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Ashley
- Rate £54,409
- Response 1h
£54,409/hr
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1st lesson free
- French
- French speaking
- French vocabulary
- French accent reduction
- DELF
Retired Librarian Teaching French Through Books Quiet Conversation and a Genuine Love of Words Nineteen Years Guiding Six Hundred Ten Students Toward Real Literacy
- French
- French speaking
- French vocabulary
- French accent reduction
- DELF
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About Ashley
I spent decades working as a librarian before shifting into private French teaching, and that career gave me a genuinely deep, patient love of books and quiet, thoughtful conversation. Nineteen years into teaching now, I have guided approximately six hundred ten students, building nearly every lesson around genuine reading and real, meaningful discussion. My library background gives me an unusually broad, curated sense of appropriate reading material for every level and interest, insight built from decades of matching readers with the right book. I work particularly well with students who genuinely enjoy reading or want to develop that habit alongside their growing language skill over time. My teaching style is calm, thoughtful, and genuinely bookish, built on decades of quiet, patient library work rather than a formal teaching credential alone. I have guided numerous students toward genuine literacy and lasting fluency, watching many develop a real, lifelong relationship with reading in French specifically. Students consistently tell me our lessons feel more like a good conversation about a good book than formal instruction, which I take as real success. I take genuine pride in helping students discover an author or story that stays with them well beyond our actual lessons together. After nineteen years, I remain quietly, deeply passionate about this teaching approach.
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- Primary
- secondary
- Seconde
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levels :
Primary
secondary
Seconde
Première
Terminale
BTS
Professional training
Facultate (Licență)
Masters
Diplomgrad
Doctorate
Pre-primary
A1
A2
B1
B2
C1
C2
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Professional
Others
Children
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
Decades spent working in libraries shape a teaching approach built around books, quiet conversation, and a genuine, deep respect for the written word in any language. Every student leaves with something to read, carefully matched to their level and genuine interests, since I've watched reading transform vocabulary and confidence more reliably than almost anything else. Lessons stay calm and unhurried, closer to a thoughtful library conversation than a rushed classroom drill, because I've found real learning happens best without unnecessary pressure or noise. Vocabulary grows from genuine reading, discussed together in detail, since words encountered in real context stick far better than isolated lists memorized without meaning attached. Grammar gets explained through careful examples pulled directly from what we're reading, showing exactly how structures function in real, genuine writing rather than artificial sentences. I encourage students to keep a small reading journal, noting new words and reactions, a habit borrowed directly from decades spent helping library patrons track their own reading. Speaking practice happens through genuine discussion of stories and ideas, building natural fluency through real conversation rather than rehearsed, scripted dialogue exercises. I maintain a small, ever-growing list of recommended books and articles for every student, tailored carefully to their evolving interests and level. Every lesson leaves a student with something to read.
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- 5h: £270
- 10h: £540
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The first free lesson with Ashley will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 1hr
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