Hi, I'm Anja! š
Native German speaker from Dresden | 10+ years of experience| 1M+ YouTube learners
My Story
I was born and raised in beautiful Dresden, Germany, and I've always loved languages, cultures, and connecting with people. Over 10 years ago, I started teaching German to foreigners - first in person, and eventually online through my YouTube channel.
What started as a few simple videos turned into a global movement. Today, over a million people learn German with me, and l've built courses, challenges, and live experiences to help them speak with joy and confidence.
Why It's Called "Happy German" š
Because learning German should feel good ā not like a punishment! š
My goal is to break the stereotype that German is cold or difficult. Through laughter, stories, and real-life learning, I help you speak German in a way that feels light, empowering, and full of personality.
Another "Teacher"? - Oh please not!
The word āteacherā reminds many people of bad grades, boring subjects and strict teachers, basically: of school. So let me introduce myself:Ā Hallo! I am Anja, not your German teacher, but rather your German "teacher-friend".Ā šĀ I will take you by the hand and make the German language fun for you. Not with tons of grammar, but with games and teaching methods which will make learning much easier for you. German is not an easy language.
Itās hard for students and also (you might not believe it!) for teachers. The problem is that simply teaching grammatical rules, which often can be said to be āboringā, can lead language students to become frustrated and bored with their learning efforts.Ā My goal is it to break down the German language into very small pieces and to present these pieces in an entertaining way so that students can swallow and digest these pieces, one at a time, slowly, but thoroughly.
Teaching Approach
My teaching approach is simple and consists of 2 words:
InteractionĀ andĀ Immersion. I motivate my students to involve as much as possible. Just as Confucius said:
"Tell me, and I will forget. Show me and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand." - Confucius
Another 2 key factors of my teaching style are repetition and fun. The more you repeat words, sentences and patterns, the better you will get in a language. The more fun you have learning a language, the easier it will enter your heart. This is not only true for kids, but also adults. This is how I developedĀ theĀ Happy German AcademyĀ for language learning. It combines everything I learned over the last 7 years of teaching and learning languages myself.Ā
Teaching-Background
I have a confession to make: I have never studied education. My background is actually in Business. I studied "International Business Administration."
However, I have a DAF-Certificate (āDeutsch als Fremdspracheā/ German as a Foreign Language) by the Goethe-Institute which I proudly passed with "sehr gut" (best grade possible š¤) and Iāve had experience as a teacher for many years, giving private lessons and teaching in classrooms.
And probably most importantly, I have something which no certificate in the entire world can buy:Ā A true passion for teaching.
Why do I love teaching? I love seeing you, my students, improve and finding new methods that make learning German more fun and easier than in the traditional way. Teaching is, in my opinion, the best way to improve our world, or as Nelson Mandela put it:
"Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela
Ā Who I've Helped
šŗ 1M+ YouTube Subscribers
š ā¤ 10+ Years Teaching German
š 100,000+ Course Students
šĀ Native speaker from Germany
Ā Let's Learn Together
Choose your path and joinĀ our Happy German community.Ā
