I think you'd like to know who the person behind Deutsch ohne Angst is.
My name is Judit Wolf-Schäffer. I was born German in Hungary, which meant the German language had been part of my life since childhood. After graduating in German philology from the University of Szeged, I taught as a lecturer, both at university and college level. Then love led me to Passau. Together with my German husband, I'm the proud mother of two now-grown sons.
Before I started teaching online, I spent a few years at home with my children. During that time, I co-authored a thematic German-Hungarian dictionary, among other things, and also got a taste of the wonderful world of literary translation. But my true path is teaching, for me, not simply a profession, but a calling.
It's rounded out by dance, painting, writing poetry, nature, philosophy, yoga, and dabbling in other foreign languages now and then. That's also why I understand my students so well. I know how rocky the path upward on the spiral of learning a new language can be.
Teacher of German as a Foreign/Second Language, Graduate in German Studies & Language Coach · Individual German training for work and everyday life · Former Lecturer & Research Assistant, University of Szeged
Professional experience
since 2014
Teacher of German as a Foreign/Second Language, Graduate in German Studies & Language Coach, self-employed
One-to-one online lessons for adults from many countries; own audio lessons and learning materials.
2003–2004
Research fellow, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Research in the field of applied linguistics.
1998–2003
Research assistant (full-time), Gyula Juhász Teacher Training College, Szeged (Juhász Gyula Főiskola, now University of Szeged)
Research assistant at the Department of German Language and Literature.
1998–2003
Research assistant / lecturer (part-time), Attila József University, Szeged (JATE, now University of Szeged)
