PHILIPPA WENTZEL
Okerstrasse 43, 12049 Berlin
Summary
Highly experienced DaF professional with proven experience in creating successful learning experiences for German learners, both in the classroom and as a curriculum designer and materials developer.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
DaF Trainer
Freelance
Berlin
08.2024 - Current
- Deliver engaging and personalized instruction in German for adults of all levels.
- Bespoke curriculum design and content creation.
- Online and in-person classes.
- Co-founder and facilitator of a German language café for migrant women in Berlin, Neukölln.
Head of Language Education
Lingoda
Berlin
11.2023 - 08.2024
- Led a team of learning designs and materials writers to deliver comprehensive online language learning programmes across 5 languages, encompassing over 1,800 online lessons and associated self-learning activities.
- Launched new Italian learning pathway from scratch.
- Spearheaded Generative AI initiatives to improve learning experiences and content creation.
- Developed comprehensive learning principles to steer educational strategy.
- Conducted extensive learner research to evaluate needs and profiles.
- Promoted language programs effectively as official B2C spokesperson.
Team Lead Curriculum
Lingoda
Berlin
09.2021 - 11.2023
- Achieved a 20% increase in learner satisfaction by designing and implementing a new curriculum for German, English, French, and Spanish.
- Drove a 112% rise in self-learning activities per user through innovative digital study offerings.
- Member of winning "AI hackathon" team building practical application of Generative AI for language learning.
- Led workshops and training for a team of materials writers and editors on a wide range of topics, e.g. CEFR alignment, guided discovery learning, promoting student-student interaction and authentic speaking opportunities.
Instructional Designer (DE)
Lingoda
Berlin
09.2020 - 09.2021
- Planned an innovative new A1 curriculum for German as a Foreign Language.
- Created engaging online and interactive learning materials for the new curriculum.
- Developed specialized German learning materials for foreign nurses in Germany, in collaboration with subject matter nursing experts to produce accurate and authentic materials.
DaF/DaZ Teacher
Freelance
Saxony and Berlin
09.2015 - 09.2020
- German for International Students (A1-C2), EBC Hochschule, Berlin.
- BAMF Integration Course (A1-B1), ZeBuS e.V, Berlin
- German as a Second Language (A1-A2), Goethe-Sekundarschule, Merseburg.
- German for refugee and vulnerable migrant women (A1-B1), JACK Bildungsstätte für geflüchtete Frauen, Berlin.
- German for Asylum Seekers (A1) Volkshochschule Delitzsch, Delitzsch.
- German and Cultural Orientation Course (A1), Diakonie, Halle.
- 1:1 German teaching for adult professionals (A1-C1), self-employed.
English as a Foreign Language Teacher
Freelance
Leipzig
09.2015 - 07.2016
- English for Academic Writing (B2-C1), Leipzig Universität Sprachenzentrum.
- Advanced English Conversation (B2-C2), Leipzig Universität Sprachenzentrum.
- General English (A2), Volkshochschule Leipzig.
Education
Postgraduate Certificate of Professional Studies in Education - English Language and Applied Linguistics
The Open University
10.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Modern And Medieval Languages (MML)
University of Cambridge
06-2015
Germanistik (ERASMUS)
University of Leipzig
07-2014
Skills
- Language teaching (DaF)
- Online Learning Design
- Curriculum development
- Learning materials writing
- Digital content authoring
- Generative AI applications
- Editing and proofreading
- Project management
- Intercultural competence and communication
- Teamwork and collaboration
Certification
- Zulassung als Lehrkraft in Integrationskurse (BAMF) (2015)
- Zulassung als Lehrkraft in Integrationskurse mit Alphabetisierung (BAMF), 2020
- CELTA Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (2016)
- Zertifizierte Sprachlernberaterin (Telc), 2020
- Zertifiziete Dozentin Deutsch für medizinische Fachkräfte (Telc), 2021
- DaF examiner A1-B2 (Telc) (2021)
- ALTE Introduction to Item Writing (2023)
- ALTE Introduction to Language Testing and Assessment (2024)
- AI Learning Labs (Digital Learning Institute) (2025)
Timeline
DaF Trainer
Freelance
08.2024 - Current
Head of Language Education
Lingoda
11.2023 - 08.2024
Team Lead Curriculum
Lingoda
09.2021 - 11.2023
Instructional Designer (DE)
Lingoda
09.2020 - 09.2021
English as a Foreign Language Teacher
Freelance
09.2015 - 07.2016
DaF/DaZ Teacher
Freelance
09.2015 - 09.2020
Postgraduate Certificate of Professional Studies in Education - English Language and Applied Linguistics
The Open University
Bachelor of Arts - Modern And Medieval Languages (MML)
University of Cambridge
Germanistik (ERASMUS)
University of Leipzig
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