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Information About Laure:

Personal Description:

I am a very experienced French teacher from Normandy and a keen learner of foreign languages. I believe in the importance of learning languages and finding out about other cultures, after all learning a language is a bridge to understand others.

Teaching Experience:

I have a broad, rich and long experience in teaching French/business French.

I have taught French (all levels) for many years and I really enjoy teaching, passing on my knowledge of the French language and culture as well as having challenges through the teaching of French.

I tutor my students privately online (TEAMS) and I am currently preparing some students for their GCSE and A Level examinations.

I have worked as a French teacher for many years. I started this profession when I worked in various Adult Education Centres in Kent. In addition, I taught Business French for the Automobile Association (AA) and Kimberly-Clark. I also worked as a French language assistant for an Art and Design College (Erasmus students) and for the Open University.

I taught French at Bath college and Languages United, both located in Bath city centre.

My main skills are: strong communication skills, dedication, positive attitude, guiding my students so that they can learn better.

Tutoring Approach:

I teach French online using TEAMS and from the first lesson I speak as much French as possible as I believe tutoring in the target language is crucial to learn any language. Of course, when explaining key grammatical points I do explain in French and English to make sure my students understand. My lessons are relaxed and well structured. I start each lessons by revising the vocabulary seen during the previous lesson followed by a general discussion. We then work on specific documents or grammatical points, texts for general conversation and/or precise topics/grammar/tenses when covering GCSE and A Level examinations.

As well as encouraging my students in developing their communication skills, I also emphasise about the importance of cultural awareness through films and literature.

Each student is different so I adapt my teaching to their needs and I also advise them how they can learn a language by having a structure, ie. learning how to learn a language as this is important to make progress.

I am fluent in Spanish and Italian and I have been learning Russian for a few years this is why, as a foreign language learner myself, I can understand the expectations and the challenges that learners have and help them through their language learning process.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Arts Degree (Honours) (Upper Second-Class) (The English Language and Literacy; Spanish; International Development)
• Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) course
• Universidad Central de Barcelona, Spain Certificate of Spanish Language (Distinction)
• Advisory Council for Education and Training Certificate of training for part-time teachers of Adult Education

Further Information:

Availability:	Weekends / Weekdays (daytime)
Types of Tutoring:	Online
References Supplied?	Yes
Current DBS/CRB Check?	Yes
Additional Languages Spoken:	Spanish, Italian, Russian