Come for the language, stay for the stories: Learn through telling me who you are.
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Come for the language, stay for the stories: Learn through telling me who you are.
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From FranceLiving in Other, France (02:39 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 9, 2020
Hi there!
My name's Valentin, and my thing is teaching languages around the world. I first started teaching in Istanbul, Turkey, 10 years ago. I then got back to France to graduate from a 2 years Masters in Teaching Foreign Languages in Toulouse, France, and I've kept traveling around since then!
Bonjour!
Je m'appelle Valentin, et mon truc à moi c'est d'enseigner les langues dans le monde.
Je crois que l'échec, les erreurs, les mots mal dits et les phrases mal faites sont très importantes pour apprendre une langue, et mon objectif principal quand je donne cours est toujours de faire en sorte que mes élèves s'amusent et se sentent à l'aise pour pouvoir mieux apprendre.
Me as a Teacher
I've had the chance to work in a variety of institutions, including universities and language schools, from Spain to Sri Lanka, Canada and Vietnam.
The diversity of settings I've worked in has taught me to be a flexible, open-minded and adaptable language teacher: nothing like facing 15 close-mouthed students from a culture you barely know to teach someone the importance of planing your lesson in accordance with your teaching audience, trust me!
I'm a firm believer in failure and fun as part of any learning process, and my number one goal as a teacher has always been to make sure that my students always feel comfortable in class, whether it comes from the teacher or the teaching material.
My lessons & teaching style
Trained in a European university, I abide by the incredibly dull yet profoundly useful European frame of reference for language learning, which sets a steady progression for any kind of learner, from complete beginner to café-ordering sass-handling advanced speaker.
Come learn a foreign language in a fun and relaxed way! It's important to me to tailor all my classes to my students' objectives and personalities.
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French Lessons
Trial Lesson
66 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
「 An hour in French 」「 Active learning 」「 Any objective 」
A1 - C1General1,735 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
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106 Reviews
Raphael
3 French lessons
The session with Valentin was outstanding! Besides the fact he made me feel extremely comfortable, I can tell that he’s knowledgeable on the minor elements of my French level in need of improvement and how to tackle them. Almost the entire conversation was in French, with a high fluidity. I definitely recommend and plan to be working together with him.
Apr 12, 2024
Nhu Le
7 French lessons
Today I learned that if you need help with writing, he's the best.
Jan 16, 2024
Nhu Le
7 French lessons
We talked about some points of grammar that have been bothering me. His explanations and examples were superb and helped me quite a bit. He's great at both embracing and helping you understand the little nuances in language.
Jan 12, 2024
Nhu Le
7 French lessons
Valentin is a pleasure to talk to. I always come from our lessons with something new to chew on.