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Valerie Stekke
Community TutorTeaches
French
Native
Speaks
English
Spanish
Italian
Enjoying helping you for 6 years on Italki by giving you all my experience and my energy!
Teaches
French
Native
Speaks
English
Spanish
Italian
Enjoying helping you for 6 years on Italki by giving you all my experience and my energy!
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From BelgiumLiving in La Paz, Mexico (13:33 UTC-07:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Feb 5, 2019InterestsFilms & TV SeriesEnvironment & NatureReadingTravelScience
I'm belgian, expatriate to Mexico. By my choice of life you can tell that I love travels, culture and languages. Living abroad raised the interest in me of the importance of foreign languages, which is why I love to teach my beautiful own language, french!
I do love travels and culture but I'm also interested in current affairs, reading and cinema, among others. I'm curious and always ready to talk about new topics.Me as a Teacher
✴ I was a teacher, in high school, for 7 years. I used to teach in french to mexican students with different levels of french, which means I know how to adapt to any level. Nevertheless, my experience is now more with adults.
✴ I now have 6 years of teaching experience on Italki, with students of all levels from beginner to advanced.
✴ I believe a language is better learnt through the use of authentic material such as videos, articles, music, and more. Immersion in the language is the best, and the discovering of its structure and rules comes naturally. Of course to immerge yourself in a language, having the chance to speak is just as important! My lessons & teaching style
My lessons give the priority to
✴ the discovery of the french through various material and different topics
✴ a discussion about it
✴ the correction of your mistakes ✴ and a structured explanation of the rules discovered.
=> all depending on your NEEDS!
The more important with me is to never be afraid to INTERRUPT me anytime to ask any questions! There is NO rush, we go to YOUR rythm and take the time you need. I'm here to GUIDE you, to help you!My teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Video files
- Articles and news
5.0
Rating
1,296
Students
7,903
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
French Lessons
Trial Lesson
662 lessons completed
USD 6.00+
Conversation with corrections
A2 - C2Conversation5,279 lessons completed
USD 9.50+
Package with 14% off
Learn the structure (grammar, tenses, orthograph, ...) of French
A1 - C2Language Essentials1,876 lessons completed
USD 9.50+
Package with 14% off
Exam preparation
A1 - C2Language Essentials78 lessons completed
USD 9.50+
Package with 46% off
School Support
A1 - C2Language Essentials5 lessons completed
USD 9.50+
Package with 14% off
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848 Reviews
Sandra Rosenberg
11 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
Encore une belle conversation avec Valerie. Elle est très encourageante, solidaire et facile à parler. Je la recommande fortement. Merci Valerie :)
Mar 3, 2025
Jafar Hejazi
21 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
Valérie est une enseignante professionnelle, très patiente et gentille qui m'a aidé à prendre confiance en parlant français.
Jan 31, 2025
Danica U
1 French lesson
She was very generous to give resources and seemed to have a good grasp of how I could learn.
Oct 16, 2025
Kristen
4 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
Valérie est un bon professeur. J'ai apprécié de parler avec elle. Elle était très patiente et a corrigé mes erreurs tout en me donnait beaucoup de temps pour parler. Merci Valérie!
Feb 10, 2025
Jennifer Yang
1 French lesson
1 minute before the session began, the teacher told me to meet them on zoom instead of through italki. I didn't see this message until several minutes into the lesson and thus arrived late. The teacher did not apologize. Nor did they stay a few minutes later to accommodate - in fact they stopped the lesson 1 minute early from the originally scheduled end time. Also the teacher seems to prefer to have the students come up with their own conversation topics instead of providing suggestions themselves.
Nov 3, 2025
Jude Davies
2 French lessons
I really enjoyed taking to Valerie for my trial lesson and look forward to booking some lessons soon.
Oct 10, 2025
Trial Lesson
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