The most valuable benefit of working with Jessica is the structured and directed teaching methods she uses to shape a curriculum that connects with you on a deeply personal level. Jessica also provides a warm and comforting atmosphere for her students to feel comfortable with making mistakes and quickly learning from them. Jessica has helped me reach a conversational level of Swedish in a short time frame, and the weekly repetition of practicing the conversational skill is invaluable. The small weekly group conversation classes have been incredibly beneficial in connecting with real news articles and sharing opinions with other students who are also learning and practicing their Swedish. After studying abroad in Sweden for a couple of short months years ago, my biggest regret was not learning more of the language to connect with Sweden on a more intimate level. Jessica has shown me just how much depth of Swedish culture, customs, and traditions I was missing out on and has helped strengthen my appreciation for Sweden. I am planning to move to Sweden to return to graduate school, and I am prepared to make stronger connections this time. Jessica’s Swedish instruction has provided me with the confidence to know that I will find a community in Sweden. It is also a pleasure to rekindle the previous friendships I made with Swedes, but this time speaking their native language.

Jacob Hans | Software Engineer | Washington, DC

I take both private lessons and the conversation group classes with a maximum of four students. With Jessica as my Swedish instructor, I have progressed from rank beginner to intermediate in an amazing amount of time. In particular, she has been very attuned to the fact that I need to be challenged, and she encouraged me at the earliest opportunity to move to the next level of conversation class. This was a little daunting, but with her specialized instruction and support, I’ve been thriving and learning so much.

Other strengths of Jessica’s approach include extensive speaking and comprehension practice; structuring of homework assignments so that students interact with the Swedish language every day (crucial for enduring knowledge) and incorporation of real-life materials (Swedish TV and radio broadcasts, news sites, literary works, and Swedish dictionaries written for actual Swedes) that go beyond course textbooks and vocabulary lists. I’m learning Swedish as it’s actually spoken, and faster than I could have anticipated. I can’t wait for my next trip to Sweden so that I can try out everything I’ve learned!

Elizabeth Moore

Writer and former US government employee

Silver Spring, MD

In June 2022, in advance of relocating to Stockholm with my Swedish wife and our children. Our initial consultation was very helpful and Jessica painted a very clear picture of her specific style of teaching. 10 years prior, I had taken a 3-month course and had found it very challenging but I remember feeling very optimistic that Jessica's style and approach would allow me to converse far more quickly and then pad things out from there.  I was looking for a more realistic structure, for an adult going in at deep into Swedish for 5 week period with a daily 60-minute private lesson.

Coupled with Jessica's professional, streamlined, tailored approach, she's incredibly patient and encouraging. The difference in the rewards from my previous endeavors in learning Swedish is like night and day and really highlights the importance of teaming up with Jessica. At the time of writing, I’ve had 3 months of lessons and It’s been a such tremendous support to our broader relocation. Jessica is very agile, always looking to understand what’s going on in my new life in Sweden, so as to ensure every lesson is relevant and specific which generates immediate gratification and fresh motivation to stay the course.

What pleases me most is that after every lesson with Jessica, I feel like I've taken a step forward, and this is all due to her teaching style. I would highly recommend a consultation with Jessica!

Stuart Black
Director of Recruiting - NASA Programs, Washington, DC

I have been around the Swedish language my entire life and now I can connect all the dots that I didn’t know were there! I started taking private lessons with Jessica so that I could understand more than phrases and hold meaningful conversations with my Swedish family. Jessica’s private lessons are creative and engaging. She is patient, encouraging, and always finds effective ways to gently push you out of your comfort zone. Jessica offers more than just learning the language; she also brings Swedish culture, history, and your own personal experiences into your lessons as well. She has a brilliant way of making you feel connected and inspired to learn. I highly recommend Jessica for a rewarding and fun learning experience!

Hannah Donohue
Event Planning Specialist, Washington, DC

We worked with Jessica before our exciting and scary move to Lund. She immediately made us comfortable with the prospect of the move and then with her thorough, creative, and extremely warm methods got us introduced to some of the basics of the Swedish language and culture. The only thing we brought to the table was our enthusiasm but we were absolutely clueless not just about how to proceed but also about how the language even sounded. Jessica made the language learning process extremely easy and predictable by providing us with an organized plan that gave us a clear picture of where to start and what we could achieve before we moved to Sweden. She used creative material and was always very prepared. Once we moved, we remember people being pleasantly surprised by some of the basics of the language we had learned and it really helped us settle in faster and make friends! We are grateful to have met her and learned from her. We would highly recommend Jessica for any teaching assignment and not just Swedish lessons because she has all the traits of a great teacher.

