About TrioLingual Language Learning
Hi, I am Catherine, I have been teaching German, French and English for decades. I enjoy it and find it fascinating to meet new people, and to keep ‘old’ students interested.
I usually teach remotely, via Zoom. On occasion, exceptionally, I meet students in person.
Reach fluency faster and with more fun:
- I have prepared my students for jobs in Germany and France.
- Learning with me is fun and full of laughter, while also well-structured and focused on the material.
Personally customized focus on what matters to you:
- I am careful to adjust to each student’s learning objectives, pace, personality, and language proficiency.
- I have had great success with students of all ages, taking many of them up to conversational proficiency.
- My style is distinct because I respond to the needs of the students, designing lesson plans based on their strengths and development.
- I monitor progress continuously.
My method emphasizes real-world language use:
- I believe that conversation is just as important as studying grammar and vocabulary.
- I emphasize speaking skills and offer many opportunities for conversational practice during my lessons.
- I use my experience both as student as well as instructor to clarify complex concepts for students who need help with grammar (an important aspect of learning German or French!).
About me:
- I am originally from Zurich Switzerland and came to the US many years ago.
- I love teaching and enjoy when the students are motivated and interested in the culture of the country whose language they seek to learn.
- In addition to English, French, German (and Swiss German), I am fluent in spoken Spanish, Hebrew and proficient in Italian.
“Catherine is a phenomenal teacher in both the classroom and 1:1 setting. She really took the time to make sure that each student felt confident in each section before moving on. Most importantly, she always emphasized how learning languages is about having fun, and I was able to learn at the pace that I wanted while getting exposure to various different types of learning materials outside of just the textbook (videos, short stories, dialogues, etc), which did make it fun!”
“I’ve been taking conversational French with Catherine for over a year. She is very easy to speak with, adjusting conversation to fit your level, and very accommodating if you need to move your schedule around. If there’s some aspect of the language you’re having trouble with or have a question about, she will create a lesson around it. I would definitely recommend Catherine if you’re learning a new language.”
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After studying German off and on for a couple of years, I finally began working with Catherine and she is the best German tutor I have ever worked with. Catherine is supportive and patient while being very thorough specifically with pronunciation and expression. I would recommend her to anyone wanting to study at any level. I look forward to achieving my goal of speaking conversational German and I am lucky to have Catherine as my guide. --- Lauren J.