Let me introduce myself. I am Barbara Allen.
I lived and worked in France for a number of years and I am fluent in French. I am based in North Tyneside, and I also work across Northumberland and the Newcastle area teaching mainly adults.
I am passionate about language learning, I am a patient teacher, and I love watching my learners succeed. Whatever you want to use your French for, I will help you get there in any way I can.
Qualified, experienced and checked
Everything I teach is backed by formal language study and a teaching qualification, not just a love of France.
How I work with you
Before your course of study begins, we sit down and talk properly about how you prefer to learn and what you actually want to learn. From that conversation I devise a course of work that will both stimulate and interest you.
I like to mix my teaching methods, so you will do computer based activities, audio work and plenty of speaking. That way every part of the language gets stretched: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
I also own Grab & Go Language Resources, which develops worksheets and resources for teachers and learners.
Classes run from complete beginner right through to advanced.Who I have taught
Over the years my learners have arrived from just about every direction.
- Adult learners
- Complete beginners
- GCSE and A level students
- Advanced learners
- Company learners
- Corporate teams
- Advanced legal French
- Primary school, KS1 and KS2
- Family French
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Where I teach
North Tyneside and Northumberland, plus online
Shall we have a chat about your French?
Tell me where you are with it and what you want to use it for. There is no obligation and no test, just a conversation.