French - Beginner
This course is ideal for:
What we call our Brilliant Beginners – learners who already have some experience of the language, but need to perfect their use of the present tense before expanding their vocabulary.
This course is called En Vacances and you can see our curriculum guide below:
Curriculum Guide French for Learners by Lucy Martin
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Course Teacher
Bonjour! I grew up in the French countryside, near Poitiers. I lived and studied in the West of France until I graduated from a BA in English Literature and Linguistics. As part of my degree, I had the opportunity to do a year abroad in Aarhus, Denmark and when coming back, I realised I wanted to live abroad again. This led me to move to London about 4 years ago and I haven’t grown tired of it yet!
I have always been passionate about languages, I find the process of learning a language fascinating and thrilling. I have started learning 8 languages… just for the sake of learning them. I am fluent in French and English, I am currently learning Spanish and Bambara and have learned German, Italian, Arabic, Serbian and Danish in the past.
As much as I enjoy being a learner, during my undergraduate degree I developed a desire to know more about language as a system. That’s when I discovered linguistics and it’s been the greatest love of my life ever since. In London, I decided to deepen my understanding of how language works by enrolling in an MA in Sociocultural Linguistics, which I graduated from with Distinction in 2022. I have researched language and identity, language varieties and accents and discourse analysis.
I have academic as well as professional experience in linguistics, language teaching, translation and transcription. I have taught both English and French to learners of all ages, within and outside the classroom. I’ve worked as a language assistant, a private tutor and a linguistic consultant.
I am committed to approaching language in a non-prescriptive way and in celebrating rather than stigmatising all the varieties and accents that exist. I strongly believe in making a language yours as a learner, which I think comes first and foremost from motivation.
Have you ever wanted to learn French and know more about French and French-speaking countries cultures? Come and learn French in a relaxed, non-judgmental and fun way with me and motivated learners!
Hope to hear from you soon et à bientôt!