I have been working with Jeannette for about a year and a half now. She's been incredibly patient, kind, helpful and all around great! I've been involved in one 2-person class but all one on one sessions otherwise. She handles both wonderfully. If you are considering learning German or if you know someone that would like to. I highly recommend My German Tutor. read more

I started lessons with Frau Sweeny in the beginning of January this year. Before then, I had only memorized 1000 german words, with very little concept of grammar. Twice a week online, I had lessons with Frau Sweeny, and with her help, on April 10th and 12th, I passed both the A1 and A2 exams. Frau Sweeny is an excellent teacher in many ways, here are a few that stand out to me: Temperament: Although Frau Sweeny has many students, she does a great job every lesson. I always learn something new, and when I have questions from the exercises, I always get a detailed answer; she makes sure I have cleared up what I was confused about. Resourcefulness: Frau Sweeny has provided me with many exercises, worksheets, and explanations about how to use them. These were extremely helpful for me, since neither my family, nor anyone I know speaks a word of german. These resources add value to even the time spent outside of lessons. Experience: I didn't realize this until I was actually taking the speaking part of the test. Frau Sweeny and I focused a lot on the speaking part, as it's the most important in passing the test (also difficult for me to practice on my own). Many things Frau Sweeny said became very useful during the test. With her preparation, not only did I pass the A2 test, I got a perfect score on the speaking part. Unbedingt ist Frau Sweeny meine Lieblingsdeutschlehrerin! read more

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I started with Jeannette from my first day of German learning. She is a great tutor for beginners and exam takers. During the pandenmic, it has been a great opportunity to polish my German via her online courses. Highly recommend for those into German language and culture study. read more

Frau Sweeny is the best! I had so much fun in her classes and I am looking forward to starting again when my schedule calms down a bit more! Your classes are completely tailored to you. I was really happy with the way she pointed out and found where I was struggling and helped me focus and work on that. I studied German in high school, au-paired near Berlin for a year and am considering returning for school so I wanted to get an early start to the language again. Basically doing test prep. She made the learning so much fun, as she takes the time to get to know her students. I definitely recommend her as your German tutor! read more

My wife and I started taking German classes in February of 2018 in preparation for traveling to Europe and spending time with my family in Germany and Austria as well as getting us prepared for an A1 exam. While with of us had any past experience, Jeanette managed to make us both feel comfortable with picking up a new language. She is extremely organized, well prepared and has an exceptional ability to pace the assignments such that students can fully absorb and understand the materials. Her calm demeanor and access to a wide variety of learning tools make picking up new language extremely fun. Jeanette is an outstanding tutor and it has been truly our pleasure to have her as our teacher. We can not recommend her enough for those who want to learn German and have fun doing it. read more

We found out that our family was relocating to Switzerland and wanted to learn a few basics before that move. We have two boys ages 10 and 8 and wanted them to learn a few things before we arrived at our new location. We found My German Tutor online with excellent reviews. I noticed that she was used to working with children and adults so we asked her to come to our home for a group family lesson. Even though we were only able to take 2 months of lessons, she was always prepared with fun activities that were hands on for the kids and also entertaining for the adults. We had lessons on general greetings, counting, money, workbook activities and board games. Not only did we gain basic language skills, My German Tutor provided strategies for the whole family of how to deal with living in a country where you don't speak the language. It especially helped the kids gain some confidence for our new adventure. I would highly reccomend My German Tutor to anyone wanting to learn German. She is very flexible with times, lesson ideas, individual needs and in general is a very easy to work with. read more

I worked with Jeanette to prepare for the German C1-Certificate. She came recommended by the Goethe-Institut. Thanks to her training, I passed the test! She's German, so she's organized, accountable and punctual, as one would expect :) She lives in Silicon Valley, so she's adept with Google Drive, Hangouts & other technology. We conducted all of the lessons online and never had a problem. Plus, she's a really encouraging and positive teacher who knows how to customize lesson plans to the needs of each student. If you need help with your German, Jeanette is a great tutor. read more

When I made up my mind to study German back in January, I started by practicing with the Duolingo app, listening to podcasts, reading books, and quizzing myself with flashcards. We had also decided to take a family trip to Germany in the summer to visit with friends and distant relatives as well as to teach the kids their paternal heritage. After a couple of months of daily practice, I felt that I still didn't have a firm grasp on the language. I had so many questions about grammar and I needed a tutor who can explain it all to me and to practice with. I contacted Jeannette and arranged for her to come to my home twice a week. Our sessions were fun as well as challenging and was very helpful in preparing me for our trip. When we finally got to Germany in June, I was able to speak basic phrases with confidence and proper pronunciation. read more