Vinay Swaminathan | Senior Lecturer | Lund University | Sweden

Ramya Mantha | Solutions Engineer, VMWare | Lund | Sweden

Jessica's amazing Swedish program is a gem for anyone wanting to master the Swedish language. The private lessons offered by Jessica are nothing short of exceptional.

One of the standout features of Jessica's program is how well it caters to individuals at all levels of Swedish proficiency. Whether you are a complete beginner or someone looking to fine-tune your language skills, Jessica ensures that each lesson is tailored to meet your specific needs and goals. The personalized attention and focus on individual progress make the private lessons effective and enjoyable. Jessica's teaching style is engaging, patient, and highly effective. She creates a supportive learning environment, encouraging students to push themselves while feeling comfortable making mistakes and learning from them.

Overall, Jessica's Swedish program is a top-notch choice for anyone looking to learn the language in a personalized and effective manner. With her dedication, expertise, and passion for teaching, Jessica truly sets a high standard for language education. I highly recommend her program to anyone seeking to embark on their Swedish language journey!

Jamie Gale | Analyst - China and Asia Policy Independent Consultant, San Francisco, CA

I would highly recommend Jessica. She is very structured and gets to know her client on a personal level and tailors the learning process for the individual. Jessica has a very adequate educational background and knows how to find different approaches for you to learn faster. My wife had no previous knowledge of the Swedish language and has been doing lessons and just 6 months later we are having basic conversations fully in Swedish. My wife (American) and I (Swedish) were struggling to find an adequate learning program for her Swedish, she was using different free alternatives and I tried my best to help her but with a busy schedule, it was difficult. When we found Jessica - we were very grateful!

Oliver Jönsson

Assurance Associate at PwC

Working with Jessica has been an amazing experience. I appreciate so much how Jessica addresses my needs and gaps - and incorporates a lot of what’s relevant to my time in Sweden - into the private lessons and small online conversation classes. She picks up on what I need to know next, identifies weak spots, and always finds an effective way to address these. I am surprising myself with the progress I make - I can now talk in Swedish about almost any topic with my son and his family in Sweden. I’ve become brave enough to speak Swedish when I am with my 4-year-old grandkid; he is quite tough on me, correcting me often, and my classes with Jessica have prepared me well!

I recommend Jessica for effective instruction and a rewarding, fun experience.

Allen Wheatcroft

Retired Publishing Executive

Chicago, IL

I highly recommend the classes with Jessica. Like others, I’d attempted learning on my own with apps like Pimsleur and DuoLingo, but I was fooling myself until I enrolled in this course. The pace at which I progressed once having a dedicated group and curriculum is so motivating. If you really want to learn Swedish, it takes commitment and an immersive class like this.

Kevin Gilpin

Product Manager at Facebook

San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Jessica is a brilliant teacher who tailors her lessons to fit your needs. She always has something new and fresh to keep the lessons interesting. I also love that she’s always willing to work with my busy schedule. She’s great at incorporating Swedish culture into the lessons. Learning about other cultures has always been a passion of mine and Jessica is able to give such great insight into Swedish customs. I highly recommend Jessica if you are interested in learning Swedish and Swedish culture.

Angela Joensson

Surgical Nurse

Greater St.Louis

From my very first trial lesson until my most recent, Jessica has never once expressed disinterest or frustration with me. She is always patient and kind, while still managing to be the focused and helpful instructor I was looking for. I can recall the many days I spent looking forward to my lessons, filled with joyful times working through my personal language hurdles and joking around together, all while still accomplishing so much. In the span of a mere 7-8 months, I’ve gained more knowledge of the Swedish language and culture than I ever could’ve comprehended thanks to her. I also greatly appreciate her willingness to bend the course to my specific goals and schedule—it was extremely helpful and a breath of fresh air. I definitely recommend Jessica at “Learn Swedish Now” as your Swedish teacher, and if you’re on the fence about trying to learn the language—do it! She’s the teacher to with!

Bailey Ursel

Chaska, MN

Jessica’s lessons have been very helpful. She’s very flexible, which worked well with my busy schedule, and tailored each lesson to my individual needs. Each class was fresh and interesting while pushing me to learn. Jessica helped me set achievable goals each time we met and offered valuable exercises between classes so I could practice and continue my learning. Jessica is an absolute pleasure as a teacher, and I can’t recommend her enough! 

Angela Khan 

AVP Business Development 

Miami, FL

Jessica is a gifted language instructor, keenly attuned to the needs of the adult learner. She set a course of instruction that prioritized critical fundamentals while also incorporating supplemental exercises and materials which were personally relevant to my life and interests. She instilled confidence in me that I have the language baseline to live and assimilate in Sweden. I was her student for six months, a first-time adult foreign language student while working a full-time job. I’m extremely happy with the instruction I received from Jessica.

