Neeraj Pant

Neeraj Pant

Neeraj Pant is one of our most senior teachers and has a very good amount of experience and excellent qualifications in the German language. His passion for teaching German as a foreign language (Deutsch als Fremdsprache) has made him leave his high-earning MNC job.

He has taught German in Kendriya Vidyalaya, BRD, Chandigarh, and has been associated with German Haus for a very long time. He is an active member of InDaf and attends almost all the German seminars and German teacher training courses in India.

At German Haus, he is responsible for A1, A2, B1, B2.1, B2.2, TestDaF, C1.1, and C1.2. His excellent knowledge of German grammar makes him stand out from the crowd. He can speak German at the mother-tongue level and is responsible for conducting German Stammtisch and all German events at German Haus.

Qualification:

1. Telc Examiner for A1, A2, B1 and B2
2. ÖSD Examiner for A1, A2, B1 and B2
3. ECL Examiner for A2, B1 and B2
4. Ex-Goethe Examiner
5. Deutschlehrerausbildung/Teacher training course (Grünes Diplom) from Max Mueller Bhavan/ Goethe Institut, New Delhi.
6. C2 level German level from Goethe Institut, Pune, India.
7. C2 level German course from Goethe Institut, Munich, Germany.
8. C1 level German course from Goethe Institut, Munich, Germany.
9. C2 level German course from Goethe Institut, New Delhi, India.
10. C1 level German course from Goethe Institut, New Delhi, India.
11. M.A. German, Literature and Translation, Karnataka University, Dharwad, India.
12. German Teacher Training Course ”Kunst im DaF-Unterricht” (Arts in German class), from Goethe Institut, Berlin, Germany.
13. Advanced Diploma in German (Topper with distinction), Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
14. German Teacher Training course (DLL) 01 from Goethe Institut, New Delhi, India.
15. German Teacher Training course (DLL) 02 from Goethe Institut, New Delhi, India.
16. German Teacher Training course (DLL) 03 from Goethe Institut, New Delhi, India.
17. German Teacher Training course (DLL) 04 from Goethe Institut, New Delhi, India.
18. German Teacher Training course (DLL) 05 from Goethe Institut, New Delhi, India.
19. German Teacher Training course (DLL) 06 from Goethe Institut, New Delhi, India.
20. German Teacher Training course (DLL) 07 from Goethe Institut, New Delhi, India.
21. German Teacher Training course (DLL) 08 from Goethe Institut, New Delhi, India.
22. German Teacher Training course (DLL) 10 from Goethe Institut, New Delhi, India.
23. German Teacher Training course (DLL) 16 from Goethe Institut, New Delhi, India.
24. MA English, Literature, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
25. MBA in Marketing and Sales, Amity University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Experience:

1. 8 years as a German Trainer in German Haus: The Language Office, Sector 34, Chandigarh, India.
2. 8 years as a German Translator  (German-Hindi-Punjabi-English-German) with German Haus:  The Language Office, Sector 34, Chandigarh, India.
3. 3 years as a German language trainer at Goethe Zentrum, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.
4. 2 years as a German language trainer at Educaro, Bangalore, India.
5. 9 Months as a Head of the German language Department at Eduflair Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Calicut, Kerala, India.
6. 4 years as a German language translator (German-Hindi-Punjabi-English-German) with a German translator company in Hamburg, Germany and still going on.
7. 2 years as a German technical support engineer in QuarkXPress Publishing Pvt. Ltd. in Mohali, Punjab, India.
8. 1 Year as a German Teacher in Kendriya Vidyalaya, BRD, Chandigarh, India.
9. 2 years as Assistant professor at Vidya Jyoti Educational Society, PTU,

German Seminars and workshops conducted:

1. Workshop on „Memes im DaF-Unterricht“ on 19.08.2022 in IDT, Vienna, Austria.
2. Reading of a self-translated text (German-Kumaoni) in Leseabend on 27.11.2021, conducted by InDaF, India.
3. Workshop on ‘WortschatzvermittlungimDaF-Unterricht’ on 28th-29th August 2021, conducted by Indo-German Teachers Association (InDaF) and Goethe Institut, New Delhi.
4. Reading of a self-translated text (German-Punjabi) in Leseabend on 16.04.2021, conducted by InDaF, India.
5. Lecture on ‘Arbeit mit Texten’ on 07.11.2020 at The Language Office, Chandigarh.
6. Lecture on ‘didaktisch-methodische Prinzipien bei der Unterrichtsplanung’ on 30.05.2020 at The Language Office, Chandigarh.
7. Guest lecture on ” Basics of German: Conjugation and sentence structure” on 17.04.2020, Amity University, Lucknow
8. „Reise durch die Bundesländer“ on 4th-5th May 2019 by  The Indo-German Teachers Association (InDaf) and Goethe Institut, New Delhi at  Silverton by Leisure Resort, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

German Seminars and workshops attended:

1. Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in German Class, 02.08.2024 – 04.08.2024, conducted by Goethe Institut, New Delhi, and InDaf.
2. Workshop on Soft-Skills – Competencies for Profession and daily life, 28..07.2023 – 30.07.2023, conducted by Goethe Institut, New Delhi, and InDaf.
3. Series of Workshops at International Teachers Congress, 15.08.2022-20.08-2022, conducted by ÖDaF and the University of Vienna in Austria.
4. Workshop on Mit Deutsch durchs Leben: Von der Grundschule in die Traumkarriere, 04.02.2022-05.02.2022, conducted by Goethe Institut, Chennai, and InDaf.
5. Workshop on Mehasprachigkeitsdidaktik, 29.10.2021, conducted by ÖDaF, Austria.
6. Theater Strahl workshop, 22.10.2021, conducted by Goethe Institut, Chennai.
7. Workshop on ‘Wortschatzvermittlung im DaF-Unterricht’ on 28th-29th August 2021, conducted by Indo-German Teachers Association (InDaF) and Goethe Institut, New Delhi.
8. Workshop on Deutsch-Beruf-Schule, 27.08.2021-29.08.2021, conducted by Goethe Institut, New Delhi, and InDaf.
9. Seminar on Role of research and innovative methods in Digital Pedagogy for effective Foreign Language Education, 21.06.2021-26.06.2021 conducted by Amity University, Uttar Pradesh.
10. Seminar on German phonetics, duration 6 hours by Ms. Claudia Boeschel, 14.06.2021-24.06.2021 conducted by Goethe Institut.
11. Seminar on Landeskunde und Interkulturelle Sensibilisierung, on 14.05.2021 conducted by Goethe Institut.
12. Seminar on Lehrerrolle und Lehraktivität & Unterrichtssprache, on 11.05.2021 conducted by Goethe Institut.
13. Seminar on Wortschatz (inkl. Formale Wendungen), Phonetik, on 04.05.2021 conducted by Goethe Institut.
14. Seminar on Handlungsorientierter Unterricht, Grammatikvermittlung: funktionale Grammatik, on 30.04.2021 conducted by Goethe Institut.
15. Seminar on Video/ Lieder / Arbeit mit Bildern-Vorbereitende, unterstützende & weiterführende Aufgaben, on 23.04.2021 conducted by Goethe Institut.
16. Seminar on Arbeit mit Texten( Lese-/ Hör-)Bewusstmachung von Lese-/ Hörstrategien, on 20.04.2021 conducted by Goethe Institut.
17. Seminar on Digitalisierung des Unterrichts, on 16.04.2021 conducted by Goethe Institut.
18. Seminar on Aufgabenorientierung: Übungstypologie (produktive Fertigkeiten-Sprechen und Schreiben), on 09.04.2021 conducted by Goethe Institut.
19. Seminar on Lerntechniken und autonomes Lernen, on 02.04.2021 conducted by Goethe Institut, München.
20. Seminar on Unterrichtsplanung, methodisch-didaktische Prinzipien, Lernzielformulierung, Lehrskizze, Unterrichtssprache (Arbeitsanweisungen), conducted by Goethe Institut.
21. DeutschlehrertagungNordindien/Nepal2019 – ”DigiDaF” from 24th August-25th August 2019 by Geothe Institut, Pasch, BKD and InDaf at Hotel Lalit, New Delhi
22. German Teacher Training Course ”Künste im DaF-Unterricht” (Arts in German class) from 30th June- 13th July 2019, from Goethe Institut, Berlin, Germany.
23. ‘Landeskunde im DaF Unterricht‘ on 4th-5th May 2019 by  The Indo-German Teachers Association (InDaf) and Goethe Institut, at  Silverton by Leisure Resort, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.
24. ‘Web 2.0 Tools in German Classroom’ on 25th May 2019 by Mr. Laxmi Sekhar,  The Indo-German Teachers Association (InDaf) and Goethe Institut, at German Haus, Chandigarh.
25. ‘Einfach Deutsch: Erfolge und Perspektiven‘ on 9^th- 11^th Feb 2018 by Goethe Institut and The Indo-German Teachers Association (InDaF) and Pasch at German Chamber of Commerce in New Delhi.
26. German Teachers’ Training Program ‘ on 8^th -9^th July 2017 by Goethe Institut, New Delhi.
27. ‘Methodik und Didaktik des Fremdsprachenunterrichts‘ on 22^nd -23^rd April 2017 by The Indo-German Teachers Association (InDaF) in Udaipur, Rajasthan.
28. ‘Landeskunde im Daf Unterricht‘ on 18^th  ‘March 2017 by Goethe Institut, New Delhi.
29. ‘Didaktik des DaF Unterrichts’ on 22^nd November 2016 by Goethe Institut, New Delhi and Indo-German Society, Jaipur at MNIT, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
30. ‘Der interactive Deutschunterricht’ from 14^th -15^th August 2016 by Goethe Institut, New Delhi, and KV Sangathan at Hotel Radisson Blu, Agra
31.  German language camp ‘Spaß beim Lernen’ from 23^rd May-25^th May 2016, organized by Goethe Institut, New Delhi, and KV Sangathan at KV Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
32. Workshop on ‘Information on German-speaking countries and Literature in a Foreign Language Classroom’ from 16^th April to 17^th April 2016 by InDaf and Goethe Institut, New Delhi at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar