Aishwarya Degaonkar Online German Trainer | Psychology Tutor
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I make the best resources available to meet your learning goals. I provide you with the most realistic approach to learning and studying; I will work on your strengths and weaknesses, not just for cramming, but for you to understand and learn the language through context.

I teach via video call in which we share my screen with you which resembles a classroom. The graphic tablet makes it easy to write on the board for me and for you to take notes. We learn by flipping through the books, solving audio exercises, watching films associated with the coursebook, and so on.

The same teaching method is followed for the other subjects I offer tutorial assistance for - Psychology, History & Geography. I have been tutoring students of all ages (from 10 yo to 58 yo) for six years. For AP World History, Psychology & Economy, I have tutored more than 30 kids in the last 4 years and 20 before that. I follow the latest CED available with my own Study Guides for each unit with a periodical test (after each unit), test series (2-3 tests per week) and mock tests for all APs.

"I had Aishwarya tutor me for levels A1 and A2 of German, and I highly recommend her classes. Her approach to teaching the language is very systematic and not monotonous. She is also quite resourceful and always shares more and more learning material according to your need, which has been of utmost help. Be it simply stories for light reading in German or exercises to improve grammar. Also, having one-on-one sessions is of great advantage as you can ask as many doubts as you want (I sure did lol). She was patient with answering all my doubts and didn't make it seem like any doubt big or small was silly.​
This kind of encouragement of teachers enables honesty within the students as well.​"

Chandana Phadkule | German | Combined A1+A2 Course

"Aishwarya is not only a great teacher, but she will also go out of her way to provide you with extra materials and resources [for AP Psychology] without you even having to ask. She makes learning easy and fun and interactive, and you won't even realize how quickly time flies by in her class. A fantastic teacher and a great person."

​Shiuli Rai | AP Psychology | She scored 5/5 with a 24hr AP Course | This student had not learned Psychology at her college before

I am an experienced tutor, and I tutor for CBSE/ICSE, A-Level, IGCSE, IBDP (Ab initio, SL-HL) & CEFR A1-C1. I also offer a refresher course for all levels and schools with or without exam prep. I have taught students from Indus Intl, Candor Intl, and Doon School. I am tutoring teens and adults from India & abroad (EU, South East Asia, Aus-NZ & West Africa).

I don't believe in excuses such as "This will be covered in the next course," or "You don't need to learn it now, I will teach it in the next course". It is a malpractice that I do not tolerate. It is irrelevant to me whether you will continue learning with me for the next course or not. I offer 100% syllabus completion for the course you have enrolled with me & I will not coerce you into a course you don't need. :)

These are the names of the book that I use to teach German in India - 'DaF kompakt neu A1/A2/B1' and 'Menschen A1/A2/B1'. For learners outside India, I use Spektrum Deutsch A1+/A2+/B1+.

The former is for casual learners whereas the latter 2 are for those who want to write the Goethe A1 exam within 1-2 months. Spektrum works the best in Germany as it offers exercises that can be practiced with German speakers at a shop, or office as well. These book target working professionals and international students and offer cultural integration for families moving together to German-speaking countries. Other than these coursebooks, I also offer you the audiobook series 'Dino lernt Deutsch' to train your ear for German speaking, listening, and pronunciation right from A1.

I also offer all my regular courses for children and teens who wish to learn German, but not necessarily for their school or curriculum. Ideal for those who plan to move to Germany, Austria, or Switzerland and those who no longer live in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, but want to continue learning German. It benefits children and teens who wish to take up German as an informal “subject” and continue learning it for a year or more.

At the end of the course, upon request by the parents, I guide the child(ren) and/or teen(s) for the international exams such as telc Deutsch A1 Junior, telc Deutsch A2/B1 Schule, Goethe-Zertifikat A1: Fit in Deutsch 1/2 as well as DSD I or II.

I strive to be transparent & honest with you & maintain the quality of instruction from day 1. I will be at your disposal until I have cleared all your doubts. I have also been working as an Online German Trainer for 3 Premium Institutes based in different parts of India and an MNC based in Pune. I am very well-versed in conducting small group sessions.

All the courses include original books, 50+ storybooks, magazines, and guided learning books to continue practicing post-course. Once you pay for your education, you need not spend an extra dime on the resources. I will be at your disposal until I have cleared 100% of your doubts. The aim for me is that you understand better than I could when I was a student.

For all the levels I teach, you will receive hard copies from my side of the books, with two workbooks per level to continue practicing after completing our course and access to my drive where I have 70+ storybooks, magazines, and workbooks for you to continue learning. I believe that one must learn and acquire a language, and I make sure that I facilitate it. There's no bar for age or language for me. I also offer web series, songs, and other teaching aids to make the experience worth it. I am not here to teach you how to be a translator, as that's a flawed method of learning a foreign language. I teach it through the context in such a way that it becomes a lifelong skill.

I am flexible with my approach, I am a native speaker of Marathi, and I also speak Hindi. I also teach Hindi and Marathi to those planning to visit (whether for work/tourism) the Indian subcontinent, Mumbai, Delhi, and other Indian Cities. I am a native speaker of both languages, and I have completed my higher secondary level with Marathi as my first language and Hindi as my second language. I will also teach you how to read and write the Devanagari Script.

