When we met I explained my needs to Marina and together we developed a plan to achieve my goals. We met twice a week for 4 weeks. Speaking German for 2 hours twice a week really helped me to get comfortable with the language. And whenever I didn’t understand something or if I made mistakes, she was able to quickly explain the rule and/or give me a hint on how to remember a rule.
She helped me review the immigration pamphlet given to me by the city of Zurich. I made note cards containing what I thought was the most important information and she helped me prepare by quizzing me with the note cards. Also, I was able to practice my “Why do you want to be Swiss” speech with her which really helped me to be relax when I actually had my
interview.
She’s very knowledgeable, friendly, professional, funny and punctual. I would not be Swiss today without the help she provided me. I highly recommend Marina for help with your German language skills."
