Brigitte Buehler-Probst is a German native from Berlin who holds degrees in Anthropology (Dr. phil/Ph.D.) and teaching German as a second language (Gruenes Diplom, Goethe Institute, Boston). She has taught language, cultural studies, and intercultural communication classes in Germany and in the USA since 2008. In her lessons, she attaches great importance to the didactic and methodological principle of action orientation. This method enables students to understand German speakers quickly, to follow reading and listening texts, and to express their own opinions in German. In the classroom, authentic communication situations are simulated in pair and group work until all the skills necessary for the intended learning goal have been acquired.