„My daughter, Sara Haru, almost 5 years old, started with the Better English lessons in January. She knows a little bit of different languages since she has parents who speak different languages, third culture kid and with Mark’s help, she got a lot better in speaking English and started being able to differentiate a little between the different languages she knows, and she also now does not get frustrated anymore in Kindergarten. She now can communicate better and answer using the correct language. Thank you, Mark!“
Keiko
„The teacher Mark Johnson was a big help for my son. He started with English in the 6. grade with zero of this language. With Mark’s professional way Philipps improvement grows to a good knowledge, and this just after one year education one hour per week. Thanks a lot, Mark!“
Irina
„I was in grade 9 and had no idea about English. I didn’t enjoy English at all and was totally unmotivated to learn English. Then I met Mark, who has now been teaching me once a week for 3 years. The lessons are very well organised, always instructive and a lot of fun! I notice progress every week. The lessons include a bit of everything: free speaking, grammar, reading and writing. Everything is individually adapted to your level and of course only English is spoken. Mark doesn’t know German, so there’s nothing else to do. The lessons with Mark are not like in school, but relaxed and fun and still effective. After three years, I have learned a lot and I am doing well in school again! Thank you for the fun and informative lessons that have made me learn English with fun and motivation. Thank you Mark!“
Jan
„Our family moved to Karlsruhe in 2015 with our back then 4 years old daughter. She came with just a passive understanding of English picked up at her previous kindergarden in Prague, her birth place. The first few months at English only class of the European school were quite tough. Over time she started to navigate the new environment and improved her English. Not to lose touch with the language and to keep up the learning momentum over summer school holidays we asked Mark to provide private lessons to bridge the off the school period. Thanks to Mark’s very peronal approach she became very confident in engaging a convesation with English speakers in reatively short period of time. Moving to a bilingual KITA the following year local teachers were positively surprised by her proficiency in English. Even several months after the private lessons took place she still vividly recalls the playful learning sessions with Mark.“
Daniel & Ivana
“We’ve been enjoying Mark’s services, since he’s an excellent teacher, very professional, calm, and adapting to the children’ needs. Remarkably, he found the way to establish a connection with our daughter, who wasn’t able to express herself (English being her third language). After a half a year she gained a lot in confidence and she really made progress thanks to Mark’s abilities. We will gladly continue in the future.”
Karin
Our both sons (8 and 10 years old) go to Mark for English lessons. He is a great teacher, the methods are tailored to the kids‘ need, and they love English besides the school activities. We would be very happy to go on and this how the kids feel, too!
Zsolt
„Manu (5, boy) came to Karlsruhe in March 2016. He experienced English when he was in Shanghai, China. He knew the basic words, like the numbers, colors, months and days. But he could not speak. He is a so open and talkative boy. You could not image how difficult for him at the beginning. Amazing me, after only one month with Better English, he started to talk in English. Today (3 months only), he can talk & discuss in English. He enjoys movies in English. The most important is he is making friends in English. Now he doesn’t cry and cling to me when I drop him in the kindergarten every morning, instead he gives me a big smile and says „good bye”. I am so glad that I chose Better English.“
Lavender
Mark is a great teacher and he deserves my big thanks for helping my son. Mark started working with my son when he was 10. My son was transitioning to a traditional elementary school to a European school. He lost 3 years of English in the elementary school compared to the students in the European school. At BW primary school, French is a compulsory second language. They started with presence learning which switched to Skype learning during the covid period. My personal feeling is that face-to-face teaching is less demanding. Mark taught my son for 4 years. Thanks to his help and effort, my son caught up with his classmates and today his communication skills in English are among the best in the class. Thank you very much, Mark.
Marketa
„Learning by playing works great! When our son started English with Better English, he was able to just say his name and age. Now, he has started school in English and he feels comfortable and confident. For him it is fun and he is not feeling at all that he has classes, he really enjoys spending the time with his teacher. The variety of the activities during the lessons is very attractive for our kid: reading books, playing football and many games, exploring new areas. He has every day other extra activities, but to English classes he is going every time with no comments (you know how the kids are…). For us, this is a very good sign and the results are noticed day by day.“
Daniela
„My daughter Nikki started taking English lessons with Mark just a few months a go and I have to say the improvement has been phenomenal! Mark’s teaching technique is exceptional and with his fun and professional approach, Nikki has built up a strong confidence and now looks forward to every single session with Mark. Thank you for the great work. Well appreciated.“ Mandana
Mandana