Diane
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Diane
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Teaches
French
Native
Speaks
English
Portuguese
Spanish
Chinese (Mandarin)
German
⭐️ Certified French teacher with 9+ years experience 🗣 Polyglot 👩🏼💻 Engineering background
Teaches
French
Native
Speaks
English
Portuguese
Spanish
Chinese (Mandarin)
German
⭐️ Certified French teacher with 9+ years experience 🗣 Polyglot 👩🏼💻 Engineering background
From FranceLiving in Other, Dominican Republic (16:32 UTC-04:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Sep 8, 2014Interest topicTravelTechHistory
I’m a French polyglot that now lives in the Dominican Republic, where I work as an engineer in addition to teaching French. I’m passionate about languages and can speak fluently French, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Mandarin as well as some words of German.
I have lived in more than 7 countries, including some in Europe, North America, South America, the Caribbean, and Asia. I genuinely love meeting new people and discovering their culture. Talking is also one of my passions, whatever the topic may be: travel, movies, history, engineering, etc.! So, no worries, I can guarantee you we won’t run out of discussion themes for our lessons ;).Me as a Teacher
I have teaching experience both online and IRL.
I started helping students wishing to take their French to the next level as a community tutor on iTalki in September 2014.
As my passion for teaching my mother tongue developed, I chose to step up my game and obtain the DAEFLE certification. It enabled me to further hone my teaching skills, especially in pronunciation and grammar. I empower students of all levels from all around the world to achieve their personal or professional goals in French.
I also taught French at FeJ to total beginners. By creating and conducting engaging activities based on authentic documents, I helped my students expand their communicative skills in daily life.My lessons & teaching style
Adapting to fit my student’s goals is my motto. You can be sure that whatever is your aim, you’ll be able to nail it with my help.
During our first lesson, I’ll evaluate your current level and take note of your goals. I’ll then suggest a tailor-made strategy to achieve them. If needed, we can break your final objective (of achieving fluency, for example) into smaller S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely) goals. Being able to see the progress made definitely helps you stay motivated.
Each class will allow you to practice speaking, listening, writing, and reading. Plus, I can provide you homework to boost your learning experience outside our lessons.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Flashcards
- Test templates and examples
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Graphs and charts
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Video files
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
DAEFLE - Alliance Française de Paris Ile-de-France - 2018I have successfully validated all 6 courses to obtain the DAEFLE certification (Diplôme d’Aptitude à l’Enseignement du Français Langue Etrangère):
- éléments didactique et méthodologie générale du FLE;
- phonétique et méthodologie de la prononciation;
- enseigner la grammaire en FLE;
- l’évaluation en FLE;
- observation et guidage de classe;
- enseigner le français sur objectif spécifique (my specialization).
Certificate uploaded
Work Experience
2017 - 2017
French TeacherI taught French at FeJ (Français en Jeu), a charity in francophone Switzerland that helps migrants integrate by offering them French lessons. It was a great human adventure that also helped me to develop my skills as a teacher. Enabling my students to interact with their new French-speaking environment was a gratifying mission. I also attended two training courses on « how to teach French using songs » and « assessing learning ».
2022 - 2024
French Teacher
2014 - 2021
French Teacher
5.0
Rating
203
Students
2,084
Lessons
99%
Attendance
93%
Response
French Lessons
Trial Lesson
66 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
🗣 Parlons français! (General French Class)
A1 - C2General1,627 lessons completed
USD 17.00+
Package with 7% off
🤓 Réussis ton DELF / DALF / TCF / TEF! (Exam Preparation)
A2 - C2Test Preparation204 lessons completed
USD 27.00
Package with 7% off
🎯 Master French pronunciation !
A1 - C2General1 lessons completed
USD 27.00
Package with 7% off
📺 Learn French with TV series !
A2 - C2General0 lessons completed
USD 30.00
Package with 13% off
💼 Travailler en français (French for Business)
B1 - C2Business7 lessons completed
USD 27.00
Package with 7% off
Availability
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497 Reviews
Javier
104 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
Diane is an excellent teacher, she is very passionate about her work and its always incredibly prepared.
Oct 27, 2018
Adrianisia Brito
9 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
Prof Diane est super, ponctuel, serviable et très drôle. Propose toujours des activités différentes et intéressantes, m'aide avec ma prononciation et est très patiente. J'ai suivi plusieurs cours avec elle et je prévois de le faire à l'avenir. Je recommande fortement le professeur à tous ceux qui veulent apprendre le français.
Oct 13, 2018
Maryia
92 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
I really enjoy taking classes with Diane. She is a highly competent tutor. She explains everything in a very clear manner. Diane corrects my pronunciation and helps me to sound much closer to native speakers than I did before. Highly recommend. Merci mille fois.
Jan 14, 2017
Romina Az
7 French lessons
Diane is very good at tailoring the lessons to my needs. I have really been seeing improvement in my French speaking and grammar knowledge.
Apr 20, 2024
Amy
12 French lessons
J’adore Diane 😄
Apr 13, 2024
Romina Az
7 French lessons
Diane makes the lesson very enjoyable and the materials used throughout the lesson help me a lot with my goals.
Mar 30, 2024
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