I have taught over 100+ young adults and professionals at 'Second Tongue,' Vashi, and Ghatkopar (Navi Mumbai and Mumbai) and conducted two online batches for A1-A2 from Pune at Proficient Test Prep based in Amravati, Maharashtra, via Skype and have received only positive feedback. I am working with Proficient Test Prep again.

On UrbanPro, I have conducted short classes, and master classes and 440+ learners have attended them.

I attended the classes from A1 to C1 at Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, Kalaghoda, and I have written the B2 Exam. As for my graduation, I completed my BA with a CGPA of 9.95 (Mumbai University), and my major was History. I have also completed MA Part 1 in History at Mumbai University with an A Grade.

I learned German during my high school years, then learned Spanish and continued with German. At my university, I also studied other subjects - Geography, Psychology, and developed an aptitude for humanities. I enjoyed the process of learning and would often explain to my peers during our library breaks. This made me realize the skill I have, and I chose to continue tutoring. I worked as an assistant translator, independent translator, and 'German Language Expert' for a year. I was on a contract. Hence I would tutor at an institute part-time out of passion. It was then I learned that I looked forward more to attending the evening sessions, rather than my contract work. As a result, I made a switch to become a tutor and begin my business.

Subjects

  • German language Beginner-Bachelors/Undergraduate

  • AP Psychology

  • AP German Language and Culture Grade 9-Diploma

  • German A1 to B2

  • German A1 to B1

  • German A1 and A2

  • AP World History

  • German Business Communication Beginner-Expert

  • AQA German GCSE

  • German IGCSE Grade 6-IGCSE

  • IB German Grade 5-Grade 12

Experience

  • German Trainer (Jun, 2023–Present) at Proficient Test Prep, Amravati, Maharashtra
    I started working again for Proficient Test Prep now with the DaF kompakt neu series for the learners of German.
  • IGCSE German Teacher (Jun, 2022–Dec, 2022) at Yellow Train School, Coimbatore
    Yellow Train is an International School offering IGCSE and A Levels located in Coimbatore and is consistently ranked in the Top 10 schools in the country by many bodies such as Education World, India Today, Better India, All India Education summit and many other platforms. Yellow Train is recognized amongst the top Waldorf schools in the country and is the only Waldorf School in Coimbatore.

    I am honoured to associate myself with this school and I will be teaching German to the Year 8, 9 & 10 Students of the IGCSE. The syllabus that we are following is Pearson Edexcel International GCSE.
  • German Trainer (Jan, 2020–Jun, 2020) at Proficient Test Prep, Amravati, Maharashtra
    Amravati Area, India

    I taught two levels - A1 & A2 - at Proficient Test Prep, based in Amravati, Maharashtra via Skype, Zoom and MS Whiteboard.

    Both the students and I have access to the same study material which makes for an enriching learning experience and so far the feedback has been tremendously positive.

    For a classroom session to be taught online without any LMS, this venture has been rather successful!
  • Online/Offline German Trainer (Mar, 2018–Dec, 2021) at Second Tongue
    Working as a part time German Trainer on a contract. Started offline training in 2018 and have been conducting online batches since the global pandemic.

    Taught the levels A1, A2 and B1 and over 200+ students of different age group and learning goals.

    Course material: Begegnungen A1+ and Netzwerk A2, B1.
  • German, Psych, Hist, Geog Tutor (MYP, IBDP, IGCSE, ICSE/CBSE, StateBoard) (Jul, 2016–Present) at Freelance Tutor, Maharashtra
    I have been working as a freelance German English Tutor and I teach/train teens, adults and professionals German as a foreign language. I have also worked as a German-English Translator and Interpreter.
    The companies that I have worked under are:
    1. CMM Languages
    2. Somya Translators
    Domains: I.T, Gastronomy, Legal, Finance, Mechanical Works, e-Learning.

    Apart from this, I also tutor IB (MYP-IBDP), IGCSE, CBSE/ICSE and State Board Students for Psychology, History, Geography and German. I conduct test series for all of these and focus on working on the basics first and move ahead. I will follow the curricula and I will share all the resources available.

Education

  • Goethe Zertifikat B2 (May, 2016–May, 2017) from Max Mueller Bhavan, Goethe Institute–scored 80
  • Remote Sensing and GIS (Jun, 2014–Apr, 2015) from Mumbai university, Santacruz East–scored 90
  • BA (Jun, 2013–Apr, 2016) from Mumbai university, Santacruz East–scored 9.95

Fee details

    ₹600–2,400/hour (US$7.14–28.54/hour)

    The price is for an hour = 60 minutes

    AP Psychology, Econ, Human Geography and History = INR 1200/hr
    A fast-track course is available for 30hrs, inclusive of the books.

