About me
Without my students, there would be no German live! They gave me the idea of setting off on my own path after many years of working at various German schools - where I also enjoyed it. It arose over many stages: I developed my pro-student attitude, my interactive German live! method and my intensely involving teaching style while directing plays, as a narrator for audio books, in creative writing and in acting. Here, I present to everyone who wants to get to know me a little better a small selection of my steps on the way to German live! And of course the voices that encourage me to do my best day after day.
Lecturer
Jobs
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2024 Founding German live!
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2022-2024 inlingua Zurich
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2017-2023 Hallo Deutschschule Zurich
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2017 Founding Deutsch Drama
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2007-2016 Alemania Zurich
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2003-2007 LSI Zurich
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1988-1993 inlingua Zurich
Education I Diplomas I Collaborations
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Certificate of Adult Education SVEB1
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German Linguistics and Literature Studies, Zurich University
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Collaboration Course Books Hallo Deutschschule
"Michela Gösken led private, group and company courses with adults at levels A1 to C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages with great success. She carried out her tasks as a teacher competently, independently and always with a great sense of responsibility. The participants particularly appreciated her ability to convey the language in a simple and understandable way and to create a positive, activating atmosphere in the classroom. Thanks to her open nature, she was able to have a wide range of skills Inspire audiences - from shy beginners to demanding business customers to pensioners hungry to learn." inlingua Zurich
"Ms. Gösken has a comprehensive command of her area of responsibility, is committed to familiarizing herself with new areas of responsibility and consistently pursues the agreed teaching goals. Her way of working is very reliable. Ms. Gösken is always very open and cooperative and knows how to motivate students to be successful. Due to her courteous and cheerful nature, she is very popular with her students, colleagues and superiors. The quality of Ms. Gösken's work results has always been to our complete satisfaction." Hallo Deutschschule Zurich
"Michela Gösken taught her classes with a lot of commitment and a high level of empathy. As a lecturer, she immediately recognized the specific learning needs of her students and promoted their independence. She paid attention to positive learning successes and taught her students practical and applicable German skills. She fulfilled her teaching assignment at all times and to our complete satisfaction. Above all, her strengths included making the lessons lively and varied and getting her students excited about the German language. Due to her open-mindedness and because of her friendly nature and her in-depth knowledge, she was valued by colleagues and students alike."
Alemania Zürich
learn freely
Voices
"Even though I'm dead tired after work in the evening, I definitely don't miss Michela's lessons. I wake up straight away there. You can't get more interactive than Michela's." Antonio
"The warmest, coolest, funniest, nicest teacher you could have..." Töre
"Thank you, you are the best teacher ever. You not only taught us German, but you also inspired us to keep working hard and learn more German. Thank you for helping me find my voice! You inspire me to have confidence in myself." Mishal
"Dear Michela, thank you for your patience and your ability to understand our difficulties and help us to recognize them. Thank you for this year together." Valentina
"Thank you very much for your help and for accompanying us (with a lot of humor and good recommendations) on the difficult path of learning German" Rodolfo
"Thank you for your incredible patience and passion for teaching." Stephanie
"Michela manages to keep you curious from A1 to C2. Her lessons are very exciting, she always comes up with something new so that you want to continue learning." Aleksander
"I was so afraid of the B2 exam because I wasn't allowed to work without it, I'm a nurse. But after preparing for the exam with Michela, I was sure that I could do it. And yes, I passed the B2 Telc test with very good grades." Karina
speak freely
Art Director
Head of Theater
Jobs I Performance Venues
(Selection)
Director for Theater I Opera I Radio Play I Staged Reading I Audio Books
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Schauspielhaus Zurich
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Akademietheater Vienna
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Thalia Theater Hamburg
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Prinzregententheater Munich
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Deutsches Theater Goettingen
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Schauspielhaus Salzburg
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KKL Lucerne
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Lucerne Festival, Meggen
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Musical Theater Basel
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Theater 11 Zurich
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Theater Gessnerallee Zurich
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Theater Winkelwiese Zurich
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Dampfzentrale Bern
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Swiss Radio DRS 1 und 3 Zurich
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Kunsthaus Zurich
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2020-2022 Head of Theater Central Uster
Diplomas
Master of Arts, Theater, ZHDK, Zürich
Actress I Host
Jobs
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2006-2018 Actress für CSW Global (Associates) Connecticut USA, Diversity Training:
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UBS Paradeplatz Zurich I Opfikon I Geneva I Basel, Switzerland
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Credit Suisse New York, USA
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Pfizer Frankfurt, Germany
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Microsoft Wallisellen, Switzerland
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INSEAD Fontainebleau, France
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Swiss TV I Jury Member Preliminary Round Musicstar Schweiz, Season 1
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Acting Appearances
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Swiss Radio DRS1 and DRS3
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Museum for Communication Bern
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Axporama
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Staged Readings, Guest Appearances
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Host at various venues
Speaker
Jobs
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1993-2022 speaker for audio books at:
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SBS Swiss Library für the Blind, Sight-Impaired and Reading-Impaired, Zurich
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CAB Caritas Aktion for the Blind, Landschlacht
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HSL Audiobook Studio for the Blind, Sight-Impaired and Reading-Imaired, Kreuzlingen
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Various radio commercials
Audio Productions
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Non-fiction: philosophy, linguistics, medicine, economy, psychology, law
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Fiction: classical German literature, bestsellers, light entertainment
Author I Script Editing
Jobs
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Advertising agency Hauptmann&Kampa I Heyne Verlag: 40 Years Paperback
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Acapickels I Anniversary Programm
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Swiss Radio DRS 1
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Swiss Radio DRS 3
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Axpo
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Expo02
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Gymnasium St. Fidelis I Stans NW
