Dawan Wilairam

One of the first teachers to make the Speak Norsk team, Dawan Wilairam has been our students´favorite from the beginning. Born and raised in Norway, Dawan has priorly taught all levels, from A1 to B2, but her main focus were always the beginner students at Speak Norsk. With over 4 years of experience in teaching Norwegian as a second language, Dawan makes grammar seem easy, with her detailed, simple definitions and lots and lots of examples. More of Dawan´s lessons (with over 9 000 views) can be found on our social media platforms. Search for Speak Norsk channels!

Maria Olsen Tollisen

Maria is one of our most committed teachers with the ability to reach out to students and create a relationship of mutual trust with them. Currently she is leading our intermediate classes for both standard group classes, online teaching and courses for IT corporations. During the lockdown, she was the main teacher for our virtual classes and is leading along with Johannes our Youtube channel and podcast. In addition, Maria is one of the writers for our exam preparation and grammar books. According to Maria, grammar can be fun and she will prove it to you!

Johannes Johnsen

Johannes is a real Viking when it comes to conversation classes. His students are always impressed how fast they start understanding the Oslo dialect after just a couple of lessons. His notable conversational skills and passion for debating will draw into the class´s topics and make you forget about the time! Johannes has been our colleague since the beginning of the school and is one of the leaders of our educational Youtube channel and podcast.