From CanadaLiving in Montreal, Canada (10:09 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jun 14, 2013
Hello! My name is Marie-Claire, but you can call me Minnie.
Salut! Mon nom est Marie-Claire, mais vous pouvez m'appellez Minnie
Me as a Teacher
My teaching philosophy is that: "people learn best when they are having fun". I think that most people learn the best when they are laughing and smiling. That's why I love to have high energy and make sure that you're having fun and definitely not falling asleep!
Ma philosophie d'enseignement est que "le monde apprennent le meilleur quand ils ont du fun*" Je pense que la majorité des personnes apprennent le meilleur quand ils rient et sourient. C'est ça pourquoi j'aime avoir beaucoup d'énergie et faire sûre que vous n'allez pas vous endormir en classe!
My lessons & teaching style
I specialize in teaching grammar and accent reduction. I love grammar though more than that I love to teach it! I love teaching about the different kinds of verbs, the difference between a/an, the different kinds of plural pronunciations! You got a question, I can answer it! And if not, give me a second to research it and I'll tell you about it next class.
Je specialize beaucoup en reduction de l'accent et en grammaire. J'aime beaucoup mon accent quebecois et si tu veux apprendre comment pronouncer comme moi, je peux vous aider. Si vous voulez juste l'entendre et tu as la misère a le comprendre, je vais faire sûre de me ralentir.
Certificates
120 TESL course - International Open Academy - 2018
Certificate verified
Education
2015 - 2018
Bachelor’s - English LiteratureConcordia UniversityWith 3 credits in Teaching English as a Second Language
Work Experience
2018 - 2019
TeacherAmerican Eagle Institue - Taichung, Taiwan, China
2014 - 2016
TeacherDadaABC - Shanghai, China
5.0
Rating
396
Students
2,044
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
97%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
396
Students
2044
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
97%
Response rate
English Lessons
English
French
Trial Lesson
148 lessons completed
USD 7.00+
Conversational English
A1 - C2Conversation627 lessons completed
USD 12.50+
Package with 36% off
General English
A1 - B2Language Essentials215 lessons completed
USD 17.00+
Package with 3% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
349 Reviews
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57 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
Lessons with Minnie are great! I love how even if she cannot answer a question right at that moment, she will research it for me for next class!
Apr 28, 2020
9c7600
2 French lessons
Une très bonne leçon et on discute beaucoup de centre d'intérêt. Merci.
May 8, 2021
aa2383
25 French lessons
super !
Apr 15, 2021
51893b
6 English lessons
I enjoyed talking to Minnie about past simple and questions with the verb to be.
May 24, 2021
51893b
6 English lessons
I enjoyed talking to Minnie about differences between mismatches, misunderstandings, misinterpretation and confusion.
Apr 29, 2021
c19e74
2 French lessons
Minnie is a great tutor for my conversation lessons. She is engaging, friendly and takes note of my mistakes. I really like how Minnie provides corrections at the end for pronunciation and grammar and allows me to try to self-correct, before giving me the answer. Merci beaucoup Minnie! À bientôt !