Carine Balcan

Highly recommended. I felt comfortable speaking in french from day 1 with Carine. In fact, i hadn’t spoken in French with anyone before starting a month ago with her so really helped me get over that anxiety barrier. Her teaching style is fantastic - she has been a language learner herself so she knows what problems learners face 1st hand + the fact that she has formal teaching experience is a great asset. She has adapted well to my learning style and has a fantastic, structured, and intelligent teaching system as well.

We are working with exercises that I do on my own and we review them together. This approach is very helpful.

Carine is such a good teacher. I have learned so much about correct pronunciation and always learn new vocabulary. She also is making some fantastic videos to teach.

We had a great time talking about current events. When I needed to know what word to use she would coach me along and write in the document as well.

I am amazed at how much more comfortable I am at speaking French because Carine is so supportive and patient. I am also learning more advanced grammar and the homework she gives me is very challenging. We always review it together the next lesson.

Happy to share that I passed my exam — and surprisingly, with a high score! I truly credit this success to Carine’s incredible support. We did a lot of focused practice, especially for the production orale and écrite sections, which really boosted my confidence. More importantly, Carine prepared me for unexpected challenges during the exam. She taught me how to think on my feet and use the vocabulary I already know to my advantage. Her guidance made all the difference, and I’m very grateful!