Originally from Zaragoza (Aragón - Spain), Teresa Ribas has a Master's degree in FLE from the University of Zaragoza and the University of Pau.

She began her career as an FLE teacher with the Spanish Ministry of Defence.

When she arrived in France, she decided to teach her mother tongue and culture.  She teaches Spanish language and culture at the International Bilingual School in Paris, ENSAV in Versailles, ESIEE Paris-Val de Marne and UOV in Versailles.

Language learning is based on interaction and role-playing, as well as audio-visual aids, topical texts and grammar exercises, all of which take into account the student's level of foreign language.

Fabrice

Arvine

French FLE teacher

Fabrice Arvine holds a doctorate in Language Sciences and a master's degree in French as a Foreign Language. He has been teaching French language and culture for over ten years. He works for the Beaux-Arts de Paris, the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-Malaquais, Sciences Po and the Institut Catholique de Paris. 

Fabrice Arvine teaches French as a foreign language using a variety of 'traditional' language methods, as well as role-playing, treasure hunts, role-plays, etc., as he is keen to offer his students different teaching approaches. The international nature of the groups of students he teaches and the great freedom he enjoys in teaching are a major source of motivation for him.

Fabrice Arvine has also been an accredited assessor of the Test de Connaissance du Français (TCF) at France Education International (FEI) in Sèvres since 2013.


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Eva

Woescher

German

Eva Woescher has a DEA in language sciences from the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle. She began her career as a German teacher at Paris City Hall, the Ministry of the Economy and Budget and the Court of Auditors.

Since then, she has taught at the École du Louvre, the Université Paris Dauphine, the École Polytechnique and the Beaux-Arts de Paris. As well as being a language teacher, Eva Woescher teaches contemporary German civilisation and culture. Since 1995, she has been a lecturer at Sciences Po Paris, where she teaches 21st-century German advertising and cinema. Her language courses combine linguistic learning with an exploration of Germanic culture.

Véronique

Teyssandier

French FLE

Véronique Teyssandier holds a DEA (post-graduate diploma) in French literature and a maîtrise (master's degree) in French as a foreign language.

She has been teaching French language and culture to a variety of audiences for over twenty years. She has worked for IES Abroad (an American university programme), the Beaux-Arts de Paris, the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, the Université Paris-Dauphine and Fresnes prison. She is particularly interested in the teaching of culture and civilisation, which she considers to be inseparable from the teaching of the language itself. With her passion for theatre and cinema, she aims to give her students the linguistic and cultural tools they need to make the most of their stay and deepen their knowledge of French society.

Armed with a degree in philosophy from one of Britain's leading universities, Mark Robertson came to Paris to teach his mother tongue.

Alongside his teaching, he practises two complementary arts, dance and writing. This combination has led him to encourage students to make an active attempt to overcome their resistance to English, whether in terms of pronunciation or syntax, so that they can formulate and express a convincing intellectual analysis. This approach can often contrast with the previous learning experience of French students. The first part of her novel (Parisian Cocktail) will be available soon.

David

Reckford

English

David Reckford holds a double master's degree in art history and French.

In 2019, he will receive his doctorate from the University of Nanterre with his thesis Cercles Concentriques: esthétique et poétique des New York Poets on painting and poetry in New York around 1960. After starting out as a translator, David Reckford decided to devote himself to teaching his mother tongue. He teaches English at Sciences Po Paris, the École du Louvre and the Beaux-Arts de Paris. His preferred method is to put the works of art into practice. In addition to his teaching career, David Reckford is an active artist and has exhibited at the Cataumet Art Center (Bourne, USA) and the Sciences Po Paris library.

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Christel Véronique Parisse holds a master's degree in British literature, a DEA in medieval palaeography and a doctorate in French language (also related to history) from the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne.

She teaches LCE and LEA at Marne-la-Vallée, then at the University of Paris III-Sorbonne Nouvelle in grammar, translation, journalism and British civilisation; she is also a professor of English at the Beaux-Arts de Paris. Her methodology is based on practising spoken and written English in a variety of contexts: everyday life, travel, workshops. At the same time, she has contributed to historical works, is preparing the annotated publication of the work of a graduate of the Beaux-Arts de Paris, edits scripts in Hollywood and is the founder of a publishing house.

Adoka

Niitsu

Japanese

Adoka Niitsu holds a degree in Fine Arts from the Joshibi University of Art and Design and a diploma in Information Technology from the International Academy of Media Arts and Sciences (IAMAS) in Japan.

For 7 years she taught art at three Japanese universities, including Tokyo University of the Arts, and now teaches Japanese at the Beaux-Arts de Paris. She works with a number of institutions and galleries, including the Centre Pompidou and the Cité Internationale des Arts, and contributes to many cultural exchange projects between France and Japan. At the same time, her multimedia artistic approach involves research into the history of image transmission and the influence of technology on human relationships.

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Jürgen Gottschalk holds degrees in art history, Italian literature and German philology from the Technische Universitat Dresden and the Istituto Universitario Orientale in Naples.

After teaching art education at the Institut fur Bildung und Beruf in Dresden, he went on to teach German at a number of training centres and higher education establishments in Paris and the Ile-de-France region (Sciences Po Paris, École du Louvre, Centrale Supelec). In the course of his career, he has worked for a number of institutions as a scientific assistant, and collaborated on the design of the exhibition Le Triomphe de Bacchus. Masterpieces of Ferrarese Painting in Dresden 1480-1620 and its catalogue at the Dresden Museum of Fine Arts.

Damian

Corcoran

English

Damian Corcoran has worked for twenty-five years as an independent trainer in companies and higher education establishments. He now combines his teaching at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, the École du Louvre and in companies with his work as an actor. 

Damian Corcoran's teaching approach is both playful and structured, placing the student at the heart of the course. Students are active, motivated, innovative and creative. Courses are run in small groups, in workshops. The programme begins with an analysis of each student's needs and ends with an individual oral interview. During the course, visits are organised to studios and galleries, and sometimes evening theatre outings.

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