Zad

Tutoring Experience

My tutoring journey started in secondary school when I tutored my classmates in Modern Languages and Biology.

In 2019, I began tutoring online, and until now I’ve tutored over one thousand one-to-one classes in Spanish, German and Croatian alongside finishing my degree in German Language and Comparative (a.k.a World) Literature.

Tutoring Approach

My classes are highly student-specific. Students have different interests and goals, but most importantly, they have different learning styles.

I've worked with students who are dyslexic and highly visual; students focusing solely on the conversational aspect of language-learning, as well as students who simply prefer memorising rules and vocabulary lists. For every student, I create a Microsoft Office document with summaries of past classes, completed with comments on the performance and notes on to what needs to be revised further in the upcoming lessons.

I get my materials from a variety of websites, a pile of grammar workbooks I've collected over time, and some updated GCSE/IB books I bought for tutoring purposes. However, in my own language-learning journey, TV, music, and books have played the biggest role because they had me fall in love with the aforementioned languages, which consequently made - and still makes - learning much easier.

TV, books, and music are also great for expanding vocabulary and strengthening grammar knowledge. This is why I am wholeheartedly dedicated to using Netflix, Spotify and books in my tutoring practice; hoping students will discover similar passion for the language they study.