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Débonnaire
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BusinessTest Preparation⚜️Professor from Paris-Sorbonne University⚜️ 🇫🇷 🥇Certified Coach for TEF TCF CANADA/DELF/DALF🏋🏆
Teaches
French
Native
Speaks
English
Spanish
Chinese (Mandarin)
German
Italian
Other
Specialties
BusinessTest Preparation⚜️Professor from Paris-Sorbonne University⚜️ 🇫🇷 🥇Certified Coach for TEF TCF CANADA/DELF/DALF🏋🏆
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From FranceLiving in Paris, France (07:06 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Oct 15, 2021InterestsBusiness & FinanceFoodFilms & TV SeriesTravelMedical & Healthcare
🌞 My motto is to always face the future with optimism, because how I teach is as important as how the student learns.
With degrees from Sorbonne and Alliance Française, and official certifications in DELF/DALF/TEF/TCF exam coaching, phonetics, and pedagogy for children and adults, I adapt to all learners.
I bring kindness, patience, and over 10 years of global experience to help you grow.
Whatever your goal, I will never give up on you.
👉 Check the Certificates and Resume tabs to see my qualifications and experience.
Me as a Teacher
I am a dedicated, patient, and results-driven teacher with a strong academic background and years of hands-on experience.
🎓 Education & Certifications:
🔹 Master’s Degree in Teaching French as a Second Language – Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis & Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris III
🔹 Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Phonetics – Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris III
🔹 Certified Examiner for TEF, TCF, DELF, and DALF
🔹 Supportive & Motivating – I believe every student has the potential to succeed.
🔹 Experience with All Levels – From complete beginners to advanced learners.
🔹 Results-Oriented – Focused on practical learning, confidence-building, and measurable progress. My lessons & teaching style
Every learner is unique, so my lessons are, too.
We'll work at your pace, based on your needs, whether you want to:
✔️ pass an official exam (TCF, TEF, DELF, DALF)
✔️ boost your pronunciation and fluency
✔️ improve one of the 4 key skills (oral, written, reading, listening)
I offer clear structure, kind support, and real results.
Above all, my goal is to help you grow with confidence and joy. 💬My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Flashcards
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Test templates and examples
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
ADHD: Everyday Strategies for Elementary Students - The State University of New York - 2021Gave me the key skill to :
1. Identify the key areas of functional impairment, symptom presentation, and diagnostic decision-making for youth with ADHD.
2. Develop a behavioral intervention suitable for treating ADHD in the school setting.
3. Apply effective parenting and teaching strategies for supporting youth with ADHD in the home, classroom and neighborhood.
Certificate verified
Conflict Management in education - HEC Montreal - 2021This course focuses on preventing and resolving workplace conflicts through theoretical knowledge and practical exercises. Key topics include conflict sources, negotiation, mediation, and managing difficult colleagues and teams. With my background in French language teaching and experience in one-on-one instruction, this training will enhance my ability to manage diverse classroom dynamics and provide valuable conflict resolution skills to students. 🌟
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habilitation d'examinateur - correcteur - France Education International - 2021The Attestation d'habilitation d'examinateur-correcteur from France Éducation International is an official certification that authorizes individuals to serve as examiners and correctors for specific French language proficiency exams, including the DELF (Diplôme d'Études en Langue Française), DALF (Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française), TEF (Test d'Évaluation de Français), and TCF (Test de Connaissance du Français). These exams are widely recognized internationally and assess the French languag
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HABILITATION CORRECTEUR-EXAMINATEUR DALF C1 C2 - Centre international d’études pédagogiques Paris - 2020Les certifications DELF-DALF sont des diplômes de langue française délivrés par le Ministère français de l’Education Nationale (via son opérateur France Education International – FEI)
A ce titre, seules les personnes munies d’une attestation d’habilitation en cours de validité sont autorisées à participer aux évaluations des candidats.
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Diplôme d'Aptitude à l'Enseignement du Français LE - Alliance Française Paris Ile-de-France. France - 2020the DAEFLE gave me the opportunity to discover many teaching techniques proper to the Alliance Française instituion, and of course it was an oportunity for me to acquire many other teaching skills that I can use directly with my students in all the AF centres.
he Diploma of Aptitude for Teaching French as a Foreign Language (DAEFLE) is intended those wishing to teach FLE in associative structures or private establishments in France and/or abroad such as the network of Alliances françaises .
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HABILITATION CORRECTEUR-EXAMINATEUR DELF A1A2B1B2 - Centre international d’études pédagogiques Paris - 2020Les certifications DELF-DALF sont des diplômes de langue française délivrés par le Ministère français de l’Education Nationale (via son opérateur France Education International – FEI)
A ce titre, seules les personnes munies d’une attestation d’habilitation en cours de validité sont autorisées à participer aux évaluations des candidats.
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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - Arizona State University - 2019this ASU program follows TESOL’s highest standards, including 150-hours of instruction and 20 hours of teaching and observation.
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baccalaureate in science of management - Académie de Strasbourg, France - 2012The technological baccalaureate in science and technology of management and administration is aimed at students interested in the reality of how organizations operate, work relationships, new uses of digital technology, marketing, research and performance measurement, decision analysis and the impact of business strategies.
