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Gaëlle |Accent Coach
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Teaches
French
Native
Portuguese
Speaks
English
Spanish
Chinese (Mandarin)
Finnish
Italian
Other
Accent Coach & Certified Teacher since 2014 | +9000 lessons on italki | Communicate more mindfully!
Teaches
French
Native
Portuguese
Speaks
English
Spanish
Chinese (Mandarin)
Finnish
Italian
Other
Accent Coach & Certified Teacher since 2014 | +9000 lessons on italki | Communicate more mindfully!
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From FranceLiving in Helsinki (Helsingfors), Finland (00:16 UTC+03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 11, 2015InterestsTechBusiness & FinanceFoodSports & FitnessHistory
I help expatriates, moms, businessmen & diplomats alike to dramatically improve their accent to connect & communicate more mindfully in French.
- Follow me on Instagram for more tips: TheFrenchLass
If you want to hear me introduce myself (with a very French accent back then!), go to 3:55 on my teacher presentation video :)
Mes élèves disent que je suis très curieuse et qu'ils apprécient le fait que j'aime discuter de tout. J'ai vécu dans 5 pays différents et j'ai également voyagé dans presque 30 pays. J'aime apprendre de mes élèves, écouter ce qu'ils ont à dire et ce qu'ils valorisent.
Je suis aussi maman de deux enfants en bas âge, et je leur enseigne à parler français et portugais.
Me as a Teacher
I have been teaching on italki since 2015. I specialise in accent reduction and in "spoken French". I also worked for the MimicMethod for a few years, where I was the Head of French Instruction and helped give specific pronunciation feedback to students.
Later on, I also took lessons with a cinema accent coach and got acquainted with a more theatrical approach, which helped me be more versatile in my feedback.
When I see one type of feedback doesn't work, I try another one. Each student reacts differently to different verbal cues, so I think it's important I can bring these different approaches to them, whenever needed :)My lessons & teaching style
I do expect some level of motivation from my students and I expect you to give all you can during the lessons :) I don't bite, though, I promise!
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Pas de prérequis attendus. Cependant, j'attends de mes élèves qu'ils soient motivés et qu'ils donnent le meilleur d'eux-mêmes pendant les leçons. Mais je ne mords pas, je le jure !My teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Homework Assignments
- Text Documents
Certificates
Coaching Teachers: Promoting changes that stick - Match Education/Coursera - 2015
Certificate verified
TEFL - ITTT (International TEFL Teacher Training) - 2015
Certificate verified
Foundations of Teaching for Learning 1 - University of Cambridge - 2015
Certificate verified
English Composition 1 - Achieving Expertise - Duke University - 2015
Certificate verified
Education
2016 - 2017
Other - FLE - Français Langue ÉtrangèreStudying to get: ''Diplôme d'Aptitude à l'Enseignement du Français Langue Étrangère''.
2008 - 2013
Bachelor’s - MarketingBachelor in Multilingual Management
Work Experience
2014 - 2017
French/English Teacher
5.0
Rating
1,077
Students
9,665
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
French Lessons
French
Portuguese
Trial Lesson
549 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
ACCENT NEUTRALIZATION - Enhance your communication! A1 to C2
A1 - C2Language Essentials2,508 lessons completed
USD 45.00+
Package with 12% off
PARISIAN FRENCH ☆ All Levels A1-C2 ☆ General course
A1 - C2Language Essentials4,241 lessons completed
USD 39.00+
Package with 12% off
FRENCH HUMOUR - WOMEN'S HISTORY - ECONOMICS - GEOPOLITICS - You choose!
B1 - C2Language Essentials101 lessons completed
USD 38.00+
Package with 12% off
Availability
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My creations
Quiz (62)
1,088 Reviews
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French
English
Michelle Creel
31 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
Excellent teacher! I am confident that I will become conversational sooner than I thought. I have only taken 30 classes and I can already understand a lot of audio dialogues without having to read or look up most of the paragraph per say. She has also never made me feel embarrased about my speech. She is very patient and yet knows how to correct the position of the jaw, lips and tongue to correctly say something in French!
Mar 7, 2023
Anete
54 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
Gaëlle is excellent french teacher! She teaches really contemporary french - slang, bad words included! :-) Now, when I moved to France, I realize every day that french people really talk like Gaëlle thought me!! ;-) She makes very personalized lessons, uses material of variable themes... thank you, Gaëlle, for stimulating discussions we had! :-) I also liked how easygoing and flexible you are!
Bon continuation! :-) gros bisous
Anete
Jan 30, 2017
Chris Howell
21 French lessons
Enjoyed fascinating conversations about what is happening in the world, gaining confidence at speaking on current topics and finding the words to express myself. Followed by identification of sounds and understanding rules around pronunciation. Gaëlle is most engaging and very helpful.
Feb 12, 2025
Eric
56 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
The number one reason holding me back from ever learning French in the past was pronunciation. As an English-speaker I thought the pronunciation was impossible to master. I couldn't even hear the differences between many French sounds, let alone attempt to reproduce them myself. That's all changed sinced working with Gaëlle. I can not only hear the differences between ALL the sounds, but can also reproduce them at a pretty high level. I finally don't sound like that awful English-speaker "trying " to speak French. Thank you Gaëlle!!
Sep 19, 2017
s***
52 French lessons
La professeure Gaëlle est une spécialiste de la prononciation. Ayant vécu et voyagé partout, elle a une perspective internationale, ce qui est intéressant. Elle est toujours bien préparée et utilise systématiquement un carnet, Google Docs ou autre, pour transmettre le nouveau vocabulaire appris.
Aug 4, 2025
Kristina Bolhouse
21 French lessons
I always learn something valuable--today was no exception.
Oct 16, 2024
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