Claire S.

Patient French teacher and tutor with extensive experience

Patient French teacher and tutor with extensive experience

Bonjour! French is a beautiful language that I enjoy sharing with others. I value tutoring because I see how much can accomplished by working with students one on one. Tailoring the lessons according to the needs of the individual learner, I carefully select resources to develop his or her French speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.

Having grown up in a French-speaking home, I developed basic communication skills from an early age. Later, I minored in French as an undergraduate at Fordham University and earned a Masters in French Literature from New York University. My teaching experience includes nine years of French Immersion elementary instruction in public schools, three years in a private high school, and one year of tutoring in an academy for individualized instruction. These experiences have been wonderful opportunities for me to learn to work with students of different ages, backgrounds, and learning styles.

After many years of teaching, I have come to understand students' fears about language learning. I want to see students grow in confidence as they learn from their mistakes and gain satisfaction in acquiring a beautiful language.