Jane has been teaching German for over two years to our children, now aged 6 and 7. She has a warm and enthusiastic manner, and engages their imagination with the use of games and fun activities. Jane has helped our children develop a good understanding of the German language.
Jane is an experienced and effective teacher who is extremely welcoming and patient. She gave me the confidence to refresh and use my German vocabulary and grammar after a 40 year hiatus. Jane planned and prepared for each lesson and tempered encouragement with sufficient challenge to keep me progressing. I would unhesitatingly recommend her as a teacher who can tailor her lessons to her students needs and abilities.
I have had German lessons with Jane for almost 18 months, as an adult learner interested in improving my language skills for my own interest. She has been a thorough and conscientious teacher, with a structured approach based on exercises designed to expand and improve grammar skills, alongside reading and conversation to enhance vocabulary. I have found it a rewarding experience that has strengthened my written and spoken German.
I have been learning advanced German with Jane for over a year now and have enjoyed my lessons immensely. Jane is a professional in everything she does. Her experience in the corporate world has meant she brings a practicality and business like attitude to her clients. She prepares thoroughly for every lesson and yet retains flexibility in approach tailored to her students’ needs.
My German has improved immeasurably in the time I have been with Jane. Her humour and encouragement make her the best of teachers. I would not hesitate to recommend her for German, French and Italian, all of which she speaks excellently.
Over the last year Jane has taught me a good basic understanding of the German language. She puts great emphasis on grammar, has good structure to the lessons and uses a range of different and stimulating teaching methods.
I have very much enjoyed tuition from Jane in Italian, German and Swiss German. Both in group courses and privately, I found the lessons well prepared and interesting. She has been particularly helpful in sourcing teaching material in Swiss German for me and making me recordings which would not be available elsewhere. The private lessons have really boosted my confidence in the topics I need while in Switzerland and for making some sense of the difficult Swiss German language.
I would strongly recommend Jane as a language teacher for a variety of reasons: superb organisational skills exemplified by structured and well prepared hand outs, her ability to instill confidence in you and her overall passion for languages!
I undertook an intensive German language course from April – August starting from a limited knowledge base. Through focused 1:1 coaching and adopting a varied & flexible teaching style my language skills improved significantly during this period. There was an equal balance placed on learning the core grammatical skills and acquiring ‘conversational’ skills. Lessons required hard work but were also enjoyable.