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Teaching experience
2020 - 2024
Enseignant de français langue étrangèreTeaching young adults and adults
Assisting local French teachers in collaboration of the Ministry of Education in developping and improving teaching of french as a second language
Providing the pedagogical training to in training teachers
Participating in the DELF/DALF exam as a jury and examinator
2019 - 2020
Enseignant de français des affairesDelivering French specialised courses to adult learners in the domain of business and customs ( français des affaires et des douanes) and different other consulting interventions with different companies
2018 - 2019
Enseignant de Français Langue étrangèrewith an audience made up of children, teenagers and adults, whose language skills range from level A1 to level C2, y main duties were the preparation of lessons (children and adults), face-to-face/distance teaching (adults), correction of work carried out as part of continuous formative assessment, creation of educational content
2016 - 2017
Stagiaire Master de français langue étrangèreI had the oportunity to get a six months internship in the Alliance Française Centre of Bahrain, under the authority of the course director, I provided face-to-face, online or co-modality teaching (group lessons, à la carte lessons, private lessons, in-company lessons, etc.) as well as educational activities while contributing to the quality image of the Alliance and the discovery of the functioning of a cultural center abroad and active participation in Alliance events and projects.
2014 - 2024
French tutor onlineteaching french as a foreign language on different online platforms, but only Italki since 2021
Education
2021 - 2024
Doctorate - Teaching French as a Foreign LanguageLinguistic policy of foreign languages in national education in English-speaking countries: The teaching of French: current situation and perspectives
2016 - 2018
Master's - Français langue étrangère et secondeAwarded by the University of Nice in southern France, the Master degree in French as a foreign and second language in the field of Letters, Languages, Arts gave me the necessary skills and the ability to teach to various audiences (all levels and ages) within various structures in France and abroad. Designing teaching systems, developing the methods of implementation and evaluation but also on how to take part in the development and award of official certifications and diplomas in French.
2013 - 2016
Bachelor’s - français langue étrangère, spécialisation anglaisHaving the oportunity to study at la Sorbonne in the heart of Paris provided me with solid foundations in the field of didactics of languages and cultures, particularly in the field of French as a foreign and second language, in general it is a training for school teachers; teachers of French as a foreign and second language (in France and abroad), but also bivalent teacher (teaching two languages, I chose english in my case).
2016 - 2017
Bachelor’s - Diplôme Universitaire de Phonétique Appliquéethe Sorbonne University Diploma in Phonetics Applied to the French Language is aimed at teachers as phonetic knowledge has become an indispensable of French language teaching. Teaching pronunciation is an important part of any language learning course and it has helped me understand the root cause of mispronunciation like probable misdirection of tongue and simultaneously correcting it in a student thereby making the procedure faster and efficient. it really helped me acquire the different tec
2020 - 2021
Bachelor’s - DAEFLE Teaching French as a foreign languageThe DAEFLE (Diploma in teaching French as a foreign language) is an intensive program offered by the Alliance français Paris Ile-de-France, in order to acquire very modern techniques for teaching French as a foreign language; it is the equivalent of the CELTA or TESOL but it is a twelve month training with immersive teaching.
Work Experience
2020 - 2023
Enseignant de français langue étrangèreTeaching young adults and adults
Assisting local French teachers in collaboration of the Ministry of Education in developping and improving teaching of french as a second language
Providing the pedagogical training to in training teachers
Participating in the DELF/DALF exam as a jury and examinator
2019 - 2020
Enseignant de français des affairesDelivering French specialised courses to adult learners in the domain of business and customs ( français des affaires et des douanes) and different other consulting interventions with different companies
2018 - 2019
Enseignant de Français Langue étrangèrewith an audience made up of children, teenagers and adults, whose language skills range from level A1 to level C2, y main duties were the preparation of lessons (children and adults), face-to-face/distance teaching (adults), correction of work carried out as part of continuous formative assessment, creation of educational content
2016 - 2017
Stagiaire Master de français langue étrangèreI had the oportunity to get a six months internship in the Alliance Française Centre of Bahrain, under the authority of the course director, I provided face-to-face, online or co-modality teaching (group lessons, à la carte lessons, private lessons, in-company lessons, etc.) as well as educational activities while contributing to the quality image of the Alliance and the discovery of the functioning of a cultural center abroad and active participation in Alliance events and projects.
2014 - 2022
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S.P.
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Débonnaire is a hardworking and dedicated teacher, he truly cares for his students and out of all the teachers I have tried he tailors his teaching according to your needs. I was looking to pass my B1 exam, a task that felt impossible given my level of french and my difficulty with learning a new language. However, after 2 months of work with him I was able to pass and it’s all thanks to him. He had the patience to teach me and explain French grammar well, he’s funny and lessons are always fun with him. I think he is a hidden gem on Italki and I will definitely continue lessons with him in the future. Merci beaucoup pour tous Débonnaire.
Dec 21, 2025
Haotian Yi
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很奇怪在小红书上没看到对这位老师的推荐。非常热情、热心，而且从来都是无条件的表扬和肯定。我是从零开始学法语，学习过程中的痛苦自不必说，能够有饱满的情绪价值确实能够鼓励我继续学下去。
Feb 18, 2025
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Merci Débonnaire
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Great lesson! We worked on writing prompts for the TCF and also a bit of pronunciation! As always, I learned a lot!
Mar 3, 2025
Matt
6 French lessons
Debbonair est un professeur merveilleux !!!!
Il m'a donné des supplémentaires, du matériel à distribuer (films, articles, exercices de vocabulaire, etc.) et m'a beaucoup soutenu…surtout avec la pratique de la parle
Matt A1/2
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Jacqueline Mayfield
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Débonnaire is a consistently excellent prof who is highly knowledgeable in the subject area, very supportive of learning needs, and adept at choosing the right educational tools, including those that target student interests. Highly recommend 👍
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