What is your teaching philosophy?

Make the student become passionate about the French language.

What might you do in a typical first session with a student?

Get to know the student.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

Find sources, such as movies, magazines, and websites that he can access by himself to read/listen to French.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

Apply French to his own interests.

If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?

Find various ways to teach him.

How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?

Start at a level they can understand, and then move forward.

What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?

Show my passion for my language, and that I want to share that with him.

How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?

Know his own interests, hobbies, etc., and teach French around that.

What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?

Having him ask me questions on the material as if I were the student. Also, homework if they have time.

How do you build a student's confidence in a subject?

Encouragement.

How do you evaluate a student's needs?

His capacity to comprehend his school/college requirements.

How do you adapt your tutoring to the student's needs?

I stay very flexible with my time and methods.

What types of materials do you typically use during a tutoring session?

Textbooks, magazines PowerPoints, YouTube.