Salomé

As an advanced learner (stuck at the B2+ plateau), I had been struggling to find tutors that could push me. I wasn't getting much out of informal free-flow conversation sessions and was looking for something more structured and mentally rigorous. Salomé offers uniquely interesting, intellectually stimulating structured lessons using challenging source material fit for native French speakers. While reading classic literature couched in long-winded, flowery language may seem daunting, she provides enough support and encouragement for you to conquer it. In addition to training written comprehension, she promotes your literary analysis skills with rich, thorough summaries that connect the chosen excerpt to culture, other literature, and even philosophy. So you get something that feels less like an off-the-cuff talk sesh and more like a proper college-level class.

I have sampled many French instructors on iTalki and I can honestly say that Salomé, with whom I have had more than fifty lessons, is among the best. Her calm demeanor and patience create the perfect environment for learning a foreign language. Her methods are varied and effective, using podcasts and movies to improve my aural comprehension, writing exercises to teach me grammar, and reading aloud to perfect my pronunciation. Her lessons stretch my abilities, and even my creativity. I wholeheartedly recommend Salomé to anyone who wants to master the French language.

She's a pro!

A fantastic teacher - knowledgeable, efficient, strict, appropriately demanding, a total gangster of a teacher in the best sense of the word - Salome is generous, trustworthy and patient. Her teaching style will instantly lower your blood pressure and any remaining anxiety, helping build confidence outside your comfort zone from the start. Highly cultured, well-versed in the French and broader European literature and a vast array of works of great artistic value by legendary filmmakers, she will push you into a wide range of topics of conversation, challenging the muscle memory of your French vocabulary and grammar to keep up. Her energy, creativity, and interactive class style will inspire you to put in the effort and will make the inevitable improvement seem easy. Easy in fact, thanks to Salome's organizational and time management skills and her thoughtful selection of learning techniques.

Salomé was focused on establishing my ability and working out how we should proceed. I felt comfortable and she was very helpful and encouraging. I have already been able to hone some basics in the brief time we spoke, and I look forward to learning more!

I've had many lessons with Salomé and it has always been a pleasure. I feel like I'm improving rapidly, especially in understanding spoken French. The lessons are engaging and really push me to improve in areas that I typically neglect such as writing, listening, and grammar. This recent lesson was really great, I got to understand how French people use AI in their daily lives and learn new expressions in casual French. We also spoke a bit about Charles Baudelaire and one of his poems in Paris Spleen and what I thought about it.