Meet your French
researcher self

Here to support and challenge your intellectual and professional flourishing, so you don't have to do it alone. Together, we work towards two closely linked goals. The first is a precise command of written and academic French: we read the texts themselves, closely, and build the grammar from there rather than from drills. The second is ease and eloquence when you speak, because eloquence isn't about knowing everything, or sounding perfectly French; it's about sounding like yourself, in French.

Expect rigour, and expect wit.

MODULE 1 - Unlock philosophical reading

One-to-one sessions to analyse untranslated texts in your field (philosophy, psychoanalysis, sociology), breaking down complex grammatical structures and specialised vocabulary.

Targeted exercises to identify key concepts and the argumentative subtleties specific to French thought.

Strategies for reading French academic texts quickly and effectively.

MODULE 2 - Master spoken French, academic and social

Practice scenarios (conferences, seminars, informal conversations) to build fluency and confidence when you speak.

Work on pronunciation, intonation and the idioms of French-speaking academia.

Sessions devoted to the art of conversation, humour included, so you can find your place socially and professionally.

MODULE 3 - Structure your thinking and your writing in French

Support in writing summaries, abstracts and presentations in French.

Consolidating French grammar and syntax in an academic context, based on your own texts.

Personalised feedback on your writing to sharpen its precision and rigour.

BEFORE

You feel frustrated and isolated. You spend hours deciphering texts, you dread speaking in public, and you doubt you'll ever find your place in French-speaking academia.

AFTER

You read the originals with ease, you take part in conferences with confidence and humour, and you feel fully legitimate and connected to the French-speaking philosophical community. You save precious time for your thesis, and you flourish, intellectually and socially.