Enjoyable Languages German Instructors
Kristin
Kristin
Kristin
- Please note that Kristin is at capacity for new students at this time.
- Kristin earned a Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics from the University of Georgia in 2019.
- Kristin obtained a Master's degree in Madrid, Spain with Middlebury College and firmly believes in their immersive, interactive method for language learning.
- She has 16 years of teachi
- Please note that Kristin is at capacity for new students at this time.
- Kristin earned a Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics from the University of Georgia in 2019.
- Kristin obtained a Master's degree in Madrid, Spain with Middlebury College and firmly believes in their immersive, interactive method for language learning.
- She has 16 years of teaching experience in K-12 and higher education, including posts in the US, Germany, Spain, and Peru.
- Known for her enthusiasm and energetic style, Kristin was named Teacher of the Year by The Gwinnett School for Mathematics, Science, and Technology in 2015.
- Before launching Enjoyable Languages, she taught Spanish and German at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Richmond.
- Kristin served as director of Georgia’s American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese’s (AATSP) Spanish immersion camp for 3 years and assistant director of Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy’s (MMLA) Spanish immersion camp for 4 years at Swarthmore College and in Granada, Spain. At these camps, students would sign a language pledge to commit to speaking only the target language.
- She is the owner and cofounder of Enjoyable Languages, which was launched in January 2021.
Susanne
Kristin
Kristin
- Susanne is a German native who has lived in the US for the past 19 years.
- She has a degree in English, French and German translation and over 14 years of teaching experience in K-12, higher education and adults including the Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Community Colleges.
- Susanne has always enjoyed learning new languages a
- Susanne is a German native who has lived in the US for the past 19 years.
- She has a degree in English, French and German translation and over 14 years of teaching experience in K-12, higher education and adults including the Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Community Colleges.
- Susanne has always enjoyed learning new languages and getting to know new cultures. She loves passing this appreciation on to her students.
- She enjoys travelling, hiking, and Yoga.
Betsy
Kristin
Betsy
- Betsy is passionate about helping you learn and practice the German language, whether that be a beginner's introduction or help or supplements to classwork or conversation practice.
- She is a native speaker of German and English who has taught German to high schoolers in Virginia, plus she has several years of experience teaching elementary
- Betsy is passionate about helping you learn and practice the German language, whether that be a beginner's introduction or help or supplements to classwork or conversation practice.
- She is a native speaker of German and English who has taught German to high schoolers in Virginia, plus she has several years of experience teaching elementary kids in a homeschool setting.
- Her B.A. degree in International Relations was sparked by an interest in various Indo-European languages; Betsy still has a working knowledge of French and (to a lesser degree) Spanish.
- Online teaching during Covid set the precedent for continued online German language instruction to pre-teens, teens and (senior) adults.
- She continues to work with English Language Learners (ELLs) K-5 students and adults in person, giving mainly speaking instruction to improve their American English.
- She has had the pleasure of using and instructing German even in the most unexpected places in the world, which only fuels the passion for German!
Paola
Paola
Betsy
- Paola is from Milan, Italy .
- She has been working as a translator and teacher for German and Italian for the last 30 years both here in Virginia and in Italy.
- She loves teaching and interacting with students,
Amy
Paola
Scott
- Amy has taught German to high school and middle school students in the US and has also taught English as a Second Language in public high schools in New Jersey, to recent immigrants in New York City, and to high school and adult students in Romania.
- She has a Masters in German from Middlebury College and a BA in Anthropology from Haverf
- Amy has taught German to high school and middle school students in the US and has also taught English as a Second Language in public high schools in New Jersey, to recent immigrants in New York City, and to high school and adult students in Romania.
- She has a Masters in German from Middlebury College and a BA in Anthropology from Haverford College.
- Amy is the former Director of a summer language program in the US and abroad for middle and high school students and loved guiding the development of the immersion curriculum for students in all languages.
- She first studied German in high school, and continued in college, where she spent a year studying in Vienna, Austria. She has also studied in Berlin, where she received a scholarship to the Goethe Institut.
- She understands the challenges of learning a new language and loves helping beginners and intermediate students advance and gain confidence in their communication abilities.
Scott
Paola
Scott
- Scott has been working in education for thirty years, and has taught German in Virginia high schools, at a summer immersion academy, and at an international elementary school in Germany. He has also taught Math, Science, English, and Outdoor Learning.
- Learning German from age 12 has opened doors for Scott, like a scholarship trip to Ger
- Scott has been working in education for thirty years, and has taught German in Virginia high schools, at a summer immersion academy, and at an international elementary school in Germany. He has also taught Math, Science, English, and Outdoor Learning.
- Learning German from age 12 has opened doors for Scott, like a scholarship trip to Germany at age 17, or a Fulbright Exchange early in his teaching career.
- Humor, empathy, and curiosity help Scott connect to students and motivate them to go beyond where they think they can go.
- He currently teaches German, Music, and PE for the preschool and kindergarten groups at an international school in Germany.
- His qualifications include a BA in German with a current Virginia teaching license for pre-K to grade 12, as well as an MA in School Management from the Technische Universität Kaiserslautern.
- Scott has been living in the Düsseldorf area for the last seventeen years and enjoys music, yoga, and cooking.