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MEET OUR FRENCH TUTOR Introducing Madame Matheu our French Tutor!
Madame Matheu
is a native of France having grown up in Narbonne where her parents are winegrowers to this day. She now resides near Versailles with
her American husband and three children (during the 2001-2002 academic year she and her husband are on a sabbatical in the San
Francisco area where her husband is continuing his oceanographic research). She has a PhD from Texas A&M as well as a prestigious
engineering degree from a French University. Her husband, Jim, also has a PhD in Oceanography and is an oceanographer in France.
THE IMPORTANCE OF A NATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHER
All of us at the Angelicum have spent years studying one or more
foreign languages and are of the firm conviction that native-language tutors provide an invaluable resource for anyone seeking proper
instruction in a foreign language. Even the best texts and tapes are not able to help with pronunciation or clarify nuances. Indeed, many
are written by non-native speakers and contain errors in idiom and pronunciation. Madame Matheu is always careful to help her
students speak with correct idiomatic expressions and to point out any errors in French textbooks written by non-native speakers.
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Madame Matheu online with Children's PowerGlide French
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MADAME MATHEU HAS 14 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Madame Matheu has taught French and English to both French and
American students for fourteen years. She has taught language from the preschool level all the way through intensive courses for
executives and professors. As a native of southern France and long-time resident in northern France, Madame Matheu is familiar
with native variations in dialect, pronunciation, and phraseology.
MADAME MATHEU USES INTERNET AUDIO & VIDEO
TO TEACH HER STUDENTS
Classes are taught in a complete "virtual" classroom which offers both
audio and video for students and teacher. Madame Matheu presently uses Paltalk, the same software used for our online socratic
discussion groups. Students can enroll and attend a weekly online French class (subject to minimum class size) with other students
(similar to our online socratic seminars). Students can also sign up for weekly or bi-weekly half-hour one-on-one sessions. Students are
also free to arrange private sessions on their own schedule Prices vary according to the level of instruction. Visit our online bookstore
for standard pricing or e-mail us with a request for special pricing.
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Madame Matheu and her students are able to see each other and speak to each other via
the Internet
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MADAME MATEU'S HOMETOWN Portail de Narbonne dans le sud de la France
Salut Narbonn e, riche de santé, belle à voir dans ta ville et dans ta campagn e à la fois, vec
tes murailles, tes citoyens, ton enceinte, tes boutiques, tes portes, tes portiques, ton forum, ton théâtre, tes sanctuaires, tes Capitoles, tes Bourses,
tes thermes, tes arcs, tes greniers, tes marchés,
tes prairies, tes fontaines, tes îles, tes salines, tes étangs, ton fleuve, tes marchandises, ton pont, ta haute mer." 465 -
Sidoine Apollinaire- (Poème 23, v.37-47)
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