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From FranceLiving in Christchurch, New Zealand (05:30 UTC+12:00)

About Me

italki teacher since May 13, 2020

Bonjour :) I'm Mai, I was born in Tours, in the Loire Valley, and I grew up in Bordeaux. I've been away from France for 5 years and I now live in New Zealand where I work as a French teacher. I've always loved languages: at Uni I was studying Japanese, and took night classes for English and Swedish. I love travelling! I've been to England, Spain, Netherlands, Thailand and Australia, and lot of other cool places are on my bucket list. I love speaking about various topics like history, culture (a lot of pop culture actually because I'm a bit nerdy), politics, cinema... Now three very important things I love: cats, pizzas and makeup! Now come chat with me, let's make you speak French :D I started off as a volunteer tutor back when I was studying at Uni, helping middle school and high school students improve their English. I have now been teaching full-time since beginning 2016: first in New Zealand schools, then for a year in Australia where I was working at the same time in schools and at the Alliance Française, as well as providing one-on-one private tuitions. Now back in NZ, I work only with Alliance Française, both as a teacher and as a DELF/DALF examiner. Because I really like the mecanics of languages, I specialise in teaching grammar. I mostly teach adults, sometimes teenagers, so conversation classes are also one of my strength. Learning with me in a few points: - Conversation - Grammar - French for travellers - Preparation to DELF/DALF exams and Baccalauréat Inter...

Certificates

employment contract - Alliance Française Wellington - 2019First and last pages of my employment contract as a French teacher for Alliance Française Wellington

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Attestation examinateur DELF DALF - CIEP - 2018Accredited examiner for DELF and DELF exams : training done at Alliance Française Melbourne and attestation delivered by CIEP

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Education

2006 - 2010

Bachelor’s - Foreign language and culture, speciality 'Japanese'Université Bordeaux 3 - MontaigneJapanese language, culture, history and literature as major. French as foreign language as minor in senior year.

2016 - 2020

Master's - French as foreign languageUniversité Paris 3 - La Sorbonne NouvelleI am finishing my Masters degree of French as foreign language remotely with La Sorbonne Nouvelle. I choose to do validate my Masters at a slower pace (it's usually two years, not four) so it can work with my professional life, considering I'm already teaching. I validated all my classes, I only have to hand over my thesis and present it, this coming September.

Work Experience

2019 - 2020

Enseignante de FrançaisAlliance Française Wellington - Wellington, New ZealandI teach French as foreign language to teenagers and adults of verious levels, from beginners (A1) to advanced (B2-C1), both in classes of 5 to 12 students and through one-on-one private tuitions. Depending on the type of class, I either follow a program based on the progression recommended by the Council of Europe, or I compose supports and activities for conversation classes. I'm also an examiner for DELF and DALF exams (I create preparing classes and tuitions, correct copies and assess orals).

2018 - 2018

French teacherAlliance Française Melbourne - Melbourne/St Kilda, AustraliaI was teaching classes of adults and teenagers, mostly following a manual's progression. I was also teaching children at their school in order to prepare them for the DELF prim exam. I had a lot of private tuitions as well.

2018 - 2018

Language assistantLowther Hall Grammar School - Essendon, AustraliaI was following the high school students during weekly one-on-one sessions of 30 minutes to help them prepare for the VCE French oral exam.

2018 - 2018

Private tutorself-employed - Melbourne, AustraliaI was providing one-on-one private tuitions to adults and teenagers : mostly conversation or preparation to exams such as VCE or DELF.

2016 - 2017

Language assistantSt Margaret's College - Christchurch, New ZealandI was assisting the French teachers in class, mostly with teenagers between 13 and 18 years old. I also had to create activities and supports, prepare the students to the DELF exams, assist them in crafting activities such as French cooking contests, and I also offered private tuitions to students in need.