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THE LEARNER IS THE BEGINNING

Every French learner has a story.

Every journey begins with
a portrait.

Online French lessons shaped around who you are, how you learn,
and where you want French to take you.

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THE HEART OF MY METHOD

Your Portrait. Your Atelier.
Your Passport.

Three connected ideas. One journey that belongs entirely to you.

01 / Discover

My French Learning Portrait ​

 

We begin with your strengths, challenges, learning patterns, memories and goals. Your portrait evolves as you do. 

02 / Craft

My French Atelier

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Your portrait guides the original lessons I create, the practice we revisit, and every decision about what comes next.

03 / Explore

My French Passport

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Carry your French into conversations, exams, cultural discoveries, and - if you choose - immersion in Southern France.

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THE WAY I TEACH

I don’t choose the next page.

I create the next lesson.

Every class gives me new insight into how you understand, remember, and use French. I use those observations to create original materials, plan purposeful repetition, and adjust what we work on next.

“Your learning changes.
Your lessons change with you.”

Short-term recall, long-term retention, and increasingly automatic language use are woven into your speaking, listening, reading, writing, and grammar practice.

WHO I TEACH

Different learners. Different destinations.

A shared philosophy, with different teaching decisions for every learner.

Each experience begins with the same question: who is the learner?

Children & homeschoolers

Thoughtful French foundations from age four. Original age-appropriate materials, meaningful repetition, listening, speaking and progressive language building. Lessons evolve with your child's understanding and confidence. From an initiation to fluency. 

Adults, expats & retirees

French for the situations that matter to you. 
Whether you are starting, restarting or already living in France, we identify which French skills will make a difference to your daily conversations and long term goals. 

Exam candidates

Work toward your school exam, DELF or TCF objectives through targeted skill development, exam-specific activities and continual feedback.
Exam practice built on a careful assessment of  your skills. 

BEYOND THE SCREEN

From online lessons to real French life.

Your passport is personal. For some, the destination is a family conversation or an exam. For others, it is hearing and speaking French in the markets and villages of Southern France.

THE LEARNER IS THE BEGINNING

A journey shaped by the learner, not a fixed itinerary.

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WHAT MAKES CLASSES DIFFERENT

No textbook dictates your next step.

What you can retrieve, what you still find difficult, and how your skills change all guide my planning. The aim is a coherent journey, not a sequence of unrelated activities.

MEET YOUR TEACHER

Bonjour, I’m Stéphanie.

I’m a qualified native French teacher and author with 20 years of teaching experience, including 16 years in French as a foreign language. My work begins by observing the learner—then creating the lessons that learner needs.

YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

Your journey begins with your portrait.

Tell me about your French experience and where you hope it will take you.

MY PRIVATE FRENCH CLASS
Every French learner has a story.
Every journey begins with a portrait.

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The Learning Portrait

Meet Stéphanie

French Lessons

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Stéphanie Berton ·

Qualified native French teacher & author

Creator of My French Learning Portrait

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