Bonjour je suis Marina
Marina specialises in teaching French to adults at any level, beginners, intermediate and advanced. On top of that, she can also tutor children from the age of 5 years old. She can also help with any French exam such as GCSE, IGCSE, A-level, DELF, DALF... She is DBS checked.
Before working with us, she was a private French teacher to adults in Edinburgh and has also animated advanced French courses for adults for the Edinburgh council. On top of that, she has been a youth camp leader for a few years and progressed to training adults for the French Youth Leader Certificate (BAFA).
Marina is a patient and friendly person. She is passionate about learning and teaching and enjoys sharing her knowledge with people. She has a particular interest in cognitive skills and is trained in memory techniques, focus, processing and speed reading.
She thinks a good teacher should be patient, encouraging and able to take into account the student’s unique way of learning and memorising.
On top of French, she also speaks English fluently. Moreover, she has an intermediate level in Spanish. She learnt them at school and university.
Every lesson follows the Structured French methodology that we have refined over more than a decade. Rather than relying on improvised conversations or disconnected exercises, our curriculum follows a carefully designed progression where vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and conversation develop together. Each lesson is supported by our collection of twelve books, ensuring every student benefits from the same structured learning experience.
We have taught French to people from different parts of the world, adapting the teaching method to their background, requirements, and consideration of their mother tongue. We had the pleasure to teach French to university lecturers, researchers and doctors, and people working in the cinema, the music, and the media industry such as tv producers, journalists, or musicians. We have as well taught French to business owners, to CEOs, and to members of the European Parliament. Moreover, we have delivered in-company lessons, for English companies working with French ones and, to people working for French companies. Some of them are:
