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Laura C.

252 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $39
Response time: 2 hours

About Laura


Bio

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I'm Laura, a German tutor based in Milwaukee, WI, USA. I hold a BA in General Linguistics and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in German. I am fluent in English and German and I speak conversational Spanish. I began tutoring in 2019 as a volunteer ESL tutor with a local charity. When COVID shifted education online, I transitioned to virtual tutoring and have since specialized in teaching German to adolescents and adults. While I...

- Take German Lessons with Laura - German with a Linguist -

I'm Laura, a German tutor based in Milwaukee, WI, USA. I hold a BA in General Linguistics and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in German. I am fluent in English and German and I speak conversational Spanish. I began tutoring in 2019 as a volunteer ESL tutor with a local charity. When COVID shifted education online, I transitioned to virtual tutoring and have since specialized in teaching German to adolescents and adults. While I have experience teaching children as young as three, I only offer in-person lessons for students under 13.

My teaching style draws on my background in linguistics, as well as my 20+ years of studying German. My knowledge of phonetics and phonology makes me particularly effective in helping students refine their German accent. I emphasize clear instruction on rules, supported by numerous examples and practice opportunities, resulting in an analytical and often grammar-focused approach. This method is particularly effective for book-learners, but I also prioritize tailoring lessons to each student’s unique needs. Over the years, I have made it a priority to study different learning styles and strategies for accommodating them, including approaches that support neurodivergent learners.


Education

UW - Milwaukee
General Linguistics and German

Additional Languages

Spanish
German

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $39
  • Rate details: Cancellation Policy: First time cancellation without adequate notice: $10 fee. Second and future cancellations without adequate notice: $15 fee.
  • Lesson cancellation: 16 hours notice required
  • Background check passed on 8/11/2020

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

German

German

Laura got her Post-Baccalaureate in German from UW-Milwaukee in 2022. Her first bachelor's was in General Linguistics. Send her a message to learn about her full curriculum and class website!

Examples of Expertise


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Ratings and Reviews


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Superb, Flexible, and Energetic German Tutor

Laura has been by daughter's German tutor for the last couple of months. And, Laura has been absolutely amazing! My daughter loves to cook and Laura shifted her lessons plans to prepare recipes...all in German...helping Maddyx with grammar, new vocab, and idioms all while combining her love of German! You can really see how Laura truly customized each lesson to Maddyx' specific learning needs and goals! Laura's extra efforts are why I would highly recommend her for her german tutoring services!

Nathaniel, 84 lessons with Laura

Above and beyond

Laura taught my son more German in an hour than he’s learned in the past 2 years. He is SO excited to meet and learn more! Laura was patient and taught my son with visual color coding, which helped him to understand grammatical patterns.

Gina, 8 lessons with Laura

Knowledgeable and Patient

Ms. Laura helped me with German. Was very patient and kind and explained the concepts clearly. I was able to complete my German assignment with a clear understanding.

Kal, 12 lessons with Laura

Very Helpful Tutor for my Beginning German II course.

I had to take an online beginning German II course to fulfill a university credit requirement. It has been quite some time since I have taken German and had forgotten the fundamentals of the language. Laura was able to help review the grammar, vocabulary, and conjugation without it being too overwhelming. The tutoring sessions were very helpful in understanding the process for completing the homework assignments. Laura was a very patient tutor and prepared personalized practice PowerPoints and worksheets to comprehend the class material. I felt prepared for tests and exams. Furthermore, I understood exactly what was being asked on the exams without second guessing myself. I highly recommend Laura for German tutoring.

Peter, 34 lessons with Laura

Amazing teacher

Laura is amazing in catching up with my thoughts while I was just thinking out loud and seek for rephrase of my words. She is also a quick typist. She did fascinating job while I worked with her. I would recommend her.

Connie, 8 lessons with Laura

Knowledgeable and kind tutor

Laura helped me so much with Phonology and Phonetics, i am so grateful i found her. She is kind, patient, resourceful, attentive and most of all knowledgeable. I am looking forward to book more tutoring sessions with her. Thank you Laura

Diana, 1 lesson with Laura

Engaging and Knowledgeable

I have been taking German lessons with Laura for a few weeks now. She is wonderfully patient and flexible when you need to make adjustments to your schedule. Additionally, she is passionate about what she teaches and it shows as she speaks. I highly recommend Laura if you are looking for a language tutor :-)

Heather, 7 lessons with Laura

Enthusiastic and Patient Tutor

We are just starting with Laura and i am still learning more about her tutoring skills, but so far, i like what i am seeing. She is patient and willing to work with us. She makes us feel at ease and we just seem to get along.

Op, 4 lessons with Laura

She is so good and kind

She is very patient and helpful. She help me understanding some sounds that I didn’t use to produce. She is very flexible with her schedule and time. Definitely give her the chance to help you improve your English or German

LINDA, 1 lesson with Laura

Lessons with Laura have been so worthwhile!

Laura is an excellent teacher. She provides a mix of speaking and practical learning activities just right, so you feel challenged but not overwhelmed. With a variety of engaging activities that improve conversational and writing skills, she builds confidence and teaches with patience to help with pronunciation and sentence structure. We discussed what I wanted to work on, and she customized the lesson to meet my needs. She offers additional tools to help with the process and she goes out of her way to ensure her students are getting what they need.

Xiorelis, 4 lessons with Laura
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Response time: 2 hours
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