About
[4.98 rating over 61 reviews from another lesson platform]
Bonjour! Hola! Hello!
I am a professional translator and interpreter who also loves teaching and tutoring.
I am a French native, from Paris. I studied, lived and worked for many years in Spain and Latin America, and I am now based in Atlanta, USA.
I'll be happy to help you improve your language skills in French, Spanish and English!
You can count on me for fun and dynamic lessons :)
**Group rates available** Want to learn with your significant other, your friends, family or co-workers? Feel free to contact me to set up a group class or join one!
**Corporate classes available** Contact me for more information on the corporate classes I offer for individuals and groups!
Reviews from Another Lesson Platform
My mom and I took six private sessions with David, and we've also taken his group lessons, as well. He is absolutely phenomenal. We decided to take lessons since we are going to France in October for vacation. Highly recommended. He is a great teacher, is patient, and is pragmatic. He is great with adapting to varying abilities of French before we began taking lessons. - Matt and Joan
David is a great teacher, he is very intelligent and proactive with learning but he also makes it fun, I really like his way of teaching, I studied French years ago and I thought I had forgotten it, but he in a few classes made me remember and see beyond what I knew, I learned a lot in this time with him, he is very good at Spanish and English even though he is a French native, he impresses me and inspires me to continue learning more languages, merci beaucoup pour tout. David es un gran maestro, es muy inteligente y proactivo con el aprendizaje pero también lo hace divertido, me gusta mucho su forma de enseñar, yo estudié francés hace años y pensé que lo había olvidado, pero él en pocas clases me hizo recordar y ver más allá de lo que sabía, aprendí mucho en este tiempo con el, se le da muy bien el español y el inglés aunque es un francés nativo, me impresiona y me inspira a seguir aprendiendo más idiomas, merci beaucoup pour tout.
Pragmatic teacher! Amazing class! I´m so thankful.
Very engaging for my 6 year old daughter.
David is an excellent French teacher. We started by assessing my current level at the time and developed lessons from there. David is very energetic and passionate about teaching. I just finished up 10 lessons and found them to be very helpful and set me on a path to continue learning French.
David is excellent! Can't recommend him enough.
David was knowledgable, professional, and kind. He tailored the lessons around my goals and made them engaging and fun. It was an excellent experience!
jump right in to the thick of it I love it
My son looks forward to his French lessons with David. After being a virtual student during Covid-19, my son returned to school this year to find he was behind the students who went in-person last year. My son had a lot of anxiety from falling behind but said David “makes it (catching up) fun.”
David is passionate about teaching which makes lessons extremely fun!
David conducted a lesson with me from Paris! It was exciting learning about his country of origin.
David really knows his stuff as a Spanish speaker but also as a teacher. He clearly has mastered the art of teaching online by using ****** video along with Google Docs. Excited to keep learning!
He's wonderful.
David started out right away encouraging me to speak French, even when I didn't remember anything! He eased me right into the real world, not just spouting vocabulary words and grammar. That's exactly what I wanted!
It was a fun first lesson! Which is key for people like me that wants to learn something new. Can't wait for my next class!
David is an excellent French teacher. He is friendly, patient, and very easy to talk to. I’ve had only 3 lessons so far, and I can already tell he is going to help me immensely. His lessons are well-organized, thoughtful, and engaging. They fly by quickly, and keep me motivated afterwards. I think David was meant to be a teacher! I highly recommend him.
Great experience. David starts with the basics with great tips. I enjoyed my first lesson very much and look forward to learning from him. He made it fun and understandable.
David does a great job teaching my son French. He is enthusiastic and looks for ways to connect with my son's interests. Highly recommend.
Very helpful
EXCELLENT! Gave me homework and a playlist to get into pronunciation. Asked me what I need and where I wanted to begin. Described the French cultural perspective. As a native speaker he gets it. Highly recommended
Wonderful lesson, incredibly engaging - my daughter loved it. She can't wait until her next class.
David was super approachable and very nice. I look forward to more lessons with him.
Makes lessons enjoyable and interesting.
Great teacher! Takes the time to make sure you get it right. Very friendly and easy to follow teaching style.
Great instructor!
Excellent first lesson
Wonderful first lesson!!!