Elizabeth Malecha

Lockheed Martin Corporation

I have been entirely pleased with my experience working with Jessica. She is a genuine, gifted, experienced language educator in addition to someone with whom I can practice my conversational Swedish. Over the years I have had a number of Swedish tutors and used a few ”language learning” products. Jessica adjusts her approach to meet my interests and Swedish comprehension level as well as my schedule. As a result, I have developed a better understanding of both the application of Swedish rules of grammar and improved my Swedish pronunciation. My interest in learning Swedish arose from my wanting to communicate in a more natural manner with my Swedish relatives. I look forward to continuing my lessons with her.

Bob Gramen

Happily Retired

Chicago, IL

The lessons with Jessica were both effective, and enjoyable. She employed methods I never encountered before, such as using simultaneous media forms for spelling the difficult or unknown words which can be saved and used in future studies as well as the “mental hooks” technique for word memorization. Her lessons were well balanced between grammar, reading, and speaking and allowed me to improve in all these areas as well as to expand my vocabulary.

Jessica is energetic and positive and encouraged me when my progress slowed down. At the same time, she was demanding when it came to homework and the effort I needed to put in.

I really recommend Jessica Tovesson as an experienced and effective private teacher of the Swedish language.

Vladimir Bril

Portfolio Manager | Loki Capital Management

Jessica is a wonderful, vibrant, and interactive teacher who I highly recommend! She learns about your goals and tailors them to not only what you want to learn but also what you like to learn more about. These classes are so much more than grammar and sentence structure! You learn about the Swedish culture and habits of native speakers along the way, making the process personal and fun!

Alix Fox

Executive Director

Swedish Historical Society

Rockford, IL

Jessica is a talented teacher with a natural command of her subject and her classroom. She has an educator's heart and truly cares about the success of her students - both in the classroom and in life. She has the gifted teacher's ability to make a seemingly insurmountable subject feel approachable and conquerable, and she is her students' number one cheerleader.

After studying Swedish with Jessica, I had a solid understanding of the language's fundamentals and a strong foundation upon which to swiftly build my knowledge of the Swedish language and culture. She does an excellent job bringing the language to life and making the things you learn applicable to your day-to-day. I highly recommend Jessica, not only for Swedish language instruction but for instruction in any subject. The skills she demonstrates as an instructor and mentor are applicable across academic disciplines, and I am confident that she can generate success in any classroom environment.

Wesley Martin

U.S. Public Policy

Washington, DC

Jessica has greatly improved my understanding of the fundamentals of the language in a way that I could not achieve on my own. Self-study and limited immersion have only taken me so far; working with Small group lessons in a low-pressure environment has given me the tools and confidence I needed to express myself in Swedish first, rather than in English. I also appreciate the focus on the Scandinavian and Nordic culture that Jessica provides, as it helps foster a shared sense of belonging with my classmates. My wife is a Swedish-speaking Finn, and I wanted to learn Swedish so that I could be an active participant in an important part of our family's life. Jessica is an excellent teacher, and I have thrived in my time with her classes.

John Watson

Software Engineering Manager, Nuance

Arlington, MA

I thoroughly enjoy the Swedish conversation classes with Jessica. The format integrates reading, vocabulary, speaking, and question/answer which helps me to improve my Swedish in all these ways. I see new words, hear them pronounced, and learn the right pronunciation and then use them correctly. I've left every class with a smile and warm feeling. Jessica creates a warm and constructive class setting, where we can have wide-ranging and timely discussions. There is plenty of time for questions and clarification, and her way of correcting my errors always leaves me feeling better and never discouraged.

Ruth Briland

Environmental Scientist

Columbus, OH

Jessica has done a fabulous job teaching my young adult daughter Swedish. Her classes are fun and engaging and my Swedish relatives can’t get over how quickly my daughter has improved her pronunciation and greatly expanded her Swedish vocabulary.

Maria Loew

Executive Director

Swedish American Chamber of Commerce Chicago, IL

Jessica's lessons provided an engaging learning environment where I felt comfortable breaching my comfort zone, and mistakes were welcome. Although I was participating in the group lessons, Jessica would take the time to focus on each person's particular challenges. The course material and work assignments made the class organized and made progress easy to track. My confidence in speaking, motivation to learn, and understanding of the fundamentals of language have all improved thanks to Jessica. I would highly recommend Jessica to anyone who is interested in taking their Swedish language skills to the next level.

