Mays AL SABBAGH
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Mays AL SABBAGH
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Teaches
French
Native
Speaks
Arabic
English
Spanish
Certified French teacher with 16 years of experience !!! 👩🏼💻
Teaches
French
Native
Speaks
Arabic
English
Spanish
Certified French teacher with 16 years of experience !!! 👩🏼💻
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
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From FranceLiving in Montpellier, France (23:17 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Nov 7, 2017InterestsSports & FitnessTravelMusic
My name is Mays. I was born in Toulouse (South of France) and I'am a French teacher. I have a Master Degree in French teaching and I speak 3 languages fluently: French (native), English (B2) and Arabic (C1-C2). I have also learned Spanish at school for 7 years: although I can understand it more easily, I can't speak it fluently cause I didn't practice the language. So if you don't want to have the same problem, keep practicing your French!Me as a Teacher
I've been teaching general or specific French for more than 16 years, both online and in different teaching structures, mainly to adults from beginners to advanced learners.
Teaching French is my vocation. In deed, I have been practicing this wonderful profession since my graduation and even after more than ten years of teaching, I'm always so passionate, I can't do anything else! It makes me so proud to see my learners grow from beginners to advanced.My lessons & teaching style
Learn french, but not any French, the "real" one. Because the French learned through traditional language methods is different from the kind actually used by the French, I offer you to learn "real" French—that of the French. Why? To be able to understand and being understood by the French. For this purpose, I use different types of authentic teaching materials, such as the following: advertisements, public announcements, excerpts from television or radio programs, YouTube videos, songs, video clips, movie clips, photos.
For all the lessons i give, i create my own activities tailor to your level, objectives, needs, desires and obligations.
Just try it!My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Test templates and examples
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Training-ship certificate: Design of teaching material from specific documents - Agency of Francophonie Universities - 2009
Certificate verified
Training-ship certificate: Teaching of French for Specific Purposes - Cultural Service of the French Embassy - 2008
Certificate verified
Education
2005 - 2006
Bachelor’s - Bachelor's Degree in Language Sciences
2006 - 2008
Master's - Master's Degree in French Teaching as a Foreign Language
2000 - 2003
Bachelor’s - Bachelor's Degree in French Literature
Work Experience
2016 - 2022
French TeacherOnline French teaching from level A1 to C1.
General and specific French : use of authentic document and design teaching material tailored to learner needs.
Préparation to French examinations: DELF - DALF - TCF.
2015 - 2016
French TeacherTaught general French to adults from levels A1 to C1.
Design material teaching for absolute beginners.
Organization of thematic workshops.
Intensive courses & private lessons.
Use and creation of activities for interactive whiteboard in class.
Use of Moodle platform.
2015 - 2015
French TeacherTaught general French to adults from levels A1 to C1 in different group-classes.
Preparation courses to DELF B1 & DALF C1.
Private lessons.
Taught general French to adults from levels A1 to C1 in specific group-classes: Austrian & Swiss learners.
DFP oral and writing examinations.
2011 - 2014
French TeacherTaught general French and French for Academic Purposes from levels A1 to C1 to adults.
Design of teaching materials: syllabus, curricula, lessons.
Design of activities for an interactive whiteboard use. Online course on the moodle platform.
Participation in placement test and final examinations: topics, corrections, oral examinations.
Training of French instructors.
Organization of operations oriented to specific groups.
Applied research on the teaching of oral skills.
2011 - 2011
French TeacherTaught general French from levels A1 to C1 to adults of different nationalities.
Preparation of teaching material.
Organisation of French learning workshops and educational project.
2010 - 2011
French Teacher for Integration & Job Search Workshops LeadersTaught French for Integration to migrant adults in partnership with French Office for Immigration & Integration from A1 & A2.
Heterogeneity of group-classes (nationality, level and training objectives).
Formative assessment.
Facilitated job search workshops to non-francophone adults.
Coaching tailored to the needs of the job seeker.
2010 - 2010
French TeacherTaught general French from levels A1 to C1 to adults and teenagers.
Examiner for the oral examinations of the TCF and the DELF/DALF.
Taught scientific & legal French.
2009 - 2010
French Teaching EngineerDesign of a database of teaching materials and activities for the Master Degree "Risk Management".
Design of skills bases, syllabus, curricula and booklets.
Presentation at the Ministry of Higher Education for a national distribution and also a Lebanese conference of French for Academic Purposes "To reform the teaching of French at the university".
2008 - 2010
French Teacher & Educational CoordinatorTaught French for Specific Purposes from levels A1 to C1.
Teaching engineering: Design of training programs for Franco-Syrian cotutelle masters - domains: Risk Management, Restoration of Heritage, Urban Engineering and Sustainable Development.
Coordination of trainings.
Teaching: task-based approach.
2008 - 2008
French TeacherTaught French from levels A1 to C1.
Organization of a national seminar "Pedagogy of large groups and teaching of French".
Preparation of the linguistic reinforcement course.
2008 - 2008
French TeacherTaught French from level A1 to C1.
Design of a training program.
Management of class schedules.
2007 - 2007
French TeacherTaught French from levels A1 to C1 to adults and teenagers.
Preparation of lessons and teaching material.
Preparation of language test and correction.
5.0
Rating
60
Students
522
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
98%
Response rate
French Lessons
Trial Lesson
36 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Speak Real French : no grammar !!! (A1-B1)
A1 - B1Conversation265 lessons completed
USD 28.00
Package with 8% off
Conversation & Grammar (A2-B2)
A2 - B2Conversation25 lessons completed
USD 30.00
Package with 7% off
Learn Real French (A0-C2)
A1 - C2Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 30.00
Package with 7% off
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84 Reviews
Maria
6 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
May is a top notch professional teacher, with an excellent sense of what the underlying problem is when I have difficulty. I really appreciate her organization, with videos and follow-up questions already prepared. She also uses an excellent interactive platform.
Apr 11, 2018
David Stevenson
1 French lesson
Teacher’s pick
Excellent !
I'm loving the teaching techniques that Mays uses because I was fully involved during the whole course even as a beginner !
This is a really motivating, usefull and rewarding !
The course "Learn Real French" is very well organized and very interesting because we work on all skills (listening, reading, speaking, writing, vocabulary) including phonetics and culture!
We first started the course on Skype then we used an other more advanced software dedicated to distance learning.
This is amazing because I really felt like I attended a face-to-face course, but from home!
I loved the training materials: the video was funny, the pix and activities prepared by Mays fitted perfectly with my habilities in French and helped me a lot.
I was surprised to understand so many things by myself and to be able to speak French thanks to the patience, encouragement and support of Mays, I felt very comfortable !
The whole course was in French, Mays didn't hesitate to spend a little more time with me to ensure I understood correctly and I was astonished to fully communicate without using a single word in english !
I've tried many online courses but I never had such a great french course. I finally found THE perfect teacher ! I don't want an other one !
Nov 16, 2017
Chris Howell
51 French lessons
Lots of learning. Very useful.
Jun 4, 2024
Salva
1 French lesson
Teacher’s pick
Trial Lesson. It's been very positive. The teacher uses a cutting-edge software that makes the lesson interactive and fun. She was really professional and conducted the lesson to push me gently and to make the most of our time. Highly recommendable.
Jan 4, 2018
Chris Howell
51 French lessons
Much appreciate the precision and clarity of explanation especially the formulae for the phrases.
Jun 17, 2024
Chris Howell
51 French lessons
Feel that I have worked and practiced speaking and learnt some new rules of grammar
May 8, 2024
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