
Gwladys
Certified Tutor
Native French speaker currently living in Oxford (UK) who studied French Literature (Lettres Modernes) at La Sorbonne Nouvelle, I can offer French lessons to all students, from beginners to graduates preparing themselves to become Teacher of French.
With a C2 level (proficiency) fluency in English, I enjoy just as much initiating children to the French Language or teaching French to adult learners who want to discover a new language, prepare for a trip to France, or build up their fluency.
Paris born and raised, I have also lived in various parts of France, including Paris, the French Riviera, the Loire Valley, Bordeaux and Brittany. I will happily explain local variations to French culture, or give you tips on how to make the most of your time in France.
In addition to language lessons, having trained at university level in History, Geography and Philosophy during my time in Hypokhagne (Classe Preparatoire aux Grandes Ecoles), I will also happily provide French culture and French literature lessons to those who wish to gain a wider understanding of the French language, France and French people.
Catering to the specific needs and requests of my students, I will adapt to both your learning goals and your learning style. Despite living in Europe, my schedule is usually very flexible due to my practice of Arts at night!
As an alternative to traditional lessons and tutoring sessions, I can design a tailored French program for you around your interests and your learning style. My goal is for you to enjoy every second of it, and be a guide to your immersion into French so that French comes as a second nature for you.
If your preference goes for a more formal way of learning, as a Latinist and etymologist, I will help you shine some light on the complexities of the French language while relying on written and visual content to enhance your understanding and memorisation.
While no one would be able to notice it nowadays, I am dyslexic. Due to being gifted as well, and having received intervention as a child, I was able to compensate for it. What seemed like an impediment turned into one of my greatest strengths, as my brain bubbles with creativity, and finding different ways to explain things comes naturally to me, having first had to do so for myself.
In class, teachers used my advanced level and my talent for making things simple to support pupils who were struggling by pairing them with me. I found it extremely satisfying to witness their newfound confidence as they were suddenly understanding something they thought they never would understand.
Through tutoring, I came to realise that those who struggled to understand something in class did so because they had met difficulties in learning something at some point, and had not received the support they needed, which resulted in them losing confidence in their ability to learn. It was as if their brain had given up on trying and any concept sounded more complex to them than it really was, just due to an internalised belief that they were not capable.
As I had been down the same path earlier in my life, I knew that I could use the skills I developed for myself and help them regain confidence. Those amazing experiences fueled my passion for teaching and developing new learning strategies.
If you're a visual and/or kinesthetic learner, I will be able to best support you in meeting your targets.
Having volunteered for the past 6 years as an active listener for an online emotional support service, and being currently enrolled in an LV4 in counselling, I am warm and approachable and able to put at ease introverts and anxious learners.
If you have any additional needs, learning specificities, or particular learning targets, feel free to contact me to discuss any adjustment that would suit you best.
I am looking forward to teaching you the most beautiful language in the world, and hopefully in an enjoyable way that never leaves you the impression that you have to put any effort towards it.
A bientot!
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Undergraduate Degree: La Sorbonne Nouvelle, - Bachelor in Arts, French
Needing to know about and understand everything, I am a jack of all trades! Passionate about pedagogy, psychology and anthropology as well as medical science, I spend most of my free time researching and writing. Creative writer, painter, and musician, Arts and crafts are a way of life for me. As a neurodivergent individual experiencing intense and overpowering emotions, music is my way of regulating those. As a result, I compose, sing, and play (fairly poorly!) strings (violin, guitar and piano).
- AP French Language and Culture
- CLEP Prep
- CLEP French
- Conversational French
- Elementary School (in French)
- English
- French
- French 1
- French 2
- French 3
- French 4
- French Immersion
- French Literature and Composition (in French)
- High School French
- Languages
- Middle School (in French)
- Other
- Psychologies
- Psychology
- Reading
- Reading Comprehension (in French)
- SAT Subject Test in French with Listening
- SAT Subject Tests Prep
- Science
- Social Sciences
- Test Prep
- UK A Level Prep
- UK A Level French
- UK A Level Modern Languages
- UK GCSE Prep
- UK GCSE Biology
- UK GCSE French
- UK Key Stage 3 Science