Elisabeth Schlager

Professional since 30 years

Elisabeth Schlager (1957) is an experienced trainer in German language and intercultural skills. In addition she is a professional business coach. She offers tailor-made language training and business coaching. Her approach strongly focuses on the individual qualities of her clients.

Elisabeth as language trainer

... is a native German speaker, has 30 years experience in teaching German and has lived and worked in several countries across the globe before settling in the Netherlands in 1987. Her German language courses are short, tailor-made and interactive. She uses different simulating techniques and training materials based on the client’s personal and business cases.

... as coach

takes your personal development as starting point
inspires and challenges you in giving he best of yourself
motivates you to exchange old patters for more effective ones
is warm and supportive, encouraging and challenging at the same time
helps to realisation of your potential.

Educational Background

1976 – 81: Vienna and Baden, Austria: Teacher training for Secondary School
1982 – 83: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA: Training German as second language
1995 – 96: IIK, University of Jena and Düsseldorf, Germany: Training Intercultural Skills
1996 – present: yearly advanced Courses on personal and business Coaching

Teaching experience

1980 – 87: Vienna and Rosenau, Austria: Teaching German language at different Lycea
1982 – 83: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA: Teaching German language
1983 – 84: German International School, Quito, Ecuador: Teaching German language
1987 – present: Independent trainer German Language and Intercultural Skills

Business experience

1988 – 1992: Independent free established Teacher German
1992 – present: Director of Schlager German language courses and Training
2000 – present: Practice of business Consulting
2005 – present: Practice of personal, executive and management Coaching

International experience

Elisabeth has lived and worked in 4 different cultures. She has taught German at different schools in Vienna, Austria, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA and the German International School in Quito, Ecuador. Since 1987 she has lived and worked in Amsterdam.

Before starting her company in 1992, Elisabeth worked as an independent teacher German Language and Culture, offering workshops ‘Intercultural Communication’.