Michael Schmitz German Language Expert Education M.A., German as a Foreign Language, Technical University of Berlin M.A., Turkology Humanities, Freie Universität of Berlin Introduction Creator of smarterGerman online grammar coursesWrote How to Learn German Faster (Amazon Digital, 2017)Private German language tutor, fluent in German, Polish, and English Experience Michael is the founder, trainer, and blogger of smarterGerman, which offers German courses through Amazon's Alexa. He has over 18 years of background teaching both German and English to non-native speakers. Michael is the author of How to Learn German Faster (Amazon Digital, 2017). He also created Hack Your German, a course available on Udemy.com. Michael's teaching employs the Berlitz Method, which focuses on the spoken language. Education Michael Schmitz earned a magister master's degree in German as a Foreign Language from the Technical University of Berlin. He also holds a magister in Turkology Humanities from Freie Universität of Berlin and an extended validation (e.V.) certificate as a trainer of Behavioral and Communicational Education. Awards and PublicationsHow to Learn German Faster (Amazon Digital, 2017) ThoughtCo and Dotdash Meredith ThoughtCo, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is an award-winning reference site offering education content created by experts. ThoughtCo reaches 13 million readers each month. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines. Read more from Michael Schmitz German Prepositions That Take the Accusative Case These Prepositions Take the Genitive Case in German What's the Difference Between 'Machen' and 'Tun'? German for Beginners: Pronunciation and Alphabet Introduction to the German Sausage Everything you need to Know About German Names History and Meaning of the German Proverb "Jedem das Seine" Origins and Symbolism of the German National Flag Resistance and Opposition in the GDR Ich bin ein Berliner-The Jelly Doughnut Myth Dinner for One Far from Empire - German Colonial History and its Memorials Hochdeutsch - How Germans came to speak one Language The Deutsche Mark and its Legacy Master the German Language Exam: Level B1 CEFR Why Renting a Flat in Germany Is Totally Common Small Talk: Why Germans Won't Tell You How They Feel Johan Wolfgang von Goethe Master the German Language Exams Where Germans Go for Holidays The Brothers Grimm Brought German Folklore to the World How to Make and Keep an Appointment in German Thanksgiving in Germany German Verbs - wissen (to know) conjugated in all its tenses