FRENCH LESSONS BY VERY EXPERIENCED TEACHER (Valley Village)
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Would you like to speak and write French? I can teach you this beautiful language and you can have fun doing it too. My teaching methods will have you speaking very fast. Also, you can dive into French culture and absorb it while learning the language.
Born and raised in Paris, I have lived and taught in France and in the USA, including French classes and individual students at the Alliance française (French Alliance) school and cultural center of Los Angeles for over 17 years and I am still teaching there. I studied at the university of Paris and also speak German fluently, as well as some Italian and Spanish and I am quite passionate about languages and linguistics. Altogether I have taught for over 30 years.
I can teach beginners, advanced and college students and also offer conversation classes.
Please contact me if you're interested and we'll go over the teaching possibilities. If you know a friend or family member who would like to learn too, you could arrange to have the lessons together. It would be even more fun. I am also available evenings and weekends and I give my lessons online, via Skype, Zoom, or whatever is most convenient for you.
Contact me by email to schedule your first session, or if you have any questions. We can then arrange a weekly schedule. Before that we can schedule a short, free introductory session where I would test you on your French.
I also help students with their homework and prepare them for tests.
In addition, I have been a professional translator for almost 20 years; I am listed as a translator on the French consulate of Los Angeles and I have translated hundreds of official papers, birth certificates, etc. I am available for all types of translation. I am also a member of the ATA
Here are some comments on my teaching:
This one is by the wife of a student who went to live in Geneva, Switzerland and needed to learn French very fast:
"By the way, I wanted to mention that Rich always has the highest praise for you and your French instruction!"
Here is another one from a student at the Alliance française:
"I really liked (as well as benefited from) the tone and pace of Marylene's class...
Your class has inspired me to continue learning French. Thank you for your wonderful class and encouraging instruction!
Merci beaucoup!"
And this is from a current private student:
"I had taken French in primary school and it was not my best subject. I dropped it as soon as I could.
Starting again at 33, I was worried I wouldn't be able to learn, but I figured I'd give it a try.
From my first class with Marylène, I adored her. She is a natural teacher, in every wonderful sense of the word. She provides an environment of encouragement and knowledge that makes it easy to feel comfortable. She is endlessly patient, when I don't understand something and she is genuinely excited for all my little victories. I consider myself lucky that I stumbled upon her class and I am amazed at how she has been able to teach me so much in such a small amount of time, always making the journey fun and enjoyable.
WHEN I learn French (because I now know it is possible!) it will be a credit to her. I look forward to my classes with her and I am grateful to be her student."
Also, recently, one of my other students passed her test to acquire the French nationality after I had given her several lessons to help get ready. She didn't think she would pass at the beginning but she did and she was overjoyed!
This is from the Academic Director of the Alliance Francaise of Los Angeles, a French school and Cultural Center, present all over the world:
"Alliance Française of Los Angeles has utilized the teaching talent of Marylene since 2007. She has taught both group and private classes to all levels of students interested in mastering the French language.
In addition to her regular teaching assignment, Marylene is in charge of the French official Certifications (DELF)".
If this sounds good to you, I would love to meet you on Zoom and test you. We can go over your goals for learning French and see what would be best to attain it.
Please also note that I am a certified teacher of French as a foreign language by the French institute of the Alliance française of Vichy, France.
Lately, I have been teaching quite a few school and university students in French.
If you plan to go to France soon, I can help you practise!
Please feel free to call me if you have any questions.