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French, proofreading, methodology, French litterature, grammar, spelling...

You need help learning French? Using my experiences as a journalist in the written press, a translator and a teacher in various subjects, I can make a difference.
I count over ten years of experience in teaching any levels, from elementary school to hich school, from suporting PHD students to teaching French as a foreign language.
My methodology is based on humour, on fun but most of all on you. Because every student, no matter their level, is unique. I will start by identifying your way of learning and from this understanding I will build a tailor-made course to help you progress.
For any special request, please, do contact me and we will discuss it together!

Location

Online via webcam
At teacher's location: Ollon, Suisse
At student's location: Around Monthey, Switzerland
At student's location: Around Lausanne, Switzerland
At student's location: Around Le Châtelard, Switzerland

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General info

suitcase iconSkills:
French for adults, Fsl, School
Age:
Preschool children (4-6 years old)
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
60 minutes
90 minutes
120 minutes
The class is taught in:French, English

About Me

I am a journalist in the written press, I have been teaching French and English for over ten years and I am also a translator (English to French).
I have always been passionate about the French language and I have made it my job, but I also have real affinities with English. And since passions are meant to be shared, I love to teach. I gave my first class at the age of 19, in 2008. I was teaching French as a foreign language, and since then I have never really stopped. In the process, I have developed my knowledge, my experiences and my teaching methods. Today, the most important for me is to have fun because it is the most pleasant and the most effective way to learn.

Education

2012-2014: Work-study training at the Montpellier branch of the Ecole supérieure de journalisme de (ESJ Lille). Two-year work-study program at the Albertville du Dauphiné Libéré agency
2011: Master 2 Business Intelligence
2010: Master 1 Sciences of management
2009: License 3 Applied foreign languages (LEA) English Spanish in exchange in the United States
2006-2008: License LEA English Spanish at Jean-Moulin University (Lyon)

Experience / Qualifications

Currently: media, writing, methodology teacher in post-baccalaureate schools, freelance journalist
2017-2020: Journalist-reporter responsible for the Chamonix office at Dauphiné Libéré
2016-2017: Private teacher of English, French, history, geography for Ofcourse, in Israel
2016: Journalist and editorial secretary at the Gap agency for the Dauphiné Libéré
2015-2016: Translator for the online newspaper Times of Israel, in Israel
2011-2012: Private teacher of French, English and methodology for Acadomia in Annecy
2008-2009: French tutor for the University of Georgia Athen (UGA) in the United States

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