Outstanding French teacher!

Nathalie is an absolutely outstanding French teacher! She is everything I had hoped for in a tutor, and more. I am a foreign language teacher myself, with many years of experience teaching at the college and secondary level, so I knew where my problems were in French, and I had a good idea of the approach I needed. On the first day, Nathalie asked me what I wanted to concentrate on, and I told her: my appalling French accent, my sparse vocabulary, and my poor grammar. With great patience and professionalism, Nathalie corrects my pronunciation and enriches my vocabulary throughout the lesson. Her knowledge of French grammar is complete; equally important, she knows how to explain grammar points clearly and succinctly. Needless to say, Nathalie always speaks and writes to me in French, unless I specifically ask her to clarify a point briefly in English. In addition, Nathalie regularly asks me what areas of French culture I want to learn about, and then searches for appropriate, up-to-date articles, which she either brings to the lesson or sends me in advance. This is wonderful, because I am not only learning French, but also learning about things that interest me, and developing the vocabulary to talk about them in French! Nathalie also has provided me with countless internet sources for reading and listening to French on my own. In addition to her superior teaching ability, I would recommend Nathalie because she is a lovely person to work with. She arrives promptly for lessons, she is kind and considerate, and she creates a professional but relaxed learning environment. I feel very fortunate to have found this outstanding tutor, and I highly recommend her to everyone interested in learning French!

Dianne, 11 lessons with Nathalie

knowlegable and patient tutor

Many things to learn in class but not too difficult,she used every minute. She knew my daughter's problem and showed great patience . My daugther felt French is easy to learn with Nathalie.

Megan, 12 lessons with Nathalie

French with flair

She is really engaging with American French students. I liked her personality and voice when I spoke with her. Always friendly. Never rushed.

Chris, 4 lessons with Nathalie

Very skilled and professional

Having several false starts with French with online options, apps and in-person classes, Nathalie was able to provide more skilled instruction in one session than all the others combined. A very fine teacher.

Rob, 1 lesson with Nathalie

Great first lesson

Very helpful, looking forward to continuing to work with Nathalie. She is a very patient tutor and I could tell is ensuring good pronunciation and grammar and covering the very important points of French. Excellent tutor.

Emily, 3 lessons with Nathalie

Friendly Effective Tutor

Since Nathalie started tutoring my son, his French grade has improved drastically. His confidence in speaking and writing French has significantly improved to where he truly enjoys the language. His French teacher has expressed her delight with the results and encourages James to continue with Nathalie. Most importantly, with his joy of French now, it will continue to be a part of his electives throughout High School. Nathalie has been great!

Maureen, 27 lessons with Nathalie

Kind and professional

Nathalie was competent, kind and patient with a very green student. I am confident I will be able to learn the language with her help. I look forward to the next lesson!

Larry, 51 lessons with Nathalie

Qualified and Patient

Nathalie is very knowledgeable and qualified for teaching her subject matter. She was able to identify my language goals and developed a strategy for the way forward. She worked diligently with me to accommodate with my schedule. She is also pleasant and personable. So delighted to have met Nathalie.

Rehab, 2 lessons with Nathalie

Adapts to my learning style

After finishing the free duolingo course I needed an instructor who could provide more formal training and work with me on using the knowledge I had gained to be able to converse. After only three lessons I feel like I am on a path that will take me to real comprehension and the ability to think and speak in french. I'm an engineer so I need to understand "why" as well as "how" - Nathalie sensed that about me and now leads with both when she is explaining things. I look forward to each new lesson.

Art, 4 lessons with Nathalie

Great tutor

My high school kid is learning French 3 and was struggling with grammar and speaking. He tremendously improved in both areas after a couple of lessons with Nathalie.

Subbu, 3 lessons with Nathalie