[Crimson Black]

I was wondering if there is any chance of coaching/teaching German as part time uni work? I'm a Brit, but I speak fluent German and have (cheeky ) done the A-Level. Are there any such jobs about? Say, helping out primary/secondary school staff as a German assistant? Or do you need a PGCE/education-related degree to do this? I know I can teach and prepare lessons, I had to occasionally for my German class (in which I was a pupil), and am confident enough. One-on-one coaching; class assistance? Anyone? Especially in either London or Edinburgh.

Cheers if anyone can help me solve this *wild* stab in the dark...

[Ziggy Stardust]

What's to stop you advertising your services in a local paper or what not to help high-school pupils out-of-school tuition to improve on their German oral skills?
It's incredibly well paid, and German tutors are in short supply!

Oh, it's something i'd like to do, too! However, i'm not fluent yet, I will be going to uni to study German, and could perhaps be something I do in the 2nd year onwards to earn a little bit of extra cash.

[Crimson Black]

Cheers! I never thought of the paper!!! Thanks a lot!!!

[Ziggy Stardust]

(Original post by GengisKahn)
Cheers! I never thought of the paper!!! Thanks a lot!!!

Hehe,

I mean, you don't need to be qualified to offer help with German, or any languages for that matter. As long as people come to you for help and are satisfied with your level of teaching then it's all good.

I have had 3 German tutors over the past 2 years.. 1 charged £37.50 for 90 minutes tuition, 1 charged £25.00 for 90 minutes and another charged £25.00 for 2 hours, so fees to vary, however, even if you charged £10.00 per hour, that's still a damn good wage!

Dan

[Adarah]

(Original post by afireinside©)
Hehe,

I mean, you don't need to be qualified to offer help with German, or any languages for that matter. As long as people come to you for help and are satisfied with your level of teaching then it's all good.

I have had 3 German tutors over the past 2 years.. 1 charged £37.50 for 90 minutes tuition, 1 charged £25.00 for 90 minutes and another charged £25.00 for 2 hours, so fees to vary, however, even if you charged £10.00 per hour, that's still a damn good wage!

Dan

I hate teaching, but 37.50 an hour... maybe I should do it. I've taught kids English here and hated it and never earned that much. What qualifications did those teachers have?

[Ziggy Stardust]

(Original post by Adarah)
I hate teaching, but 37.50 an hour... maybe I should do it. I've taught kids English here and hated it and never earned that much. What qualifications did those teachers have?

One of my tutors had a Masters from Oxford , not too sure about the others, degrees in the relevant languages, obviously!

It's a lucrative job, and something you can do a few hours a week for extra cash, or even once you've retired (plan ahead!)!

[priya]

dan you have just given me a brilliant idea for the easter/xmas holidays

[Adarah]

(Original post by afireinside©)
One of my tutors had a Masters from Oxford , not too sure about the others, degrees in the relevant languages, obviously!

It's a lucrative job, and something you can do a few hours a week for extra cash, or even once you've retired (plan ahead!)!

I've grown up in Germany and obviously did German up to Abitur level there, like I mean, I've read loads of German literature in class and obviously know more German than someone who went to Oxford, as I'm absolutely fluent in it. Well, I guess my essays were crap and I always got marked down for that in German (always had a B in my reports though), but I wouldn't have to write an essay myself, lol. So do you think that I don't have a degree would mean I couldn't charge a lot?

[Ziggy Stardust]

(Original post by priya)
dan you have just given me a brilliant idea for the easter/xmas holidays

Do it! I reckon you're way better at German than me, so you'll have no problem teaching people, i'd love to do it though!

[Ziggy Stardust]

(Original post by Adarah)
I've grown up in Germany and obviously did German up to Abitur level there, like I mean, I've read loads of German literature in class and obviously know more German than someone who went to Oxford, as I'm absolutely fluent in it. Well, I guess my essays were crap and I always got marked down for that in German (always had a B in my reports though), but I wouldn't have to write an essay myself, lol. So do you think that I don't have a degree would mean I couldn't charge a lot?

Not necessarily.

Why don't you try searching for local German tutors in the area you'd be advertising to teach? You could even ring them up and ask what they charge (obviously acting like you're interested in learning from them!) then alter your pricing accordingly!

