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Language Compass - Satu Dalnell

Satu Dalnell

Multilingual Online Language Teacher & Entrepreneur @Language Compass

Looking for private language lessons for yourself or your family?
A sharp eye to proofread your CV or translate your website?
I’m here to help!

I’m Satu Dalnell, a qualified language teacher from Finland, now living in Switzerland. I offer fully tailored lessons in Finnish, English, French, and Japanese. Unlike typical language courses or lessons, my lessons are completely personalized to your individual needs.

Download my services brochure to learn more or contact me via email or WhatsApp!

Contact me!

Services

English lessons
Levels A0-C2

🗣️ Speaking 🍀 4-skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing) 🎮 lessons for geeks, etc. Check my brochure for more details or contact me!

French lessons
Levels A0-C2

🗣️ Speaking 🍀 4-skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing) 🎮 lessons for geeks, etc. Check my brochure for more details or contact me!

Finnish lessons
Levels A0-C2

🗣️ Speaking 🍀 4-skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing) 🎮 lessons for geeks, etc. Check my brochure for more details or contact me!

Japanese lessons
Beginner lessons A0-B1

Beginner Japanese lessons (levels A0-B1) Pronunciation, speaking, basic grammar, JLPT prep up to N3. Check my brochure for more details or contact me!

Translation En-Fi & Fi-En

Translation and localisation for Finland. I have experience translating websites and theses, but I’m able to translate almost anything for this language pair. Contact me!

Translation Fr-Fi & Fr-En

Translation and localisation for Finland. I have translation experience from university for this language pair and can translate almost anything from French to Finnish or English. Contact me!

Proofreading
English, French, Finnish

I have experience proofreading essays, resumes, blog posts and theses, contact me!

What would you need?
Tailored language services and education consulting

I offer fully tailored language services, which few people do. You want to self-study but need a plan made by a professional? You want to learn Finnish for a specific profession such as IT? You want an online cooking class in Finnish? Contact me!

Pricing

You can buy individual lessons of 30 or 60 minutes, or sign up for a package of several lessons. In this case, I can create you a personalized learning plan, follow your progress, provide learning support, and the price per lesson will also be lower.
A Package example:
  • A package of 4 lessons
  • A free 15-minute initial meeting (always included)
  • A pre-course questionnaire (always included)
  • language level assessment (package only)
  • Personalized learning plan (package only)
  • Homework and corrections (package only)
  • Learning support via instant messaging (package only)
What's the lesson/package price, then? It depends! You can see some examples & FAQ in my:

My background

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Finnish teacher @Finest Future Oy

June 2022 - January 2024

Finland

I had the pleasure to teach Finnish to motivated internationals hoping to move to Finland for almost two years. I had two 10-month courses of adults from level A0 to B1, as well as some courses teaching nurses and high schoolers. I gained extremely valuable online teaching experience and I probably know about each and every Finnish online learning resource by now!

June 2022 - January 2024


Online

I started teaching languages online right after completing my teaching practice. Despite being inexperienced at the time, I put a lot of effort into professional development and received excellent feedback for my teaching.

May 2020 - Present

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Finland

I taught not only French, but also health education, religion and history in French to French emphasis classes, grades 7-9. This combination of subjects was extremely broad and challenging, but certainly gave me some exceptional teaching experience that I’m always happy to talk more about if you are interested in the Finnish school system!

October 2021 - February 2022


English Substitute Teacher @Tredu

August 2021 - September 2021

Finland

August 2021 - September 2021

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Japanese language exchange

August 2017 - May 2021

Waseda University, Fukuoka University Japan

I went on my first exchange to study Japanese in Fukuoka in 2017, which had long been a dream of mine. After graduation, in 2022, I completed another exchange in Waseda.

August 2017 - May 2021


BA & MA of Arts

August 2015 - May 2021

Tampere University

-Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in English language, literature and translation
-A 60 ECTS minor in French language and literature
-Subject Teacher’s Pedagogical Studies 60 ECTS, which qualify me to teach English and French in primary and secondary levels and adult education in Finland.

August 2015 - May 2021

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