What is your teaching philosophy?

Pragmatism

What might you do in a typical first session with a student?

Get to know the person, their passions, and their objectives in working with a French tutor.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

Providing fun assignments.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

Engage in interesting conversations about his/her areas of interests.

If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?

Provide multiple examples.

What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?

Getting to know them, their areas of interests, and their objectives in hiring a tutor.

How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?

Try to relate the subject to something they like or can relate to.

What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?

Illustrate with concrete examples, related if possible to the student's interests.

How do you build a student's confidence in a subject?

Repeat, repeat, repeat.

How do you evaluate a student's needs?

Asking questions, in writing or verbally.

How do you adapt your tutoring to the student's needs?

By asking him/her questions.

What types of materials do you typically use during a tutoring session?

It depends. French children books for basic levels, more advanced ones otherwise. Songs or podcasts from French radio stations.