Daniela Collins

German is my native language. I have been speaking primarily English over the past few decades, as I live in the US and taught here as well. However, now that I am no longer teaching in the classroom, I want to spend more time speaking and teaching in my native language. This will not only benefit my students, but myself as well, as we embark on this journey together to explore those German roots and customs.

As a German native I was born into speaking that language of course, but actually began teaching it when my own children arrived. As they were born in the US, they had no other exposure to the language.

In most instances the reason would be travel, business or even a planned move to Germany. At any rate, it is always a great idea to get a head start. When I came to the US I already spoke fluent English, which made the transition a lot easier.

German is a little difficult, primarily because of the pronunciation as well as the grammatical structure.I am convinced a lot of the difficulties stem from how the learning is approached.

I would assume that most students would be interested in the differences between life here in the US and life in Germany, as well as unique customs, food, culture etc.

Dedication and Effort

That depends on the individual student, their aptitude and willingness to learn, as well as the time they invest to learn the language.

I prefer to teach in Person simply because I am used to being in the classroom and build a personal relationship with my students.