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German
Native
Swiss German
Native
Manchu
Chinese (Mandarin)
English
Croatian
Spanish
Portuguese
Russian
Persian (Farsi)
Italian

From Switzerland

Living in Zurich, Switzerland

Polyglot licensed teacher, teaching German, Swiss German, Manchu and Classical Chinese. 🆕 I also teach Classical Chinese (available under Manchu) ✅ Native speaker of German and Swiss German (Bernese). ✅ Fluent in 7 other languages, conversational in more. ✅ Member of HYPIA (https://www.polyglotassociation.org/members/yves-trachsel) ✅ Master’s degree in Sinology and Linguistics, Bachelor's degree in Translation. ✅ Certified teacher of German (DaF/DaZ). ✅ Several years of professional experience as a teacher of Modern Chinese, Classical Chinese (University) and German. ✅ Multiple years of experience as a medical interpreter and translator (Mandarin<>German/English). ✅ I am fascinated by everything language-related and find immense joy in imparting my knowledge with my students. ✅ I am trained, linguistics-savvy and well-read. If you need explanation to a complicated grammar phenomenon in German, you won't hear answers like "it just works that way, I don't know why" from me. ✅ Thorough, patient and cordial. ✅ I tailor-make all my classes suited to your personal needs, goals and your language level. ✅ I employ a wide variety of teaching methods (according to your needs) such as discussions, video, image description, reading practice, vocabulary exercises etc.) ✅ I also offer test preparation. ❗ My study materials are designed for adult learners. I therefore do not offer classes for children.
My teaching material
  • PDF file
  • Text Documents
  • Image files
  • Articles and news
  • Graphs and charts
  • Homework Assignments
  • Test templates and examples
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Quizzes
  • Audio files
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Interests

History
Reading
Travel
Trial Lesson
5 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
The Manchu language for beginners (Grammar class)
A1-A2
Language Essentials
189 lessons completed
USD 42.00+
10% off
The Manchu language for intermediate/advanced students (Reading class)
B1-C2
Language Essentials
31 lessons completed
USD 48.00+
10% off
Classical Chinese 文言文
A1-C2
Language Essentials
37 lessons completed
USD 32.00+
10% off
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