Ongoing Classes - virtual and in person options
All classes are taught according to Teaching with Comprehensible Input.
What does that mean? Teaching with Comprehensible Input (TCI) takes into account 40 years of language learning and second language research, showing that every brain can learn a foreign language. By finding methods and exercises that replicate first language acquisition, I am bringing an immersion setting to my classrooms, using as little English as possible.
According to age and interests of my students, we sing, play, explore drama, move and discuss, in addition to reading and writing in German. With my background in German and English Literature and Lingustics (MA from the Freie Universität, Berlin, and Theater Education from Universität der Künste, Berlin), including two years of a teaching residency at a Berlin high school, I bring the latest research (CTI), European teaching methods, and my own love of learning and teaching, with the luxury of being a native speaker to each of my classes.
Virtual: Stammtisch!
KONVERSATIONSGRUPPE für Erwachsene, fortgeschrittenes Niveau :::: CONVERSATION CLASS for adults, advanced level.
Montags, 11 Uhr – 12 Uhr ::: Mondays 11am – 12pm
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Duzfreunde!
KONVERSATIONSGRUPPE für Erwachsene, fortgeschrittenes Niveau :::: CONVERSATION CLASS for adults, advanced level.
Dienstags 16-17 Uhr ::: tuesdays 4-5pm
$40/class for 4 classes or more paid in advance
Wir lesen aktuelle Zeitungsartikel, Auszüge aus Romanen, Kurzprosa und sprechen in kleiner Runde über Filme, Literatur, Reisen, Politik, Kunst und das Leben.
Want to learn more about this class or sign up for the class?
Contact: Margrit.wong@gmail.com Phone: 240-393 7173
Young Heritage Speakers (in person):
Ages: 5-9
Date: Thursday 4:45-5:45pm (60 min)
Tuition: (depending on class size) $40 per student per class, monthly payment only, no drop-ins
Focus: The focus in this class is on building vocabulary, conversation, songs, playing games, drawing and seasonal poems; spelling exercises offered to those who are ready and beginner’s reading.
Want to learn more about this class or sign up for the class?
Contact: Margrit.wong@gmail.com Phone: 240-393 7173
Teen Heritage Speakers:
Ages 14 and up, heritage speakers
Tuition: $45 per class
Dates: Tuesdays at 5:30-6:15pm (online)
Fokus: Wir lesen Zeitungsartikel und kurze Texte, hören und diskutieren Popsongs, sprechen über die Schule, unsere Hobbies und verfeinern dabei Grammatik (Adjektivendungen, Konjunktionalsätze, Perfekt mit sein und haben) und schreiben Aufsätze, die in der Schülerzeitung erscheinen.
Focus: We read simple news articles or other short texts, listen to and discuss pop songs, talk about school and our hobbies, while improving grammatical issues such as word order, adjective endings, conjunctions, perfect tense with “haben” versus “sein” and write essays about topics of interest for the school newspaper.
Online: New Beginner Adult Class (Slow conversation - speaking and listening comprehension, basic grammar)
Dates: Wednesdays at 1 - 1:45pm
Tuition: $50/$45 depending on class size
Contact: Margrit.wong@gmail.com Phone: 240-393 7173
Interested in private classes?
Online zoom classes available
AP German preparation
TestDaf preparation (https://www.testdaf.de/de/)
independent study opportunity for high school students - all levels
classes to improve academic reading or writing skills
preparation for a trip to a German-speaking country or a job that requires German proficiancy
intensive crash course for a short time
For anything you don’t find offered here, please contact me to see if I can fit it into my schedule.
Rates:
Private lesson, 60 minutes: $115; 45 minutes: $90
Semi-private lesson, 60 minutes: $60 (each); 45 minutes: $50 (each);
Group of three and more, 45-60 min: $45; 45 minutes: $40 (depending on group size, rate might vary)
Venmo Margrit Wong @Margrit-Wong or Paypal margrit.wong@gmail.com
Contact: margrit.wong@gmail.com Phone: 240-393 7173