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Kathryn
Professional Teacher
Teaches
French
Speaks
English
Native
Norwegian
Teaches
French
Speaks
English
Native
Norwegian
From United StatesLiving in Other, United States (19:00 UTC-04:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Nov 14, 2021Me as a Teacher
I enjoy and have experience teaching French to all ages. I have taught private and group lessons to both children and adults through the Alliance Française in my town, helped lead children's French immersion camps, and have worked most recently as a high school French teacher where I ran the French department and built its curriculum. I have really appreciated working with a variety of age groups and enjoy creating engaging lesson plans that correspond to my students' goals and current level of French. I am a patient, creative, and enthusiastic teacher. I am very passionate about the French language and am excited to help guide you on your journey to fluency!My lessons & teaching style
Since immersion is so important when learning a language, I incorporate speaking, writing, listening, and reading activities into my lessons. This may look like listening to a daily weather report in France, watching a scene from a French movie, or even translating a French recipe! It's essential to incorporate hobbies into language learning, and I enjoy doing this for my students with engaging activities based on their interests. I speak French as much as possible in my lessons to further reinforce key French vocabulary and phrases and work with my students' goals to create organized and effective lesson plans. I want my students to feel secure and to know that it's okay to make mistakes!My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Work Experience
2018 - 2018
Au Pair French FamilyI lived with a French family during the summer of 2018 as an au pair. I took care of the family's three young girls, taught them English, and spent quality time with them during the day. I spoke only French with the family around the home for these three months in France and my spoken French quickly improved as I learned current French phrases and improved my pronunciation. I was immersed in French culture and learned what daily life in France feels like.
2019 - 2020
Private French Teacher / After school Teacher Alliance Française de CharlottesvilleI have worked for the Alliance Française in my town as a private tutor and planned lessons depending on the age and French language level of my students. I have helped lead children's immersion camps and worked as a teacher in their after-school program where I taught a class of elementary students French once per week. I have taught online group lessons for children and adults as well. These various teaching opportunities have given me invaluable experience teaching French to many age groups.
2020 - 2021
High School French Teacher The Covenant SchoolI have worked at The Covenant School as a high school French teacher. I taught grades 9-12 and managed the entire French department. I was responsible for planning comprehensive lessons for my students, preparing assessments, evaluating student work, and making sure that students were progressing in their study of French. This job gave me a lot of experience working with the high school age group as well as planning assessments and engaging lesson plans.
2018 - 2023
Private French lessons Private
Education
2016 - 2020
Bachelor's - FrenchI studied French during my time at UVA and took a variety of courses about the French language and culture. During my 3rd and 4th year, I lived in UVA's French house where I had the opportunity to live with my French-speaking peers and we were required to speak French together. The house also offered many cultural events throughout the year that I enjoyed attending. I was a member of Pi Delta Phi, the French National Honor Society and gave private French lessons in addition to my studies.
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Certificates
Reference Letter The Covenant School 2021
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5.0
Rating
55
Students
462
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
French Lessons
Trial Lesson
30 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Children's French Lessons
A1 - C1Kids195 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 12% off
French Lessons for Adults
A1 - C1General177 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 12% off
French Conversation Lessons
B1 - C2Conversation Practice14 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 12% off
French Lessons for Teens
A1 - B2General17 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 12% off
Family / Group Lessons
A1 - C1General29 lessons completed
USD 35.00+
Package with 8% off
Availability
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56 Reviews
Ty T.
12 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
Kathryn has such an effortless joy that makes tutoring session with her an absolute pleasure. Every lesson is tailored to help me succeed and are fun. You can tell she enjoys helping others. She has a way of correcting you without making you feel discouraged. Honestly, you couldn’t choose a better person to tutor with. She’s amazing.
Feb 28, 2023
Kim Baker
38 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
We have had many great teachers from italki whom we have loved. But nobody has done as well as Kathryn for our 9 year old. When he finishes, he literally comes to us and says; “book more lessons, I need more lessons with her! French is life!”
Kathryn challenges him, makes it so enjoyable and honestly worth her weight in gold!
Sep 20, 2022
Ian David White
9 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
A very enjoyable first lesson with Kathryn. She’s very friendly and I felt comfortable talking to her. She speaks French with a nice accent, which is clear and easy to understand. A recommended teacher indeed.
Nov 27, 2021
italki343732
33 French lessons
Today was a bit harder. We pushed the conversation. Kathryn, as always, was super patient.
Mar 17, 2023
connor_gair
1 French lesson
Great first lesson. I haven't used French for years but Kathryn is patient and I look forward to further lessons.
Mar 16, 2023
Steve
3 French lessons
Kathryn has been excellent at helping my son improve on using his French. She is terrific to work with.
Mar 15, 2023
Trial Lesson
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