Where I’ve been teaching and what do they say?
Hana has a very modern approach to teaching, building her lessons according to the needs of her students. I’ve had over 2 years of lessons with her and I was able very quickly to communicate in Czech. I was always looking forward to the next lesson as Hana made each of them interesting and fun!
– Vanessa Cole, France
Living in Prague for the last 15+ years, I have made the rounds with many different Czech instructors and learning methods. I am happy to recommend Hanka to students of all levels and backgrounds. Her preparation and attention to my specific needs and goals ensured our cooperation went smoothly. If you don’t make progress with the Czech language with Hanka as your instructor, then you probably won’t.
–Robert Demmer, JetBrains, USA
I really enjoyed lessons with Hana and we always spent very efficient 90 minutes together. Hana can master a great mix of fun and challenging learning which helps the student to quickly advance in the language. Individually prepared lessons full of diverse activities. One of the best teachers I’ve ever had.
– Zuzana Karbanová, Servier, Slovakia
Due to the consequent, encouraged and committed teaching of Mrs. Kalivodova I made considerable remarkable progress in writing and conversation. This knowledge allowed me to understand commercial contracts and conduct commercial correspondence.
Mrs. Kalivodova excelled in Czech grammar as well in her skills to teach Czech phonectic pronounciation and in her pedogical know how.
She is a very empathetic and linguistically talented lecturer which motivated me to study Czech very successfully.
– Alois Janusch, former CFO/Member of the Board of Porr a.s in Prague, Austria
Hanka unterrichtete uns mehr als zwei Jahre Tschechisch. Wenn wir keine Fortschritte machten, dann lag das weniger an Hanka und ihrer Vorbereitung, sondern an uns. Ihre Stunden waren immer abwechslungsreich, unterhaltsam und lehrreich. Sie legte auch wert lauf Betonung, konnte uns die Logik und Unlogik der tschechischen Grammatik erklären, und sie wusste auf alle unsere Fragen eine Antwort. Deswegen können wir Hanka uneingeschränkt als Tschechisch-Lehrerin empfehlen.
– Stephan Heidenhain, Peter Maysenhölder, German department of bnt – attorneys-at-law, s.r.o., Germany
I’m a Polish linguist with PhD degree, I’ve been learning four languages with a lot of lectors, but if I’m to think about my idol of teaching foreign languages – there is noone like Hanka. Her professionalism is a combination of all: knowledge, involvement, creativity and wonderful, open nature, which makes her constant grammar questions absolutly easy to bear:) I wish I hadn’t stopped my classes, but just a year of them let me feel like a native here in Prague.
– Kasia Sitkowska, Poland
Hana is not a typical teacher that just makes you learn a topic from a textbook. She is very creative and uses different methods for different students. We hired her when we just arrived in Czech Republic, and she helped us break the language barrier and start speaking in less than 6 months. She also helped our 12 year old son to master Czech grammar at school. We sincerely recommend her to anyone who wants to learn Czech from zero, or to improve their skills.
– Sasha Maximova, JetBrains, Russia
I highly recommend Ms. Kalivodova as a Czech teacher – I have been studying Czech with her for over two years, and I feel that my grasp of Czech has dramatically improved. She is well-organized and prepared, and she makes the most of the scheduled time in lectures, with a great mix of grammar, vocabulary, and conversation. I have consistently seen immediate applications in Czech life, thanks to my lessons with her.
– Phil Davis, USA