Where I come from, Chester, we could initially only find 2 professional tutors who taught German to a level, and that was a struggle! Obviously, you probably wouldn't be teaching to that standard, as you'd need to teach to a strict syllabus, but what's stopping you from speaking with people in german, helping with grammar etc?

[Adarah]

oh, and I also have a strong background in the concepts of grammar in general as I did Latin an Ancient Greek up to Abitur Level, so I would certainly be able to explain grammatical concepts such as cases, declinations and conjugations and things like that, that English people some times have difficulty grasping.

[Adarah]

(Original post by afireinside©)
Not necessarily.

Why don't you try searching for local German tutors in the area you'd be advertising to teach? You could even ring them up and ask what they charge (obviously acting like you're interested in learning from them!) then alter your pricing accordingly!

Where I come from, Chester, we could initially only find 2 professional tutors who taught German to a level, and that was a struggle! Obviously, you probably wouldn't be teaching to that standard, as you'd need to teach to a strict syllabus, but what's stopping you from speaking with people in german, helping with grammar etc?

Ah, thanks for the idea! I'm thinking about teaching in London - well, or working in a supermarket, or more likely both, lol.

[Ziggy Stardust]

(Original post by Adarah)
Ah, thanks for the idea! I'm thinking about teaching in London - well, or working in a supermarket, or more likely both, lol.

Hehe, well do both
Ps, you live in italy? Which part?

[priya]

adarah- you're pretty much native speaker. so you have a very strong profile for a german tutor. You'll be absolutely fine

[Adarah]

(Original post by afireinside©)
Hehe, well do both
Ps, you live in italy? Which part?

north Italy - I don't speak Italian, lol, only a bit. But most people here speak German and even when I go south to shop in Venice it's no problem because everyone there speaks English because of the tourists .

adarah- you're pretty much native speaker. so you have a very strong profile for a german tutor. You'll be absolutely fine

thanks, priya!

Now i feel sort of guilty for hijacking the thread

[Ziggy Stardust]

(Original post by Adarah)
north Italy - I don't speak Italian, lol, only a bit. But most people here speak German and even when I go south to shop in Venice it's no problem because everyone there speaks English because of the tourists .


thanks, priya!

Now i feel sort of guilty for hijacking the thread

Lol - you're not hijacking the trhead!

Yep, I know loads of people in northern Italy speak German, brilliant! I wanna learn another language too at uni (I think), although i'm not sure which one, any ideas?

I agree with what Priya said, you've already got the qualities needed for teaching people german, i'd go for it! It's easy easy easy money and you'll enjoy it too, you don't often get that in a job!

[Adarah]

(Original post by afireinside©)
Lol - you're not hijacking the trhead!

Yep, I know loads of people in northern Italy speak German, brilliant! I wanna learn another language too at uni (I think), although i'm not sure which one, any ideas?

I agree with what Priya said, you've already got the qualities needed for teaching people german, i'd go for it! It's easy easy easy money and you'll enjoy it too, you don't often get that in a job!

thanks

Well, Spanish would probably be a useful language to have, as so many people in the world speak it. A lot people in the US speak Spanish and lot are learning the language there, but I don't think many people are learning Spanish in Europe really (well, except the Spanish of course ). So I'd think anyone here who knew Spanish would have an advantage. Same goes for Chinese and Japanese, but of course they are difficult to learn because they are not Indo-European, so very little would seem at all familiar I'd think.

[natcho]

Remember theres a huge difference between (in the UK) what the German exams test and what the English exams test. If you got a B in A level English you'd still be a really good teacher of it was a second language.

[priya]

(Original post by Adarah)
north Italy - I don't speak Italian, lol, only a bit. But most people here speak German and even when I go south to shop in Venice it's no problem because everyone there speaks English because of the tourists .



thanks, priya!

Now i feel sort of guilty for hijacking the thread

oooh whereabouts in the north? i'm going to the Veneto at the end of august, athough not sure exactly where i'll be staying! (they haven't placed us yet)

[Adarah]

(Original post by priya)
oooh whereabouts in the north? i'm going to the Veneto at the end of august, athough not sure exactly where i'll be staying! (they haven't placed us yet)

It's the Trentino-Alto Adige region where they mostly speak German, but yeah, I live in the Veneto region, but near to the Alto Adige region. Most people in the Veneto region though speak Italian, only small pockets in the Veneto region have German speakers. But really, you'll want to be spending time in Venice or Jesolo (the beach there) I guess anyway .