Nadin M.

Hi,

my name is Nadin. I'm a private tutor and writer with roots in Germany. Since 2007, I've been living abroad - first in Scotland (United Kingdom) for eight years, then briefly in Belgium, and now I'm living with my cat and my husband in the West of France.

My original background is Film Studies and I've been writing about Slow Cinema for over ten years now. From 2018 to 2022, I worked as a festival programmer for the Slow Film Festival (UK) and I published my first monograph, Human Condition(s) - An aesthetic of cinematic slowness in April 2021. In 2022, three more publications (in English, Portuguese and Arabic) followed.

Seventeen years abroad have put me in touch with a multitude of people from other cultures, other social backgrounds, people speaking other languages. It truly is a fascinating world and I use this knowledge and the passion, which I have gathered, in my classes.

Why teaching? I started teaching during my PhD in 2012, when I became a teaching assistant at the University of Stirling in Scotland. I quickly realised that teaching wasn't so much about helping others to learn, but also about learning a lot yourself. Teaching is a two-way process, especially when it is done across geographical frontiers, languages and cultures.

I have learned a lot thanks to those people I met along the way. I met people who are passionate about the same subjects I am passionate about: languages, culture, art, society, and much more.

So, I'm sure you ask what I can help you with. The best way forward is to tell you what I have already done in the past:

- simple daily conversations for those who seek to practice their everyday German

- theme-focused conversations based on a subject of the student's choice

- job interview preparations / CV check

- pronounciation exercises

- help with translations

- language test preparation (telc, Goethe)

In February 2025 I completed a vocational training to become education coach (Klett Fernakademie). I believe that the process of learning is not only about learning vocabulary or grammar. It is just as much about psychology, about motivation, attention, and confidence.

All my classes are easy-going and flexible. If you need a lot of help, I'm there to help with adequate corrections and encouragement. If you're already fluent in German, then I'm there to listen to you and give you small hints here and there.

I'm looking forward to meeting you!

P.S.: All my classes are safe space for LGBTQIA+.

I have three semesters of general teaching experience at university level (2012-2014). I started private tutoring in early 2017 and have worked with a multitude of students from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India and migrants of different backgrounds living in Europe.

Discover the world of languages, culture, and art with me as your tutor and coach. My classes are easy-going and flexible, whether you need help with everyday German, job interviews, or language test preparation. Let's embark on this learning journey together and boost your motivation, confidence, and success!