Engaging, Easy-going, Intuitive and Intelligent. Perfectly met my expectations for Lesson #1.
Perfect.
David is exceptionally good with children and he is an excellent teacher. My 9-year-old daughter loves him and she looks forward to his lessons all the time!
Superb teacher. The lessons are fun, interesting, and immensely productive. Each session is packed with conversation practice, notes and guidance on grammar and vocabulary, and explanations for idiomatic phrases, cultural practices, and nuances of the language. The entire lesson is documented in writing for easy reference and review. David is a gifted and energetic instructor.
Great Instructor. I have learned so much already.
David makes learning fun! His lessons are comfortable and friendly, not intimidating at all.
Excellent teacher.
David is a great teacher! I began to study French again after a 25 year break. Without much direction, David assessed my level and began to teach me. I have learned so many new things and the lessons are always different and fun. He has a lot of patience, too. I am always sad when our lesson is finished. I highly recommend David!
David teaches my 5 year old daughter, and I can tell that he is a father by the patience, humor and playfulness that he displays. He is engaging, thoughtful and effective, my daughter spends time after each lesson practicing what she learned because David makes it fun for her.
Very helpful. Easy going. An excellent instructor who is able to be flexible with his teaching style while making the learning experience fun.
David is very good at what he does. He makes things fun yet challenging and wants to push toward more excellent Spanish through exercises, grammar lessons, and practicing having conversations. I would definitely recommend him!
David is very friendly, professional and teaches live language not possible learn only from books. I appreciate his work very much.
I asked David to make it fun and challenging and he did! He is prepared for each lesson. I am glad I chose him
David has a very calm teaching style. He introduces enough new material to challenge but not overwhelm. Looking forward to moving my language forward.
David is very friendly, supportive and moves quickly with lesson according to needs. Looking forward to the next lessons!
David has been outstanding from the start. Because of my inexperience with Skype and a technical issue, I had trouble accepting his call on my desktop computer, so through e-mail, Google Docs & cell phone, he patiently walked me through the Skype download onto my phone, and we got started. I'm not seeking standard Spanish lessons, but rather want to work on scenarios I'm likely to encounter with non-English-speaking latino customers of the humane society where I volunteer. David has been happy to tailor the lessons to my specific goals, working through various scenarios while pinpointing areas of my Spanish I need to improve and giving me helpful assignments and links to online resources. He is very friendly and encouraging, and offers necessary corrections and explanations in a gentle manner. I'm looking forward to my remaining four lessons.
David is a great teacher! He is very patient whenever I am struggling. He gives great suggestions and helpful hints, like listening to music in French to help learn the language. He really tailors the class to my needs and learning style. I am planning on signing up for Spanish lessons with him also once I am done with French!
Excellent teacher. Very patient...which is what I needed.
David is a great instructor!
I enjoyed my first lesson. I felt comfortable working with David and I look forward to our lessons. Thanks David!
David is very patient instructor, he makes the session fun and interesting. He explains what he is teaching the importance of it. David also provides notes from the class to review. I have been able to focus and learn a lot more with his assistance. I would recommend David.
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Teaching Style
I always listen to the student's needs and interests, and I make sure learning is fun and precise.
I offer highly interactive classes where the student is the hero, as they get to focus on the topics and aspects they wish to learn or improve on.
You can count on me to help you improve and reach your goals!
Curriculum
My teaching approach is to make learning fun, through a wide range of learning activities, tools and resources: from conversations/role playing to songs or TV shows.
I embrace the student's goals and help him/her achieve them through customized content, exercises, and online resources.
I also suggest practice activities in between sessions if the student has time for that, but these are totally optional - yet my "secret" goal is rather to progressively immerse students in the language they are learning.
Credentials & Affiliations
- Credentials in French:
EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL (LILLE, FRANCE) - Master Degree in Marketing & Entrepreneurship
LYCÉE JEAN ROSTAND (CHANTILLY, FRANCE) - Baccalaureate in Science, with honors
- Credentials in Spanish:
UNIVERSIDAD DE SALAMANCA, SPAIN - Graduated from the Business Program
SPANISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN FRANCE - Certificate of Business Spanish
- Credentials in English:
TOEFL
GMAT
