French with Philippe F.

Born, educated and raised in Paris, France. Dual US/French citizen. Mentored USG (United States of America Government) officers from 1999 until 2017, both in French and in Italian through one-on-one and group sessions, and in total immersion training programs to develop their language skills prior to deploying overseas. From 2027 to present: Freelancer with linguistic schools, private classes and language platformTrained over 200 students at all levels. Summary of Skills: - Experience developing and providing instructions in French language - Experience in conducting conversational and written classes for students - Skilled in improving foreign language reading, writing, and speaking abilities in students - Strong knowledge of French language and culture - Ability to develop instructional materials, curriculum and provide assignments to students - Skilled in evaluating progress in students and improvising them. Relevant experience: - Customized programs for groups and private clients. Efficiently developed individual motivational learning goals with clients to increase engagement and retention. - Emphasized oral proficiency with explicit instruction on grammar as needed. - Helped students acquire the appropriate way to use the French language in real situations by providing a variety of authentic materials. - Created performance assessments to evaluate students' progress and status. - Successfully prepares students for proficiency testing: OPI, FSI Test and DLPT. - Guest speaker in a quarterly week-long French and Italian immersion programs to students ranging from level 1 to level 5. - Participated in mock tests/examinations in French and Italian. In addition, I can teach French to Spanish and Italian speakers. In particular, and on this very platform, I had the opportunity to use Spanish, and Italian to help my students to reach a higher level in French. Every week, my students receive my newsletters: "Le Saviez-vous"; Culture Francophone and "Culture Francaise", a series of educational tools to better understand the French language and its various cultural aspects. PLEASE NOTE - In my sessions, I use the traditional zoom platform And for beginners, I would recommend the forty-five-minute sessions to start with. Please ask for group rates. I service all US time zones; had students located in: - Germany, - Morocco; - Belgium; - Canada ; - Mexico ; - Italy; - Somalia; - Saudi Arabia - Qatar; - Djibouti; - Switzerland; - Australia; - Niger ; - Indonesia.