Sarah - French tutor - London

One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Sarah will be happy to arrange your first French lesson.

Sarah

One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Sarah will be happy to arrange your first French lesson.

  • Hourly rate £40
  • Response Time 11h
  • Number of students 50+
Sarah - French tutor - London
  • 5 (16 reviews)

£40/hr

1st lesson free

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  • French
  • French speaking
  • French reading
  • French listening
  • French writing

French tutor with over 5,000 hours direct tuition experience with language students (aged 8+) and professionals of all abilities. 93% pass rate with exam-sitting students (32% gaining 8, 9, and A*)

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One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Sarah will be happy to arrange your first French lesson.

About Sarah

An enthusiastic educator specialising in French grammar, speaking and listening skills, I have a friendly and patient approach to language learning, and design my lessons around each student’s aims, interests and ambitions, keeping study sessions fun and motivation high.

With a 12-year career in the corporate world behind me, I am also well placed to tailor sessions to include business jargon and technical corporate vocabulary for Business French students.

As a Translator I have worked on a number of French to English translation projects, primarily on the translation of corporate works including non-fiction books, websites, company promotional material, business industry articles, opinion pieces, and blog posts.

As an English As A Foreign Language Tutor I work with advanced-level students to improve their grammar, vocabulary and accents, achieving both business and personal goals.

I have lived, worked and studied in France for several years and I am bilingual in all aspects of daily French life, culture and business.

Education:
DESEM (equivalent of British BA (Hons) Degree)
Euromed Management (Marseille, France, 1993-1995). All tuition in French.

BA (Hons) Degree in European Management, 2:1
Middlesex University Business School (London, 1995-1997)

Other Qualifications :
Enhanced DBS Certificate (Disclosure & Barring Service).

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About the lesson

  • All Levels
  • English

All languages in which the lesson is available :

English

French Tutor with 14 years’ proven experience mentoring language students to improve their confidence, overcome hurdles and maximise their knowledge and potential. I have a 93% pass rate with exam-sitting students, with 32% gaining 8, 9, and A* grades.

With younger students, I offer one-to-one online French tuition for 13+, GCSE, iGCSE, and A Level exam preparation, also undergraduate support. Some students need help building their confidence in the subject, others have gaps in their knowledge which we identify and fill, and several show a flair for the language and benefit from being stretched beyond their actual academic level.

As a French Language Coach, I work with adults on improving their Business French skills across a wide range of industry sectors. I also work with adults who are learning French for pleasure.

Over the years I have created an extensive library of study documents, exercises and lesson plans that can be adapted to each individual student's needs and goals.

Every student will have different questions, different talents and will need to face different hurdles. My calm, patient and considerate approach to tutoring creates an environment where no question is silly, any worries about the subject can be discussed openly, and frustrations can be ironed out, explored and worked through.

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Rates

Hourly rate

  • £40

Pack prices

  • 5h: £200
  • 10h: £400

online

  • £40/h

free lessons

The first free lesson with Sarah will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.

  • 1hr

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Find out more about Sarah

Find out more about Sarah

  • Do you speak this language fluently because of your origins or because a teacher inspired you to learn?

    I come from a long line of teachers, and my father taught French. As a family we would go camping in France every year, and as a young girl and I enjoyed discovering new ways to communicate with my campsite friends who spoke different languages. Learning French at school was a joy, and as a young adult I spent several years living, working and studying in France.

    I was inspired by France, as clichéd as it sounds. Growing up knowing the country, and then living there, it became a part of me. 
  • Can you name a living, historical or fictional character that you think is the emblematic representative of the language's culture? 

    There are so many characters that spring to mind for a wide variety of reasons. Film, literature, fine art, food/wine - where to begin? Admittedly, these form part of the French culture rather than that of the language specifically.

    I suppose the best I can do is share an anecdote on the subject. In the early 90s (and a week prior to my departure for two years living in Marseille in the south of France), British TV showed a French film: La Gloire de Mon Père by Marcel Pagnol. A novelist, playwright and filmmaker, Pagnol is generally regarded as one of France’s greatest 20th-century writers.

    Set in the region I was headed for, the film’s opening credits drew me in as if through hypnosis - sweeping cinematic shots of limestone hills with oak, beech and pine forests, set to the rhythmic shrill of cicadas. I fell in love with the romance of Provence: the countryside, the accent, the French way of life. All thanks to Pagnol’s writing.
  • Is there a typical word, phrase, tradition or behaviour in the language that you particularly like? 

    I have favourite French words that I find wonderful, and there are certain phrases in French that I adore. Similarly, there are French words that I find difficult to pronounce and which I feel are uncomfortable for an English-speaker to produce.

    As a translator I have come to notice subtle differences in the phrasing of sentences and paragraphs that amuse me greatly as I discover them. When I am translating, it is not unusual for me to spend days (and nights!) pondering over single words or phrases, so that I may be true to the authentic context of the original text. 
  • Why does speaking this language matter to you? 

    This language, this culture, this country - it has become part of who I am. I also studied German and Spanish, but it is the French language that captured my heart. 
  • What is the main difficulty in learning this language and what can help the process of learning? 

    All of us, young and old, have our own unique set of talents: maths, languages, nursing, engineering, creativity, sports, parenting, mechanics, the arts, IT, medicine, history…

    Each of my students have their own talents. What one finds easy, another may find the hardest thing in the world. It is my job to identify these differences, and to steer my student through their language-learning journey so that they feel supported, accompanied, and their accomplishments celebrated.
  • Provide a valuable anecdote related to your language learning or your days at school. 

    Many of my students find speaking French very difficult. They prefer reading or writing - understandable, as you have longer to think about the word on the page or the phrase you want to write. Speaking French can be terrifying, even for my adult students.

    As a 16-year old I went camping with my French penpal and her family (including her 10-year old cousin) for a month in the south of France. I could follow the dinner-table conversation to a point, but struggled to join in. A precious moment occurred during a conversation with myself and her cousin, who spoke no English whatsoever. No one else was around to judge or correct my spoken French. He asked me a question and I answered… and the French that resulted was the best French I had ever spoken up to that point. My French was full of mistakes without a doubt, but the response was positive and my message understood. It was liberating.

    It taught me the power of a pressure-free and judgment-free learning environment, which is what I strive to create for all my students.
  • How has travel or a specific trip helped you to increase your skill and knowledge of the language?

    I lived in France for several years, both working and studying. I then continued to live with French friends for over a decade, and we would communicate in both French and English, sometimes within the same sentence. We could finish a conversation and have no recollection in which language the conversation had been held. I dreamt in French. I talked to myself in French. I once wrote my shopping list out in French without realising. 

    I’m incredibly grateful to my French friends and colleagues who helped me gain knowledge and confidence in the language.
  • What makes you a Superprof in language?

    All of the above! As a professional, full-time French tutor, I am 50+ years in the making. From the young girl drawing her age (6) in a campsite sandpit while making friends with another girl my own age who didn’t speak English, to the woman opening doors of confidence and ability for her students, both younger and older. 

    I feel so lucky to be able to say I love my job. I truly do.
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