Language is a bridge — we help you cross it.
DeutschKompass is a small studio founded by educators who believe that learning a language means understanding the culture behind it. We work in patient cohorts of no more than six students, with original texts and real conversations.
Most language courses hand you a textbook and hope for the best. I start with the student: why do you need German? What scares you about the exam? Which visa form keeps you awake at night? Then we build a path that fits your life, not a syllabus that fits a classroom.
After studying child psychology and education at Sungkyunkwan University, an exchange semester at the University of Bern, and years of guiding students through language learning — from programming classrooms in Seoul to customer success calls in Europe — I founded DeutschKompass to keep instruction small, human and honest.
- —TestDaF preparation (TDN 3–4)
- —Goethe-Zertifikat B1 · B2
- —Conversational German & everyday fluency
- —Academic & professional writing coaching
- —Pronunciation & listening comprehension
- —Student & Working-Holiday visa guidance
- —Multilingual instruction (KR · EN · DE · ZH)
- —Curriculum design for small cohorts
- 2025–Founder & Lead Tutor, DeutschKompassSeoul · Cologne — boutique cohorts of six, focused on TestDaF, Goethe and DACH visa readiness.
- 2025–Customer Success & Marketing Lead, EnglishDreamManaged end-to-end student journeys; advised 500+ students with a 77.8% enrollment conversion rate.
- 2022–2025UX Research & Marketing Assistant, SchauplatzUser research, usability testing and cross-functional collaboration to improve platform experience.
- 2022Exchange Semester, University of BernSwitzerland — travel and lifestyle content creation; cross-cultural project coordination in an international academic environment.
- 2019–2020Programming Instructor & Student Success, Elice CodingTaught algorithms and data structures to 13+ students; supported marketing campaigns reaching 1,300+ learners.