As we've been saying, the teacher could also say that. The context would make clear which meaning was intended. DonnyB said: It depends entirely on the context. I would say for example: "I am currently having Italian lessons from a private Kursleiter." The context there is that a small group https://youtu.be/T0zWXvhEQwo?si=wNc6ihu97ShtIl7u