We promote joyful language learning
Our mission is to help you achieve the freedom and self-confidence you need to speak German with ease and feel excited about your new Swiss home.
Team of coaches who truly care
Imagine if there was another, more joyful way to learn a language than you have experienced at school. No strict, judgmental teachers or boring vocabulary lists.
We’ve been there too, and that is why we offer a different and more mindful way of learning which is interesting and relevant to your personal life. We know from our own experience how crucial it is to have a supportive and inspirational teacher who fully believes in you and empowers you to reach your full potential.
We are not just German teachers; we are German coaches with an international background - we know what it is like to be new to a foreign country. This is why we have the knowledge to help you not only with your language skills but also with cultural understanding, supporting you to navigate the Swiss system more easily.
Meet Teresa
Founder of Joylingua, German Language Coach, Accredited Neurolanguage Coach®, Qualified CELTA Teacher, Foreign Language Correspondent: French and Spanish.
I grew up in Southern Germany and when I arrived in France for an internship years ago, I realised that despite of having had years of traditional French lessons at school and university, I was still unable to speak it properly! Once I started practicing on a regular one-on-one basis and immersed myself in French culture, I magically started to get in the flow with the language. My life became so much easier and richer once I overcame these barriers and started communicating confidently in France.
Through Joylingua, I want to pass on my knowledge and help international learners transform their language learning mindset and become more confident, fulfilled, and joyful in Switzerland.
In addition to German, English, and French, I also speak Spanish and a tiny bit of Italian. I am into mindfulness, Yoga, and Zumba dancing.
Meet the Team
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Martina, originally from Vienna, is an internationally-trained language teacher, Certified Neurolanguage Coach®, Certified Academic Waldorf Pedagogue and Psychosocial Counsellor. With over 25 years of experience and an international background, she is a true expert in how to help learners excel.
By applying a holistic approach, she puts her learners at the absolute centre of her work. She regularly exceeds her loyal clients’ expectations by incorporating their passions, dreams, and goals into her lessons.
Martina speaks eight languages, also teaches Italian and Spanish, and adores travelling and, of course, her students!
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Julia, currently based in vibrant Prague, is a trained German teacher (MA) with a background in literature. Having lived and taught in multiple countries, she also speaks six languages. Her students love her for her dedication to helping them accelerate their German in a fun and interesting way.
With the help of online tools and gamification, she uses interesting techniques to lighten up her tailor-made lessons. In addition to languages, she also loves Latin dance, theatre, books, and travelling.
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Darja, is originally from the "green heart" of Germany, Thuringia. She is a university-trained German language teacher and is passionate about her profession – to put it simply, she loves helping people learn German!
Darja has lived and taught in Switzerland for almost a decade and is now based in beautiful Bordeaux. Her light-hearted, keen approach makes lessons personal and joyful. In her free time, she loves being in nature, where she feels most in her element.
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Elisabeth is a university-trained German and Spanish teacher from charming Vienna. Her students value her supportive and motivating teaching style. Every lesson is tailor-made to how her students learn best and she strongly believes the best way to learn is to have fun and find the perfect language-learning strategies. As well as teaching, she is into jazz music, and theatre, and loves learning new languages herself.
Our values:
Excellence
Delivering excellence in our work is crucial to us. We combine our high-level teaching and multilingual skills with empathetic coaching, so you don’t just improve your language skills but also find a positive language learning mindset.
Empathy
We believe that empathic coaching plays a vital role in a successful learning process. Did you know that when we feel threatened and stressed, our brains actually shut down? We can only find our ideal learning state when we feel safe and supported.
Joy
At Joylingua, we promote language learning as more of an act of self-care that boosts your well-being than a chore. Learning automatically becomes fun and interesting if it’s relevant to and useful for your personal life.
If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes in his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes in this heart.
- Nelson Mandela