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Charlotte
- Rate $59
- Response 1h
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- French
- French speaking
- French vocabulary
- French accent reduction
- DELF
Retired Judge Teaching Precise Formal French for Argument Structure and Confident Serious Conversation Eighteen Years Guiding Five Hundred Forty Students Toward Real Command
- French
- French speaking
- French vocabulary
- French accent reduction
- DELF
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About Charlotte
I served for decades as a judge before retiring into private teaching, and across eighteen years combining that career with private French instruction I have guided approximately five hundred forty students. My legal background gives me an unusually precise, structured understanding of how language functions in serious, consequential settings, insight built from decades of professional argumentation and formal communication. I work particularly well with professionals, academics, and ambitious students who need French that holds up in serious, formal, or high-stakes situations. My teaching style is exacting and intellectually rigorous, reflecting decades of professional legal standards, though I remain genuinely patient with students working hard to reach that level of precision. I have guided numerous professionals toward genuinely confident, precise communication, drawing on real legal experience rather than purely academic language training alone. Students consistently tell me my corrections feel demanding but genuinely useful, appreciating precision over vague encouragement that leaves real gaps unaddressed in their communication. I take particular pride in helping students construct a genuinely clear, confident argument or navigate a serious formal conversation in French. After eighteen years, I remain genuinely committed to this precise teaching approach.
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About the lesson
- Primary
- High School
- NCEA Level 1
- +18
levels :
Primary
High School
NCEA Level 1
NCEA Level 2
NCEA Level 3
Adult education
Undergraduate
Masters
Diploma
Doctorate
A1
A2
B1
B2
C1
C2
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Professional
Kids
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
Decades on the bench taught me that precise language and clear, logical structure genuinely determine whether an argument lands or falls apart, and that principle shapes every lesson I teach. We work extensively on constructing clear, logical arguments in French, since building and defending a position requires exactly the structured thinking and precise vocabulary many learners never properly develop. Grammar is taught with genuine rigor, particularly formal register and precise conditional structures, since these are exactly where courtroom experience taught me clarity matters enormously. Vocabulary training centres on formal, professional, and argumentative language, genuinely useful words for serious discussion, negotiation, and confident formal communication. I run mock debates and structured discussions regularly, giving students genuine practice constructing and defending a position clearly under mild real pressure. Listening practice includes formal speeches and structured argumentation, exposing students to natural, precise French in genuinely serious, consequential contexts. I correct precisely and directly, explaining exactly why one phrasing carries more weight or clarity than another, the same reasoning I applied constantly on the bench. Written communication receives real attention too, since clear, well-structured writing carries genuine weight in professional and formal contexts. Every lesson stays intellectually rigorous and genuinely precise, building real command.
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- $59
Pack prices
- 5h: $295
- 10h: $590
online
- $59/h
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The first lesson with Charlotte will allow you to get to know each other and discuss your needs for future lessons.
- 1hr
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