About us
My name is Dr. Christina Wehrli-Batsalias
German is my native language: I was born in Aachen/ Germany and studied in Heidelberg and Hamburg.
For over 20 years I have been passionate about teaching of German as a foreign language.
Every day I am happy about the positive feedback from my students!
Education:
– High school diploma (Abitur) at the German School Athens
– Studies at the University of Heidelberg: German as a foreign language philology/ pedagogy
– German Language Diploma (Grosses Deutsches Sprachdiplom, C2 plus) Goethe-Institut Munich
– Studies at the University of Hamburg, Degree: Diploma (Sociology/ German Philology, Psychology)
– Examination certificate for interpreters and translators, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Düsseldorf
– Doctoral studies at the University of Hamburg, Degree: Doctorate (Dr. phil.)
Professional career
– Owner and director of the language institut ”Müller” German language courses in Athens (20 years)
– Head of the German Department of Private Primary School I.M. Panagiotopoulos in Athens (7 years)
– Co-Author of testbooks for German as a Foreign Language (DaF/ Karabatos Verlag): B1 super/ B2 super/ B2 for state diploma (KPg)/ Germanika (preparation testbook for entry test to access the German Philology at the University in Athens/ Greece)
– German Teacher for a Swiss Language School at Zurich
– Self-employed (German Courses Wehrli-Batsalias) at Zurich