    Conversational Marathi = INR 950/hr

    Teaching German at an institute/ Corporate Training (in Person or Online) = INR 1200/hr ~ 2400/hr

Courses offered

  • German A1 Goethe/telc Preparatory Course

    • ₹19000
    • Duration: 2 Months
    • Delivery mode: Online
    • Group size: Individual
    • Instruction language: English, Hindi, Marathi
    • Certificate provided: No
    Course book: DaF kompakt neu A1 with Intensivtrainer or Spektrum Deutsch A1+ (hardcopy)
    Revision book after course completion: DaF leicht A1 (softcopy)

    Course Content – Sprachhandlungen (This is from the book DaF kompakt neu)
    - introduce yourself, formally & informally, learn how to number and spell, talk about where you live, countries, continents and understand small texts from the magazine
    - talk about family, relationship statutes, learn how to tell time, read menu and learn how to place orders, time-telling and forming short telephonic conversations: formal & informal
    - talk about daily activities with reference to time, understanding shopping etiquette and learn formal correspondence
    - learn how to understand radio shows, voicemails and other short announcements, write informal emails and correspondence
    - learn how Germans talk about their free time activities and talk about yours, talk about your likes and dislikes, make appointments and write formal and informal mails
    - learn how to describe your living space and seek an apartment based on advertisements, talk about weekend and other informal daily activities with friends, colleagues and family members
    - learn clothing and related conversation points, learn how to understand advertisements, have a conversation for when one shops in a store
    - learn details of places of attraction and how to navigate and follow instructions, learn correspondence regarding travel plans, meeting people in new cities

    Course Content – Grammar
    Verb Conjugation – Present Tense
    Personal Pronouns – Subject
    Question & Sentence Building
    Irregular Verbs – Present & Simple Past
    Articles of the Subject Case
    Conjunctions – ADUSO
    Rules of the Gender, Compound Nouns
    Adjectives & Adverbs
    Breakable & non-breakable verbs
    Articles of the direct & indirect object
    Person Pronouns of the direct & indirect object
    Adverbs of time, location, narration
    Imperative, Modal Verbs
    Prepositions of Accusative & Dative
    Present Perfect Tense
    Prepositions of Places and Direction
    Indefinite Pronouns
    Possessive Article for subject & object case

  • AP Psychology

    • ₹35000
    • Duration: 40 Hours
    • Delivery mode: Online
    • Group size: Individual
    • Instruction language: English
    • Certificate provided: No
    The Advanced Placement® (AP) program is a great way for high school students to prepare for college and earn college credit. These courses are designed to be equivalent to first-year college courses, and students who score well on the AP exams can earn college credit, which can save them time and money on their college education.
    South Asian students who are interested in studying humanities, medicine and social studies at US universities should consider taking AP courses for Psychology as it help students develop critical thinking and analytical skills that they need to succeed in college.

    What is included in my classes and course resources?

    Lecture Notes
    PPT converted into PDFs with annotations as and when needed, those are customized for each learner/group of learners depending on which unit/chapter is being taught at the moment.

    Reading Guides, Tabular Notes and Summaries
    The AP exams for Social Studies do get a bit too lengthy with theories and lots of details with very little calculations. As a result, it is better to read a variety of texts which aren’t just long paragraphs. Those texts can be tables, short notes, bullet point notes and more that will help the student be more concise as that’s what the AP requires for Social Studies.

    Test Series & Mock Tests
    Based on the new syllabus for Psychology (2020), there will be both review questions in the form of MCQ and FRQ for each chapter (sub unit) and each unit.

  • AP World History: Modern

    • ₹45000
    • Duration: 40 Hours
    • Delivery mode: Online
    • Group size: Individual
    • Instruction language: English
    • Certificate provided: No
    The Advanced Placement® (AP) program is a great way for high school students to prepare for college and earn college credit. These courses are designed to be equivalent to first-year college courses, and students who score well on the AP exams can earn college credit, which can save them time and money on their college education.
    South Asian students who are interested in studying humanities, medicine and social studies at US universities should consider taking AP courses for World History: Modern (Fall 2023) as it helps students develop critical thinking and analytical skills that they need to succeed in college.

    What is included in my classes and course resources?

    Lecture Notes
    PPT converted into PDFs with annotations as and when needed, those are customized for each learner/group of learners depending on which unit/chapter is being taught at the moment.
    Reading Guides, Tabular Notes and Summaries
    The AP exams for Social Studies do get a bit too lengthy with theories and lots of details with very little calculations. As a result, it is better to read a variety of texts which aren’t just long paragraphs. Those texts can be tables, short notes, bullet point notes and more that will help the student be more concise as that’s what the AP requires for Social Studies.

    Video assignments (for AP World History)
    The internet has a lot to offer, yet the curated content is seldom made available for free and that too may have restricted access. The video assignments of mine are carefully curated for the student to learn better with the help of visual cues, animations and more. These videos are by educators on YouTube that cater to AP Students, but along with the videos, I will be assigning some exercises which help the students learn more efficiently.
    Considering the busy life of high school kids these days, the length of these videos will never be more than 20 minutes and the exercises along with it will be based on the video for better retention and improving writing skills as required for the AP.

    Test Series & Mock Tests
    Based on the new syllabus for World History (2023), there will be both review questions in the form of MCQ and FRQ (including but not limited to DBQ, SAQ and LEQ) for each chapter (sub unit) and each unit.

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