Live The Language – Live In French

I had the joy and pleasure of taking French classes with Nathalie for 8 months, both, privately and in a small group. I absolutely loved her classes and teaching style.
I attended French school in Mexico City and didn’t have a chance to learn France’s accent because my teachers were either non-​native speakers or French Canadian. In college I had a few native French teachers, but as you might know in a college setting, one hardly ever gets a chance to speak the language due to time and class– size limitations. In Nathalie’s classes, I had plenty of opportunities to speak, and Nathalie gently corrected my pronunciation. Furthermore, thanks to Nathalie I was able to become aware of and correct the bad grammar mistakes that I had been making systematically for years.
In Nathalie’s classes I not only learned standard French pronunciation but also learned dozens of idioms that I had never used before, and now happily incorporate into my French speaking. Because Nathalie is worldly cultured and widely traveled her lessons and topics of conversation are very interesting and engaging. This made my leaning experience much more interesting and fun. in Nathalie’s classes I not only fixed my grammar, but also learned about French African Culture, Southern France’s culture, the Parisian way of living and more.
If you are truly interested in achieving native fluency in French in Austin, Texas., Nathalie is the BEST Austin has to offer. Try out one of her classes. You’ll love the class and love her. Nathalie’s teaching style is unparalleled. You will be speaking French couramment if you take her classes.

What can I say about Nathalie:
I took french up to 18 and stopped to pursue an undergrad degree in economics. After moving to Austin and working for a couple years, I became keenly interested in starting up french again for international work /​life and just to know another language.
I found Nathalie after searching on craiglist and she seemed to have the most professional and credible teaching philosophy. Not only is she a warm, easy-​to-​talk-​to, and all around great perso, n she is a fantastic teacher who shows you various different methods to learn and brings you a ton of supplemental resources (from french radio to comic books)
We did roughly 6 or 7 classes together before I moved to San Francisco, but found her to be incredibly effective — as a result, I progressed significantly in my understanding of french and became much more competent at french conversation.
I recommend her class to anyone who is interested in improving their french and has a passion for doing so. I was very slow at speaking and still needed some basic lessons on simple french language, yet she started right at my level and we worked from there.
May I add, she is very flexible and will work with you depending on your schedule, level, financial circumstance. She is of the highest caliber and am not sure you will find anyone else more suited to teach French in the state of Texas.
Oliver D.

Nathalie has been working with my three children (5, 3.5, and 19 mos.) for almost a year now, and it has been amazing to watch them – even my baby – learn and to see her work, all while they think they are just playing with her! She understands kids, and knows how they learn, and she generates an excitement for learning. She is always coming up with new ways to integrate their learning into life, and she has tons of great suggestions for supplements to what you do in «class».
As a former almost fluent speaker, who is now pretty rusty, I have found it a great review for me to learn alongside them. My husband, who had a basic grasp from studying French in high school feels like he has learned more from her than he ever did in class.
Nathalie has a gift and a passion for what she does. She is a wonderful teacher – I highly recommend her!!!

Nathalie has been teaching my son for over a month. My case is unusual because we are French speakers but my son needs reinforcement in grammar and reading. Nathalie has been coming over to our house on week ends which is a great convenience. Se is always on time, cheerful and engaged. Her lessons are organized and well planned and my son never complains about them.