French Mentoring
SPEAK AND BE CONFIDENT!
I’m a teacher of French as a second language with over 10 years experience, and my specialty is helping people speak with confidence. I can help you build your oral communication skills so that you can understand and be understood better. I’m a native French speaker and I’ve recently relocated to Edmonton. I’m offering one-to-one lessons and classes in small groups.
Method: My method involves real communication in a fun, friendly and respectful atmosphere. I personalize my classes to your level, needs, and interests.
Conversation: Private conversation lessons can be more or less structured, depending on your needs. I will give you the right amount of error correction, and supply explanations or exercises as needed.
Error Correction: During conversation practice, I’ll make a note of major errors and explain them. From then on, I’ll always remind you quickly when you make those mistakes again, to reinforce learning.
Pronunciation: I can help with pronunciation (and listening skills, as they’re linked). You can check out my links for an idea of the stuff that rarely gets taught but is so useful in understanding French and sounding natural!
Grammar: My view on grammar is that it’s useful for people who want to understand how the language works, but ultimately, it’s the actual practice that will make them fluent. If you want to learn how to swim, you can’t just read books about swimming - at some point, you have to jump in the water! That being said, I’m skilled at explaining grammar in the simplest way possible (then I’ll gently push you in the water!).
Find out more: Whatever your needs, please contact me and we’ll see how I can help you. We will first meet once for about half an hour (at no charge to you) to chat a little and see if we’re comfortable working together, and so I can assess your level. If you’re interested in group lessons, we can see which class would be best for you, based on your level and needs.
h e l e n e . c o r m i e r (at) g m a i l . c o m
