LAURA, YOUR TEACHER

My name is Laura and I am from the north-west of France. I am passionate about travelling and learning foreign languages, which help me to discover different cultures and traditions and  to understand different people’s way. I have travelled all around over Europe and Russia. I pursued a degree  in translation but after graduating from University, I decided  to change my specialization and I started to teach my beautiful native language. I taught French in Lyon and Toulouse, in France and spent one year in Poland teaching French.

Then, I  finally came back to France and I successfully pursued  my  Master’s degree in “French as a foreign language”. Since then, I have worked as a French teacher in Paris and in Saint Petersburg, at the Saint Petersburg State University. I have also worked at the French Institute (Institut Français) where I’ve promoted the French language through many events (festivals, competitions, workshops, Francophonie, etc.). In addition, I’m an accredited examiner for the international French DELF and DALF exams.

I went back to France and I decided to create my own Website. And here I am today – teaching the French language all over the world through thanks to the Internet.

In the section French courses you will find your own course specially designed based on your needs and objectives.

If you’d like more information about my education and my experience, here’s : my CV.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Education

Work Experience

Skills

Education

2013

DELF/DALF accreditation (A1 to C1)
Institut Français de Russie

2011-2013

Master’s Degree: French as a Foreign Language
University of Angers, France
Disciplines: language education policies,family and student mobility, training in engineering and innovation, creation of educational resources, pedagogy and didactics, linguistics, cultural contacts etc.
Thesis: continuing education of St-Petersburg’s high school teachers and the assessment of training needs.

2005-2009

Licence Bachelor’s Degree in Translation–Localization, Multilingual and Multimedia Communication
Université de Haute-Bretagne – CFTTR, Rennes
Terminology, quality assurance, proofreading, technical writing, localization (Websites), project management.

2005

Baccalauréat (French high-school degree) in Literature
Lycée privé d’Avesnières, Laval

Work Experience

French teacher
www.timetospeakfrench.com
Toulouse and all around the world
Creator and Administrator of the Website.
French teaching in a virtual classroom and face-to-face.
Self-employed.

December 2013 –
Today

French teacher
Institut catholique, Toulouse, France.
French language instruction for adults.
Intensive French language courses.

July 2015

French teacher
Adecco Group, Toulouse, France.
French language instruction for Airbus expatriates.
Face-to-face classes

February 2015 –
June 2015

French teacher
Long-term internship (Ministry of Foreign and European
Affairs), St Petersburg State University, Russia.
400 hours of French language instruction, Levels A2 to C1.

October 2012 –
July 2013

Linguistic and Educational Cooperation
Institut Français de Russie, St Petersburg, Russia.

  • Promoting the French language and supporting activities coordinated by the French Embassy. Managing linguistic activities (Festivals, Competitions, French Olympiads, Francophonie Days, etc.).
  • Sitting on exam panels for the DELF DALF (prim, junior,adult), and TCF.
  • Continuing education of St-Petersburg’s high school teachers. 

October 2012 –
July 2013

French teacher
ACCORD French Language School, Paris, France.
French language instruction for adults and adolescents:
workshops including writing, grammar, culture, speaking,
extra practice, one to one tuition.

August 2012 &
July 2013

French teacher
Intensive academic summer course Lines, Paris.
140 hours of French language instruction for children
and teenagers, levels A1 to B2.
Workshops: theatr, film production, journal production,
gastronomy, writing, art history, exam training.

July 2011 &
July 2012

French teacher
Association P.A.R.L.E, Toulouse, France.
70 hours of French language instruction and workshops:
cinema, theater, business French, DELF and DALF training.
Organization and supervision of academic excursions.
Communication, management and promotion of the
association.

April 2011  –
June 2011

French teacher
Towarzystwo Przyjazni Polsko-Francuskiej
Polish-French Friendship Association,Cracow,Poland.
150 hours of French language instruction.
All public, levels A1 to C1.
Singing and poetry workshops

November 2009 –
March 2010

French teacher
The French Intercultural Center of Lyon, France.
140 hours of French language instruction.
Adults: levels A1 to B2.

July 2009 –
September 2009

Skills

LANGUAGES

IT SKILLS

French

Mother tongue

Pack Office

English

B2

Virtual classrooms

Spanish

B1

Adobe Muse

Polish

A2

SDL Trados

Russian

A2