Teachers
Our teachers are all native French speakers. They are qualified, experienced and very friendly. They definitely are our best asset.
Rachel FRANZ
I come from Villerupt, a small village in Lorraine – North east of France. I completed a masters degree in FLE (French as a Foreign Language) in France as well as a P.G.C.E. (Post Graduate Certificate of Education) in Foreign Languages in England.I worked as a French teacher for 4.5 years in England and for 1 year in Canada. I also taught English in some secondary schools in France and for an institute in Luxembourg.As I love travelling, I’ve ended up here – one of the furthest countries from home! -and I’ve been working at the Alliance Francaise since July 2006.
I am Derya and I come from Sion, in the heart of the Alps. I grew up around this French speaking Swiss town, but I was born in the south-east of Turkey.
I spent my university years in Fribourg, a French speaking and German speaking city near Bern, the capital of Switzerland. I completed a Master’s degree in History, French Literature and Linguistics and French as a foreign language as well as the DAES II degree, the Swiss equivalent of the French CAPES, to be a teacher at high school. I have always dreamt of living and getting some experience abroad. That’s why I hopped on a plane as soon as I got a visa for New Zealand. At the Alliance Française, I give private tuition, teach some classes and I am responsible for the library, which is delightful for me, because I am passionate about the arts, literature and cinema. I am going to stay in New Zealand til the end of March 2012.