I started working with Jeannette over a year ago, with no foundation of German speaking skills. In over a year, I've progressed at a speed that I didn't think was possible, now being able to understand and have basic conversations in German! I didn't think I could have so much fun and learn so much German in such an effortless way. Her method of teaching is something that I have really taken to, especially given that as a working professional it's hard to make the time to do anything outside of work, I have appreciated her flexibility, structure and format in which the classes are run. In all the languages that I have learned, this has been the way I've enjoyed it best. She's a fantastic teacher and person and it makes going to class something that I actually look forward to! read more

Jeannette was outstanding for my son. She is so patient and helpful. He made amazing progress while working with Jeannette. We highly recommend her. read more

Jeannette has been our German Tutor for over a year. She has been fantastic with All 3 of my kids ages 16, 14 and 11. She has made the lessons fun and really taught them to write. My 16 year old while a good speaker and reader of German, was writing at a very elementary level. Jeannette worked with her and her writing is now fantastic. Jeannette also prepared her for the German AP which she passed easily with a 5. I can't recommend Jeannette enough. read more

My daughter has been taking German lessons with Jeannette for years and has improved her German enormously. Her grammar has progressed a lot, her reading and listening comprehension are on such a good level that she was able to take her A2 exam at the Goethe Institute without any problems. Jeannette runs her lessons entertaining and at the same time serious. The results speak for themselves, we are happy to have found her. read more

I could not recommend Frau Petri more highly. She helped guide my understanding of the B1 exam and the overall framework and coached me to success. A wonderful teacher who is very knowledgeable, easy to work with, gives clear feedback etc. Whether you are casually interested in German or serious about certification, Frau Petri will be a great help on your journey. read more

I took lessons with Jeannette for a couple years. She was always very flexible--able to adjust class times to our schedule, finding students at the same level to do joint classes with. Our lessons were always fun and challenging. read more

Jeannette helped me prepare for the C1 exam administered by the Goethe Institute. She was able to make what seemed a daunting task more easily understandable and was very precise an encouraging in her instruction. I found the use of google hangouts great which allowed us to have schedule sessions at times that worked for both of us. I would recommend Jeannette as a German tutor for any level of German. read more

Jeannette has taught German to both our children starting about 3 years ago when our kids (boy/girl twins) had started at a public American Middle School. We are a German family speaking mainly German at home, but of course the kids needed help with some of the more formal aspects of the language including writing, reading and presenting. From the very beginning, Jeannette made the lessons fun by using a lot of media, shared documents, video making activities, and games. When our son joined the German International School in Mountain View (GISSV), Jeannette was able to find a study buddy for our daughter to meet at our home so she could still be learning as part of a group, a setup that worked best for her. However, when schedules got busier and it became apparent that the overhead for traveling to meetings grew too much due to the students living too far apart, Jeannette started to teach our daughter using video conferencing/chat (Hangouts) which worked very well for the past year. From a laptop in her room, our daughter enjoys the lessons with another girl through a video chat and is having a lot of fun doing this. There is regular homework either on a worksheet or shared documents, they are reading and discussing a book, finishing writing assignments and practicing their grammar and spelling, all conveniently from home. Jeannette is doing a great job at keeping the kids involved and navigating the technology to very good effects. Most importantly, Jeannette has a passion for teaching and it shows. She is very reliable, organized and prepared, is challenging our daughter while providing fun material and is keeping her engaged and motivated on her path to the DSD 1 exam (followed by DSD 2 in the future). Based on our experience, both professionally and at a personal level, we highly recommend Jeannette for individual and group classes, in both in-person and remote-virtual settings. read more

Recently Frau Sweeny prepared me for the September 2017 B2 Exam, which took place at the Goethe Institute in SF. Her preparation was very thorough and the result was a high score! There were absolutely no surprises on the exam, as her preparation was exactly what I needed, and a nice side benefit was that my overall language skills were significantly improved! I will continue indefinitely with Frau Sweeny, and have no doubt that we will successfully complete C1, C2 and my personal goals that go far beyond those levels. As a teaching professional, I can say with certainty that Frau Jeannette Sweeny is a master teacher of the highest caliber. All German students would do well to work with her. read more