LoginVirginie - Knightsbridge tutor
Information About Virginie:
Personal Description:
Experienced French teacher - native speaker - 20 years' experience, Masters and Batchelors degrees in French.
I have lived and worked across France, where I was born, and the UK, where I spent over 20 years in London and Oxford, as well as the US and Germany. In this time I have taught hundreds of students from around the world, including pre-GCSE and home-schooled students, scholarship candidates, university undergraduates and adult learners.
Teaching Experience:
I am a professional online French teacher (not a part-time tutor) currently living in France, in Haute-Savoie near Geneva. I have a BA from the Université de Bourgogne and an MA from University College London. Teaching is the only thing I do because I enjoy it, and my students enjoy learning with me.
In 2023 I completed my MA in Language, Culture and History; French and Francophone Studies, University College London, and before that I completed my BA in applied foreign languages: English German, Economics and International law (Licence Langues Étrangères Appliquées) at the Université de Bourgogne.
I have 20 years' experience in teaching for specific objectives, including:
• Homeschooled students
• Scholarship preparation for independent schools such as Westminster, Eton, Winchester, Harrow, Cheltenham, Charterhouse, Wellington etc.
• UK-based French exams including the 11-plus, Common Entrance, GCSE, AS-level, A-Level, Pre-U, International Baccalaureate IB, the CNED programme, and IGCSE.
• All UK exam boards: AQA, OCR, EDEXCEL, CIE, WJEC.
• US highschool French exams such as Advanced Placement (AP) etc.
• preparation for official certifications such as DELF and DALF diplomas, TCF and TEF exams, for example for French citizenship.
• regular conversation for those who already speak some French, for example those who travel to France intermittently.
As well as preparing students for exams I also regularly design courses of learning over several months, for example for home-schooled students, adult learners, and younger children.
Tutoring Approach:
All of my students studying for exams achieve the grades they are aiming for. At the same time I try to enthuse my students with some of the history and culture of France.
I fix my rates for private teaching at those of the Alliance Francaise in London. I think these are reasonable for an equivalent level of teaching experience, and significantly below those of the Institut Francaise in London.
I offer the first session for free in order to meet you, discuss your learning needs and plan our future sessions.
Subjects Taught:
- Entrance Exams
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£50 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£50 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£50 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£50 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£100 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£50 p.h.)
- Citizenship
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£50 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£50 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£50 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£50 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£50 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£50 p.h.)
- French
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£50 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£50 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£50 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£50 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£100 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£50 p.h.)
Qualifications:
- MA in Language, Culture and History; French and Francophone Studies, University College London
- BA in applied foreign languages: English German, Economics and International law (Licence Langues Étrangères Appliquées) at the Université de Bourgogne
Further Information:
| Availability: | Weekends / Weekdays (all times) |
| Types of Tutoring: | Travels to you / Online |
| Additional Languages Spoken: | French, German, English |
