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Online French Tutor Elodie
Elodie
Anglo-French relations PhD
$65/hr
French native, Oxford University graduate and academic. Available for private lessons.
Elodie5.0305 classes
The University of Oxford - Anglo-French relations - PhD
French native, Oxford University graduate and academic. Available for private lessons.
| Recent Students: 18 |
| Total Hours: 403 |
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| All-time Students: 19 |
| Total Classes: 305 |
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| Recent Students: 18 | Total Hours: 403 | Last Online: |
| All-time Students: 19 | Total Classes: 305 | Signed Up: |
About Me
My name is Elodie. I am a native French speaker. I have been living and studying in New York, Paris, London, and the University of Oxford, where I have completed both my Master’s degree and my doctorate. My background is in linguistics, and I have been tutoring French privately for GCSE, A Level, and adult learners as well as French undergraduates for nearly 10 years. The time that I invest in each student has meant that their grades and overall confidence have systematically gone up, allowing them to move on to good schools, universities or to work abroad with a positive mindset. I teach French extensively in Oxford and online internationally as well. I consistently receive outstanding feedback for how I structure and approach each lesson, always striving to impart knowledge whilst enhancing my students' understanding and confidence along the way.
I formerly obtained a Bachelor’s degree at the Paris Sorbonne with honours, in French and English literature, history and linguistics, which gave me a thorough understanding from the inside out on how French and English work and how they ultimately differ. I have also lived half my life in France, and half in England.
My students' grades and confidence always visibly improve significantly and rapidly, and I take immense pleasure in witnessing and being a part of their academic and personal growth.
I am also currently learning Italian for my on-going academic work (and my Italian husband!), which I had to learn from scratch with a teacher. This experience has given me a unique opportunity to fill the shoes of my students, as I myself can experience the many challenges and breakthroughs that they themselves face on their journey towards French fluency.
Tutor Experience
I am fun, enthusiastic and creative and my approach to learning a language follows these principles - it should be a positive and exciting experience, not a painful task!
I have been recognised for my skills and dedication to teaching, having been recently nominated for an award for outstanding teaching with The Tutors' Association (UK).
I am also delighted to share that ALL of my A Level students this year achieved A or A* in their final exams, and they are all now moving on to the universities of their choice, including Oxford and Cambridge universities.
I am very organised and dedicated to my students who all receive an all-rounded service from me, in and outside of the classroom. My classes are not ‘pre-packaged’, they are all prepared and structured around the current knowledge, rhythm and need of each student. In my opinion it is really what makes lessons with a private tutor so much more valuable and rewarding in the long run for a student. Everything in my classes is very personalised and I really care about working around the specific interests and specificity of each student too when I prepare exercises, homework or give a book or article recommendation. I prepare all the documents that the student need for each lesson and the process is very organic, smooth yet very structured.
Every tutoring lesson has three parts:
• Pre- tutoring homework: generally sent by email and examined during lessons
• Tutoring: step by step analysis of any questions that the student might be struggling with, focusing on isolating and correcting problematic areas.
• Homework: generally given afterwards by email, after being adjusted to suit the student's needs.
Topic Expertise
I bring extensive one-on-one teaching experience with students of diverse levels and abilities. I am especially well-versed in the content as well as the techniques required to successfully address these exam boards: AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, DELF.
This endeavour is well supported by both my teaching experience and my academic training from my bachelor’s degree through to my doctoral studies. This background has given me a deep understanding of both French and English, their structures, and their key differences, allowing me to tailor instruction effectively.
Having lived in England for 18 years after growing up in France, and having formally studied the linguistics mechanisms of both languages and their methods of acquisition , I am uniquely positioned to help students draw meaningful parallels between the two languages and cultures, offering them a richer and more practical learning experience.
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Testimonials
**REVIEWS FROM PREVIOUS STUDENTS**
/ A Level student /
Hi Elodie! Just to let you know I got 359/400 and got an A! 3 marks off an A star. I will get to study at Balliol in Oxford (university). I couldn't thank you enough for your help, as you really made it happen!
/ A Level student /
I just wanted to say a huge thanks for all that you did for my daughter over the past few months. As I know she has told you, she got an A in her A level, and in fact it was a high A - she got 88%, which must only be a couple of marks off an A*? So she went from a prediction of an A/B, with her teachers stressing the real risk that she would get a B, to a high A that will set her up really well for her plan to study French at university. The lessons that she did with you made a huge difference to her, especially to her oral work which is where she had been weakest. I know you had a considerable impact on her capabilities and her performance, and we really are very grateful to you. We would recommend you without hesitation!
/ A Level, at Magdalen College School, Oxford /
I got my French result back for A levels and I got a D2 which is the equivalent to an A*, so l am very happy and going off to Exeter next September! Thank you so much for helping me and dedicating so much time to help me, I really adored having lessons with you and I genuinely feel that this was only possible with your help and that confidence that you gave me! Doing the project on Magritte was certainly a highlight and all the extra research you gave was crucial to the project. Thank you so so so much again!!❤️
/GCSE French, at CharterHouse School /
I wanted to let you know I got a grade 8 in my French GCSE which I am over the moon with!! Thank you so much for all of your help, I could never have achieved this without you.❤️❤️
/ Adult learner, professional French /
I really have to say, l've learned more from you these past 3 months than I learned in the whole 50 hours of lessons I did in that course at the French institute!!! Thank you so so much for your dedication, knowledge and deep care.
/ Adult learner, B2 DELF exam & seeking to obtain French nationality /
I just wanted to let you know that we had French guests last week and they told me that my French drastically improved. I told them it’s because I had the greatest teacher named Elodie :) I just wanted you to know 🙏..... / Today I had a good news - I’m finally French! I will get my birth certificate soon. I would like to thank you for your invaluable help in my French journey ❤️
/ Oxford doctoral student, C2 DELF exam /
Merci, merci et merci (ad infinitum) de m’avoir tant aidé pour mon français. L’Institut Français vient de me décerner le niveau C2 ! Tu es vraiment la Reine du français! 👑
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Qualifications
I am a doctoral student at the University of Oxford, looking at Anglo-French relations from a cultural and political perspective. I have also been teaching French privately for over 10 years, stemming from my academic background in french / english history and linguistics.
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