Mykyta

MYKYTA KORNIEIEV
GERMAN LANGUAGE TEACHER | DaF / DaZ | SONDERPAEDAGOGIK & EXAM PREPARATION
[відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») | [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») | Warsaw, Poland | [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація»)
Polish residence permit valid until October 2028 | Fully remote (EU) or hybrid in Warsaw

PROFILE
German language teacher with 2+ years of classroom experience in Switzerland across adolescents, adults and learners with special
educational needs. Built A1 and A2 curricula from scratch over 14 months, taught A1-B1 in groups of up to 20 and one to one, and led
a mixed cohort of 53 adults and adolescents to A2 in one year with 51 of 53 passing the final assessment. Most adolescent learners
progressed into mainstream Swiss schools. Goethe-Zertifikat C1.

TEACHING EXPERTISE
DaF / DaZ | A1-B1 instruction | Curriculum design from scratch | Exam preparation (telc A2/B1, Goethe-style) | Individual learning
plans | Sonderpaedagogik / special educational needs | Progress assessment | Conversational German | Integration support | Parent
and school communication | Group and 1:1 teaching

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
German Language Instructor - Tipiti, Heiden | Switzerland | 11/2023 - 11/2024 (60% workload)
● Taught German in groups and one to one to 36 children and adolescents with special educational needs, adapting pace, materials
and learning goals to each learner.
● Worked in a Sonderpaedagogik setting where learners differed widely in developmental level, setting individual language goals
and assessment criteria for each rather than a single cohort standard.
● Prepared learners for telc A2 and B1 examinations and tracked progress through mock tests and individual learning plans.
● Used conversational, exam-focused and game-based methods, including Schritte materials, Kahoot and digital learning tools.
● Coordinated with families and internal specialists on learning goals, progress reports and integration support.
German Programme Developer & Instructor - Talent-Campus Bodensee | Switzerland | 06/2022 - 08/2023 (full-time)
● Taught 53 learners - Ukrainian adolescents aged 13-17 and adult refugees - at A1-A2 level, in groups of up to 20 and in individual
sessions.
● Designed the A1 and A2 curricula from scratch over 14 months, prepared lessons and homework, administered internal Goethe-
style assessments and reported learner results.
● Led the cohort to A2 within one year: 51 of 53 learners passed the final assessment.
● Supported adolescents through language acquisition and integration, with most transitioning into mainstream Swiss schools, and
managed communication between families and schools.
Substitute Teacher - German & Literature, Swiss school in Romanshorn | Switzerland | 05/2022 - 06/2022
● Taught Swiss students to the school curriculum, delivered planned German and literature lessons and managed classroom work
during teacher absence.
Career break - relocation from Ukraine | 02/2022 - 05/2022
Founder & Product Lead - Structure, online education product | Remote | 05/2023 - 07/2026 (part-time)
● Designed and ran online learning programmes for 400+ participants, including curriculum structure, onboarding, progress
tracking and learner support.

CERTIFICATION, TOOLS, LANGUAGES & EDUCATION
Certification: Goethe-Zertifikat C1, 2022
Teaching tools: Schritte, Kahoot, Google Meet, Google Docs, Miro, AI assisted lesson preparation
Languages: Ukrainian - Native | German - C1 (Goethe-Zertifikat C1, 2022) | English - C1 | Romanian - B1 | Polish - A2
Education: M.A. English Philology, 2022 | B.A. German Philology, 2021 | Izmail State University of Humanities, Ukraine