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Methode De Lucien

Embrace the French language!

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*Homeschoolers - Request Info & help in planning your goals:

catherine@methodedelucien.com

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Premium

Tutoring

$90/mo

4 Half-hour weekly

tutoring sessions with a

native French tutor.

 

Submit weekly writing for correction.

Pre-pay monthly on the 20th 

 

Plans

Concorde

Tutoring

$180/mo

4 One-hour weekly

tutoring sessions with a

native French tutor.

*1-hour or 2 half-hour sessions/wk.

Submit weekly writing for correction.

Pre-pay monthly on the 20th 

Pedagogy

Learn French exclusively in French!

While raising bilingual daughters, I spent decades researching the complexities of the French language and developing pages to overcome specific challenges in learning French. This culminated in the Méthode De Lucien which targets specific skills particular to foreigners learning French, in an efficient and accessible format. The unique verb practice section includes groups of verbs for circular review which is essential for language retention and fluency, and culminates in relevant application as students write sentences or paragraphs in French and receive weekly corrections by qualified, native tutors. The Méthode De Lucien provides a comprehensive phonics system that demystifies the complexity of French phonemes vs graphemes and contrasts pairs of sounds to further refine the ear.

Our Tutors...

...are French native speakers living in the states and abroad.

They are friendly, competent instructors trained to use a data-driven approach to help you meet your individual learning goals.

They will correct your weekly writing

Sign up for private tutoring to practice conversation and develop comprehension and other aspects of the beautiful French language, according to your learning goals.

Your tutors are facilitators,  artfully guiding you to success!

As a teacher of English, I need to know how English works, its sounds, letters, sentences, and history. As a learner of the French language, I want more than just drills and memorization to help me become truly and academically fluent. Méthode De Lucien offers the foundations of French in much the same way that I teach English. It gives me phonemic and phonological awareness that will help me understand the sounds and the feel of the French language. Méthode De Lucien really understands how a student can learn a language and offers those deep foundational skills that can last well beyond bilingualism and extend into biculturalism. 

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Shannon

Teacher

I studied with a French tutor from the Méthode De Lucien program to push myself to the next level with approaching exams. The tutor was excellent, and the method both progressive and targeted to my needs. I augmented my level, scoring the highest marks possible on my Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) and a 2+ on the Oral  Proficiency  Interview (OPI). I will certainly return next year as I approach the time to renew my certification in French. 

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Chip

linguist

Catherine De Lucien tutored my daughter in French for a year and did an excellent job. Sure spent time on conjugations and tenses. Very helpful!

Five Stars out of Five.

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Kim

mom

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