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Carine Balcan
French
Native
English
Spanish
Italian
Japanese

From France

Living in Tokyo, Japan

⭐French Teacher Specialized in Pronunciation I am a native French teacher living in Tokyo. After giving more than +5000 lessons on Italki, I have noticed that all students share one major problem: 👉 They don't know how to move their tongue, lips, and jaw correctly to pronounce each sound or how to connect words naturally. But there is a METHOD to nail every sound in French and understand word linking! Learning and applying pronunciation rules are crucial for natural everyday conversations. 🔊 Why Choose Me as Your French Teacher? 🎯 Speak French like a native: My method is focused on pronunciation and goes beyond traditional French teaching, which usually doesn't include this KEY part. I have done a lot of research on the difficulties students face with French pronunciation to create a method that is easy to understand and ensures that you will significantly improve your way of speaking. 🎯 Speak French naturally on topics that MATTER to you: It is essential to focus on common structures from contexts you are interested in and that French people use in REAL life. 🗒️ I use a shared Google doc in which I take notes during the class to correct you and suggest more natural ways to express yourself + and I share materials if needed after the class.
My teaching material
  • Text Documents
  • Audio files
  • Video files
  • Articles and news
  • Test templates and examples
  • Homework Assignments
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Angad
70 French lessons
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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.
Yeonjoo Chae
126 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
Carine is smart and flexible teacher. She can adapt to student's needs, and knows how to appoach to have the best effect for the student. Highly recommend her class.
Leslie Shank
198 French lessons
I love to chat about what is happening in our lives, and I get to practice my communication skills before we do some reviewing of materials.
Leslie Shank
198 French lessons
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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.
Leslie Shank
198 French lessons
We reviewed an article about French politics. I read it out loud and we discussed it, which was great practice and I learned something about French politics as well.
Leslie Shank
198 French lessons
She sends me videos on different subjects, along with the text. The next lesson, we discuss the video and I read the text to learn how to better pronounce and go over new vocabulary. C'est tres genial!