Bonjour, c'est Virginie
I am a native of the Rhone valley region of France and a naturalized American citizen! I reside in the beautiful French cathedral town of Chartres after years of living and working abroad in Italy, England, and the US.
For over ten years now, I have specialized in assisting adult non-native French speakers develop and improve language comprehension and verbal skills through a unique immersive experience in conversational French. From the simple give and take of day-to-day chitchat in French to in-depth discussions of French history and culture, I engage my students to think, hear, and speak the language.
Whereas the traditional educational approach focuses on reading and writing, my objective is to augment these competencies with the real-world face-to-face communications necessary to master fluency and build the confidence necessary to thrive in French-speaking society.
If you are ready to take your interactive French to a whole new level of ability and understanding, I would love the opportunity to introduce myself and develop a custom program to achieve your goals.
How can I help?
Before I answer this question, I want to assure you that every single service I offer is taught by me so you’ll never end up with another teacher. Also, we meet online, so it doesn’t matter if we are far.
- Private classes : You have me all to yourself to work on whatever you’d like! Click here for more info.
- Small groups : You have me almost all to yourself, as my small groups never exceed 5 participants! This way you are guaranteed an intimate experience as well as plenty of speaking time.
There are 2 different small groups you can join :
- French Conversation Group : Interesting cultural topic to enrich your knowledge of France as a whole. Click here for more info.
- French Book Club : With each club we go through an entire book together. Weekly homework and book provided. Click here for more info.
Online courses : prerecorded video, audio, and text files so you can learn with me but at your own pace. There are 3 online courses :
- 600 Words shows you how you can converse (speak + understand) fluently with only 600 French words. Click here for more info.
- Perfect Pronunciation focuses on how to produce the perfect French sounds with the correct shape of your face, mouth, lips, and teeth. Click here for more info.
- Perfect Spelling improves your French spelling and listening skills, and gives you strong grammar foundations. Click here for more info.
Do you have questions about any of the above? Message me directly at virginie@frenchtruly.com and I will personally get back to you.
Learning a foreign language is hard… but so exciting!
It’s hard, I know, I’ve been there too. I still am actually. I was born in France of two French parents, and growing up, the only language I could speak was French. I have since spent 14 years of my life living abroad in Italy, England, and the US. In other words, I know what learning all about a different culture means, I know the exciting parts, but also the challenging parts… oh the silly things I have said and done!
Just like you I am still learning! I speak French (obviously!), English, Italian, and am now exploring the German language for my studies. A few years ago, I decided to go back to University to study Philosophy. I love so many philosophers but have decided to focus on Mister Nietzsche for my Master and PhD thesis, hence the necessity to study German as I need to be able to quote the original texts. Let’s just say Italian was a lot easier for me!
I’m also a writer. I wrote many short stories, poems, and I recently completed my very first novel. I am currently looking for a publishing house, which is not an easy task to say the least, but also a good lesson on how not to give up!
Now tell me about you?
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Have you tried different methods to learn French but haven’t yet accomplished the progress you were hoping for?
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Do you feel stuck on a plateau, not beginner anymore but not as fluent as you’d like?
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Do you want to start from scratch but don’t know how to manage what looks like a huge mountain of Frenchness in front of you?
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Do you fantasize about traveling to France and being able to comfortably and confidently converse with locals without them systematically responding to you in English?
I can help you with all the above and more! Just email me at virginie@frenchtruly.com and share with me your frustrations, your dreams, your obstacles, your goals. Together you’ll find the appropriate solution for you.
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