MadameSay
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Colorado, United States
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I have worked as a college French professor and as a private tutor in French for years. I currently work at a suburban high school after leaving a public charter school in the Denver Metro area. I am a firm believer in language acquisition using comprehensible (and compelling!) input. I have been trained in CI/TPRS in courses taught by Blaine Ray, Carol Gaab, Stephen Krashen, and Beniko Mason. I started using CI/TPRS in the fall of 2017, and it's so exciting to see my students grow with this method. I teach all levels of French, from exploratory through AP.
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Delsey Paris - Movie Talk
If you are unfamiliar with movie talk, it is a fabulous way to provide students with comprehensible input at all levels, but especially with beginners as they have both the visual aids of the movie and the input from the teacher. This includes digital slides and a printable packet. The slides will take you through an entire lesson. Pre-reading activities, movie talk itself, a 2-page written version of the story, and post-reading activities that provide more input and gradually encourage studen
6th - 12th
French, World Languages
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I have worked as a college French professor and as a private tutor in French for years. I currently work at a suburban high school after leaving a public charter school in the Denver Metro area. I am a firm believer in language acquisition using comprehensible (and compelling!) input. I have been trained in CI/TPRS in courses taught by Blaine Ray, Carol Gaab, Stephen Krashen, and Beniko Mason. I started using CI/TPRS in the fall of 2017, and it's so exciting to see my students grow with this method. I teach all levels of French, from exploratory through AP.
Teaching style
CI/TPRS. My goal: kids acquire the language through fun stories whose plots distract them enough that they forget they are in language class. While challenging, the class should FEEL easy for students.
The best compliment I got from a student was when he told me at the end of the year that he "loved that we never really did anything in class except tell goofy stories, and yet he left knowing and being able to use so much French."
My own education history
JYA, Université de Paris IV (La Sorbonne), History //
B.A. French and History, Magna Cum Laude, Tulane University //
M.A. French Literature, University of Texas, Austin
Additional biographical information
When I am not teaching, I enjoy spending time with my husband and 2 kids and our dog. I love exploring the beautiful state of Colorado and the world with them, and you will usually find me with a camera in my hand recording our adventures.
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