What works for me personally is an engaged conversation where I get to speak at least 50 percent of the time, so I found a fantastic tutor with a collaborative teaching style who kept the class focused on my conversation practice. Unfortunately, in my experience many tutors tend to dominate the session, turning it into more of a traditional lecture. For me, the most important thing in my classes is the chance to speak, since I have plenty of opportunities outside of class to practice my listening skills with podcasts, movies, etc. I met with three German iTalki tutors before finding one that really clicked for me. Community tutor hourly rates are also much more affordable.
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I decided to work with community tutors rather than professional teachers since I planned to review grammar on my own it was conversational practice I needed most. Professional teachers have an official certification and classroom experience, while community tutors are advanced or native speakers who provide informal tutoring or speaking practice. ITalki’s lessons offer the choice of community tutors or professional teachers. ITalki is a convenient, affordable way to connect online with teachers all over the world. In order to practice German conversation with native speakers, I set up regular sessions with tutors on iTalki.
Here are also a couple of German-language movies I really enjoyed by renowned Turkish-German director Fatih Akin, both available on Netflix DVD only: Gegen die Wand (Head-On) – DVD only
There are three seasons, with the first two being the best in my opinion. For a C1/C2 speaker like me it was an excellent vocabulary review. Episodes are only a few minutes long and the storyline is entertaining. The show follows the adventures of Jojo, a Brazilian student in Cologne. (Thanks to the Fluent Language blog for the recommendation!) Jojo sucht das Glück is a German telenovela produced by Deutsche Welle for learners with a minimum level of B1.
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