Umar Ahmad

Site Reliability Engineer

Washington, DC

Jessica is a highly effective communicator and teacher. I took private lessons with her because I wanted to be more fluent in communicating with my family/friends in Sweden. She is also very warm, friendly, and patient - the consummate professional. There are several techniques that she used that have helped me to feel more confident in learning to read, write, and speak Swedish. Jessica is structured in her teaching approach, but also meets you where you are so that you don't feel overwhelmed in learning Swedish - especially as a busy professional. She balances lessons between learning to speak, read, write, with also understanding grammar and pronunciation of Swedish words. This was the most important aspect of the learning for me - I wanted to be able to pronounce Swedish words well. She uses several "tricks" to help you memorize the pronunciation of words and also helps you understand the context of the words. I am very happy with the lessons I received and I highly recommend taking lessons with her.

Honestly, she made learning fun, easy, and achievable.

Sevan Latavitz

Cloud Technology Consultant

Seattle, WA

I believe the stars aligned and brought me in contact with Jessica. At the time of our first meeting in the Fall of 2022, I had been dabbling, with limited success, with an online Swedish language app in hopes of improving my very rusty and limited Swedish. As the daughter of a native Swede, I knew some basic Swedish, but I very much wanted to improve my abilities in order to better converse with my family in Sweden and with my elderly mother. A mutual friend connected Jessica and me, and I immediately began both individual and group lessons. Now, a year later, I feel much more conversational and comfortable speaking Swedish, and my Swedish relatives are amazed.

The secret to my success? Why it’s Learn Swedish Now and Jessica, of course! Jessica’s group classes are structured around shared news articles that everyone reads and discusses. The classes are fun and interactive and lead to a tremendous exposure to new ideas and vocabulary. The individual classes are focused on the student’s specific needs and wishes, whether that be a focus on grammar, on a particular topic of interest, or just practicing newfound skills.

I am so pleased to be a student of Jessica’s and Learn Swedish Now. With her patient and warm demeanor, Jessica makes Swedish accessible to students of all levels. Jessica has helped me become a more confident Swedish speaker, and this in turn has allowed me to connect on a much deeper level with my Swedish heritage.

Jennifer Lauderback

Retired Lawyer

Chicago, IL

Jessica’s teaching style has created a supportive and comfortable environment to learn a new language through being patient and thorough. Through talking and writing about my own life in Swedish and then correcting it, Jessica was always patient and very clear on the corrections I needed to make to my grammar and pronunciation. She also insisted on charts and color-coded note cards which were very helpful in order to learn how to conjugate nouns and verbs in my writing. The most helpful takeaway from Jessica’s classes was learning how to pronounce words and apply them through speaking. I never thought I would be able to say the number seven in Swedish “sju”- now I have mastered it!

Hanna Loew

The University of Illinois

Jessica is a brilliant teacher with a lot of empathy and sensitiveness for her students.

She teaches the concepts of the Swedish language and culture skillfully and with a lot of enthusiasm.

Jessica is a very energetic woman and it is easy to get positively influenced by her passion for Sweden. I‘m very happy with her lessons and everything I have learned from her.

I can't express enough how grateful we are for enrolling our daughter, Giselle, 6 years old, in Learn Swedish Now with Jessica Tovesson. While Giselle already spoke Swedish, Jessica's course provided so much more than just language instruction. It was essentially a personalized first-grade experience, covering essential subjects like math, reading, and writing.

Jessica's teaching approach was nothing short of exceptional. She tailored each lesson to suit Giselle’s individual learning style and pace, making learning both effective and enjoyable. Giselle eagerly looked forward to each class, excited to embark on new learning adventures every day.

Not only did Jessica help Giselle advance in her Swedish proficiency, but she also instilled a strong foundation in math, reading, and writing skills. From the very beginning, Giselle developed a newfound love for learning, eagerly anticipating each class with excitement. Jessica's teaching style transformed mundane tasks into engaging activities, turning even the complexities of learning mathematics into enjoyable games. Giselle constantly spoke about what she learned that day, demonstrating a genuine enthusiasm for learning.

With Jessica's guidance, Giselle blossomed academically and developed a newfound confidence in her abilities.

We are truly impressed with Jessica's dedication, expertise, and genuine care for her students' success. We are incredibly grateful to Jessica for fostering this love of learning in Giselle and making her language journey both educational and fun. We wholeheartedly recommend Learn Swedish Now to anyone seeking a comprehensive and enriching educational experience.

Nina & Giselle Heinz

Manager at Klottrets Fiende No 1

Naples, FL/ Malmö, Sweden