CELTA certified English teacher, FLE certified French teacher and Haitian Creole teacher.
Unterrichtet
Englisch
Muttersprache
Französisch
Muttersprache
Haitianisch
Muttersprache
Spricht
Spanisch
Slowenisch
CELTA certified English teacher, FLE certified French teacher and Haitian Creole teacher.
Über mich
Ich als Lehrkraft
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
Aus USALebt in Other, USA (18:29 UTC+02:00)
Über mich
italki-Lehrkraft seit 24. Sep 2018
Thema von InteresseEssenGesundheitReisen
I am a curious, ever-learning person who enjoys traveling and immersing herself in other cultures. I love to exercise and stay active through biking, swimming, playing tennis and volleyball. I also enjoy dancing, and could not imagine my life without music and dance! Last, I take great pleasure in cooking, and even greater pleasure in eating and trying new dishes.
I hold two master degrees, one in Business Administration (MBA), and the other in Liberal Studies, with a focus in philosophy. I also hold a CELTA and a certificate: Enseigner le français langue étrangère aujourd'hui-Avancé.
I am a native French and Haitian Creole speaker, and I studied Spanish. I am currently learning Slovene.
Ich als Lehrkraft
I enjoy learning and found out through tutoring that I also enjoy sharing and explaining things to my peers and students. Moreover, they enjoy my energy and seem to benefit from my teaching style, which makes the experience even more fulfilling and motivating!
I currently teach General English, Exam preparation, Business English, Pronunciation and Speaking, and English Tutoring (conversation), as well as French and Haitian Creole classes.
I know the challenges learning a new language can present, and I believe in continuously improving my teaching skills through a variety of professional training that I can customize to help my students progress faster and excel in their learning!
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
I have two styles of teaching which I customize to each student's needs. The most common is pre-structured, where I develop a lesson plan with a target language, within a specific context, for example, learning about the present continuous in the context of my student traveling or renting a car. This ensures my student learns vocabulary related to a relevant, real-life topic, and applies the target language through speaking and writing exercises.
I can also structure the class around a topic that my student chooses with a narrower focus, such as more grammar than vocabulary and vice versa. For either style, students can expect to also cover pronunciation.
I felt delighted after the session with Valerie, she quickly perceived the aspects of my English I need to improve and gave me her recommendations. I will be back after some practice. Thanks!
8. Juni 2024
Kathleen
29 Haitianisch Unterrichtsstunden
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
Valerie is wonderful! Class always feels meaningful and a great mix of planned and flexible/organic content. She is extremely encouraging, knowledgeable, and just plain easy to talk to. I'm always impressed how she assesses my performance in the target language and gives me meaningful items to work on between classes. She makes it look effortless, but I can assure you that it takes a lot of expertise and empathy to develop and manage a class the way that Valerie does.
24. Jan. 2023
Ally Chapmond
2 Haitianisch Unterrichtsstunden
So informative and patient
14. Apr. 2025
Oyinda Oluwa
131 Französisch Unterrichtsstunden
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
Valérie est ma professeure préférée. Nos conversations sont si intéressantes que je suis toujours surprise quand on arrive à la fin du cours. Chaque fois qu’on se rencontre, je sens que je m'améliore et je sais que mon français a beaucoup progressé grâce à elle. Tout le monde aurait de la chance de l'avoir comme professeur. Merci pour tout ce que tu as fait, Valérie !
9. März 2023
Margaret
1 Haitianisch Unterrichtsstunde
Valerie is a great teacher!🤩🤩🤩
She clearly knows what she's doing but is also flexible in order to accommodate the student's need.
21. Apr. 2025
Andreea Negreanu
20 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
Excellent! The teacher is wonderful, she asks you questions that make you think and that make you develop your communication skills/vocabulary. She also proposes very interesting discussion topics that make the class very captivating and it seems to pass immediately. It makes you want a new class as soon as possible.