Introduction

Tallinn University has entrusted me with teaching mostly A1 and A2 level students. I enjoy working with beginner level students for many reasons, an opportunity to positively influence the beginning of the learning process by helping the student find fitting study methods and encourage them to use the language as soon as possible being one. Also, every language learning moment grants access to discovering culture as well. This path to discovery is never one-sided, I use the opportunity granted by sharing cultural experiences to connect to my students on a deeper level. I find university students to be very quick learners and the interest in Estonian language and culture is actually greater than it might seem to Estonian natives.

Areas of research

Pronunciation instruction