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Jonathan

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Teaches

French

Native

Speaks

English

German

Spanish

Swiss German

Georgian

Dance-theater artist, coaching athletes & dancers, teaching french with an immersive methode

Teaches

French

Native

Speaks

English

German

Spanish

Swiss German

Georgian

Dance-theater artist, coaching athletes & dancers, teaching french with an immersive methode

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

From SwitzerlandLiving in Geneva, Switzerland (09:21 UTC+04:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Jun 15, 2020

InterestsSports & FitnessEnvironment & NatureWritingArt

I spent my childhood waiting for the bell. The bell that rang to get up and run outside. And rather than sit and study, I'd go out and measure myself against the elements, pushing my body in all kinds of acrobatic activities. So, as an autodidact, I engaged in a career as a freestyle ski athlete. Finally, a few injuries redirected me towards a bachelor's degree in sports science. Once finished, I felt I had to leave for new horizon. I spent a year travelling by bike and kayak until Georgia where I discovered theater and dance. Two years later, I returned to Switzerland to attend a theater and creation school. Today, I live in Georgia, giving dance-theater classes and performing on stage.

Me as a Teacher

Pedagogy is developing a subtle sense of someone’s situation and proposing an adapted path of progression, coherent and alive. I develop my pedagogic skills coaching gymnastic, ski freestyle, dance, theater and French. Crossing all those fields, I could discover similar structures and patterns of learning process and started also to transfer methods from one field to another. During my bachelor studies in sport, I realized how deep emotions and body are involved in learning process. This even became the topic of my bachelor thesis: “Importance of self-presence in learning a foreign language”. It's always a joy to create personalized conditions to allow students to perform their best.

My lessons & teaching style

Teaching is having a vision on the overall structure while creating an immersive and personalized context. Being on Italki since June 2020 and continually drawing inspiration from other activities, I have developed a three-step method that suits most types of learners. First, the student can put in practice, through free expression, what he or she already knows. Based on this, we will work on understanding, improving the existing material with better structure and new words. Finally, on this prepared base we will play different games to deepen the connection with the language and to develop further variations. Basically, it's a fluid progression that follows the organic laws of growth.

My teaching material

Audio files
Articles and news
Text Documents
Homework Assignments

5.0

Rating

153

Students

1,317

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

99%

Response rate

5.0

Rating

153

Students

1317

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

99%

Response rate

French Lessons

Trial Lesson

62 lessons completed

USD 7.00+

Let's speak French! - Thoughts into words - B1-C2

B1 - C2

Conversation

399 lessons completed

USD 12.00+

Package with 9% off

Perform french as your own - Words into action - A1-C2

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

733 lessons completed

USD 16.00+

Package with 10% off

Writing creative - Give a French life to your words - A1-C2

B1 - C2

Language Essentials

113 lessons completed

USD 14.00+

Package with 9% off

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94 Reviews

Liz Fox

31 French lessons

Teacher’s pick

Jonathan clearly explained and followed his extremely effective teaching strategy. He was patient and thoughtful and allowed me to make mistakes and learn from them. I look forward to continuing to study with him!

Jun 7, 2024

Tony | YNOT?coaching

10 French lessons

Teacher’s pick

I'm very happy to have met Jonathan. He established a connection between us very well and laid out a clear strategy for not just my french learning journey, or just my study of other languages, but my self-development as a person as well! Highly recommend!

Aug 31, 2020