FrenchWithSophie.net

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My name is Sophie, I am a native French speaker from Belgium and have over fifteen years of teaching experience. After being a middle school language teacher for years I realized that my passion was for tutoring adults and teenagers one on one or in small groups. I love to build on whatever foundations (if any) my students already have and my approach is fun and interactive, the goal being to communicate as much as possible. I like to think that I make my students confortable enough to actually speak French when in real life situations. That is done by using a lot of open-ended activities such as dialogues, improvisations, Flashcards, games etc.

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Nancy F.

Jan 9, 2021

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Sophie listens to your goals, and develops a program with grammar and conversation. Very patient. No matter what level , focus is to speak French during lesson. Always opens lesson with conversation to help you relax, get comfortable. Gives tips on common conversational phrases. Keeps lessons simple, and will speak English when needed. Wants you to succeed.

Details: 65 years or older • Intermediate • Conversational proficiency • Intermediate • Beginner • Basic reading/writing skills • 60 minutes • The french tutor travels to me

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Scott K.

Jan 31, 2017

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Sophie has been an excellent teacher that tailors my lessons to my specific needs, and who augments the lessons with ad hoc conversation in French to reinforce concepts.

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O'Neill S.

Jan 17, 2021

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Sophie is an amazing teacher! Her teaching style is wonderful. She creates a great learning environment. I hope to have a long relationship with her. My love of French is back!

Details: 45 - 64 years old • Beginner • Full fluency • Beginner • Beginner • Basic reading/writing skills • 30 minutes • I travel to the french tutor

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Lynn r.

May 13, 2017

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In just two lessons, Sophie has helped me to gain more confidence in speaking. She is relaxed but professional. She writes down any vocabulary or grammar that comes up in our meeting and then emails the list so you can review and practice. It's helpful so you can just keep talking and not worry about keeping track of things that come up. Sophie is also adept at explaining the nuances of words - which word would be best to use given the context.

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Rick I.

Aug 29, 2016

My 88 year old aunt recommended Sophie when she heard that I was looking to take French lessons. She has been a student of hers for years. My girlfriend and I started taking lessons with Sophie about 18 months ago. We recently returned from a 10-day vacation in France and we were thrilled with how much our French had improved. We were able to speak to the locals in French and we both understood and were understood by them. Sophie is very reliable, punctual and is very reasonably priced. She makes the lessons fun and with enough variety that we always look forward to them.

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What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Bachelor degree in education and languages (Belgium-2004). Multiple teacher trainings such as TEFL (U.K, China, Belgium). Volunteering in different French-American schools.
How did you get started doing this type of work?
I always loved languages in school. I learned Dutch and English when lived in Belgium and decided to become a language teacher when I was high school. My own teachers were just so GOOD! I got a bachelor degree in education and worked in a middle school teaching Dutch and English as a foreign language for 6 years. I got tenure but then my met husband who was moving to San Diego. I tagged along and switched to teaching French- my native language-. The passion for teaching a language has never left me, it’s been 11 years now and I still love love love what I do!
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