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Personalized ENGLISH COACHING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL GROUPS

LinguaLinkDC offers English language courses, personalized English lessons, U.S. & German culture coaching, intercultural & cross-cultural training, speechwriting, and localization services with a focus on highly personalized one-on-one coaching and tutoring.

Marike wants to empower non-native speakers with English language proficiency, and cultural intelligence to help them succeed. Send an email at office@lingualinkdc.net or find her on LinkedIn here.

Marike’s APPROACH

Marike loves teaching and truly motivating her students to achieve their goals by turning her lessons into inspiring and interesting experiences. Her approach to grammar and vocabulary training is unique, as she creates custom English coaching lessons for each of her clients or small groups. She’s a client-focused, results-based, culturally sensitive expert educator with a high level of competence in creating custom lessons.

Drawing upon diverse language skills, cultural expertise, and methodologies, she customizes each lesson. As a U.S. country specialist and intercultural communication trainer, she can incorporate cultural competence into sessions as well, combining language and culture to help her clients succeed as effective communicators.

Academic Experience & Resume

Throughout her career, Marike has perfected an approach that integrates her cultural expertise as an English teacher and U.S. country specialist into a customized, all-encompassing instructional method that guarantees incredible results. Her vast intercultural and cross-cultural experience acquired through teaching, studying and living in Canada, Italy, Germany, and Austria as well as through working with clients from around 60 countries makes her the ideal teacher for those who would like to master the English language.

As an English coach and U.S. country expert, Marike specializes in customizing her services. Drawing on over twenty years of experience working with international clientele, she’s well-versed in subjects such as cultural analysis, intercultural and cross-cultural communication, U.S. politics, and international relations.

She’s worked with professionals from almost every country in the world. Her clients include ambassadors, think tank professionals, high-ranking diplomats, consultants, and security specialists. When not working with clients, she serves as the Director of ESL Program Development at the Global Center for Refugee Education and Science and is a regular expert guest speaker at Melissa Hahn’s Intercultural Communication Class at American University’s School of International Service. Marike is also an adjunct lecturer of Intercultural Communication at DHBW Mosbach.

  • M.A. in American Studies, English, Political Science (Focus: International Relations, U.S. Foreign & Domestic Policy; Cultural Studies), University of Toronto & University of Bonn; Ph.D. Candidate American Studies, University of Vienna & University of Maryland

  • Diploma in Adult Education

  • Professional English Instructor and Intercultural Communication Trainer

  • Recipient of various academic scholarships


Media appearances

Marike’s innovative teaching approach and deep understanding of cultural nuances have been highlighted in a variety of media:

  • The Washington Post: Featured in the article Steal This Job: Language Coach, Marike shares insights into her unique coaching methodology and the impact of tailored language instruction.

  • French Morning: In Apprendre l'anglais à Washington, D.C., Marike’s expertise in helping French speakers master English is spotlighted, emphasizing her role in building linguistic bridges across cultures.

  • District Fray Magazine: Dubbed a "verbal virtuoso" in LinguaLinkDC’s Verbal Virtuoso, Marike discusses her passion for helping clients communicate with confidence and authenticity in professional and personal settings.

  • Voice Power Leadership Podcast: As a guest on this influential podcast, Marike delves into strategies for effective communication and the intersection of language and leadership. Listen here.

  • Handelsblatt: In the article Dass dein Produkt 20 Jahre hält, interessiert in den USA wirklich niemanden, Marike provides valuable advice on navigating cultural differences in the U.S. market, offering strategies for German companies to adapt and succeed.

Recognitions

Travel and Participation Grant “Intersectionality-Paradigms and Challenges” (2009, Intergender Research School in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, University of Stockholm, Sweden in cooperation with the Universities of Blekinge, Goeteborg, Lulea, Oerebro, Uppsala, Malmoe, Sweden and the following international partners: the Finnish, Dutch, and Inter-Nordic Gender Research Schools and the Humboldt University Berlin, Germany.

2007 Tuition Waiver Stipend/University of Maryland

2007 Sigmund Freud Research Scholarship, City of Vienna, Austria

2007 PhD Scholarship (Joint Study), University of Vienna, Austria

2004 Scholarship awarded by the Interdisciplinary Center for Comparative Studies in the Social Sciences/Vienna/Austria

Published Author, “Filmic Healing Scripts. (Re)Negotiating the Trauma Paradigm after 9/11.” Trauma und Film. Ed. Julia Koehne, 2012 Kadmos Berlin.