Bilingual French Coaching for Adults
Hi, I'm Chris. Your French teacher.
I specialize in teaching adult learners. On this website, there is a roadmap to help you learn French within a year.
No matter your age or background, follow my guidance and together we can make French happen for you. Thanks for your visit!
What makes us different?
Why are we effective?
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Why learn French with us?
There are many good reasons to learn French with us. We can speak about the fact that your teacher has a multicultural background that makes him perfectly bilingual in French and English. We can talk about the fact that Chris also teaches these 2 languages.Â
We can emphasize the university degrees and background in Linguistics and Teaching Pedagogy. We can say that as a former adult learner himself, Chris knows the feeling of facing a new language.
We can also mention that Chris lived in Europe for decades and knows the cultures, including France and the UK. We can underline that the entire pedagogy on this website is made for adult learners who wish for clear explanations, structure and guidance. We can point out that the learning strategy focuses on quantifiable victories we can claim by learning well-defined parts of the French language.
Then there’s this website which is filled to the brim with all manner of explanations and exercises with video and worksheets that are sure to leave no part of French unexplored. A never-ending class at a high level of quality.
We can say that Chris looked at the traditional definition of “teaching” and saw that it was potentially ruinous as well as snail-paced. We can explain that we put French back into the hands of the learner.
And of course we can expand on the passion, the desire to see students do well and all the extras. The time given to each student, the encouragement and the personalized coaching.
It’s all these little parts that come together and give OuiCommunicate its unique status as the foremost bilingual learning experience for adults.
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Who are our students?
Our students choose us for specific reasons. Some are in a hurry and want a straightforward French program. Others enjoy the clarity and structure they find here. They have in common that they are adult learners who’ve tried a “who’s who” of famous teachers and methods.
They wish for a new departure and to learn “seriously”. Many have the project or residing in, or even retiring in France. They know that they need to put French in “second gear” if they are to meet their goal. They want the right structure to do it in.
Our students enjoy our traditional way of teaching French. We offer reliability, clear explanations, exercises and measurable progress. They appreciate the fact of being able to see the plan ahead.
Our students appreciate a teacher who is bilingual in French and English and has the university degrees to back it up. They want a teacher who understands the full spectrum of both languages. And they want a teacher who is a host and welcomes them as friends.
By booking classes with us, our students benefit from an online format which leaves traditional schools in the dust. They know that what they can cover in weeks here would take them months elsewhere.
Our students enjoy the time-proven value of a sensible approach to French while still benefiting from the advantages of technology. They want a teacher who’s focused, dynamic and who has walked the walk as a language student. Most importantly, they want to know that there’s a human who listens.
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A word about our method
Have you ever walked out of a French class or switched off your favourite podcast and said: “Well, that was interesting…what did I learn exactly?” It sure felt compelling but you aren’t quite sure what you walked away with and that you could call your own.
As our highest priority, this the number one thing we NEVER want students to experience. We ALWAYS want you to leave a class having learned a true skill.
For this, we think in terms of strategy and roadmaps. We want your learning to be quantifiable. You leave a class and you can say exactly what you learned. One battle at a time until you’ve covered all the necessary French skills.
We abhor ill-defined catchphrases like “Speak like a native” or “Learn with no grammar”…It’s all well and good but what EXACTLY did you learn? You cannot put “speak like a native” into a lesson plan.
We dug into our own experience as language learners and into our observations of how other language schools are operated. The majority of schools are in the business of entertaining students in the manner of a hobby. It’s not “wrong” but it should be known.
In our classes, we place you at the center of the learning. We refer you to some precise exercises and you book a class when you feel ready.
We don’t need much time to assess whether you know a topic. This is why the “meetups” are 20 minutes long. Short, dynamic and to-the-point. Before that, we have Homework milestones in which you send us voice recordings of your own creation. For free. Oh yes!
In the end, it’s all about targeting what you need to know in French and winning those battles. Knock down the blocks of knowledge until you’ve covered all the necessary skills.