Jane Gilbert
French tutor + translator (online on Zoom and/or in person)
Email: janegilb@iu.edu
Availabilities: Summer & Fall 2024
Language proficiency:
- native English
- fluent French
Education:
- B.A. in French, B.A. in Linguistics
- M.A. in French Linguistics (University of Georgia)
Teaching experience:
- 5 years teaching college French 1 & 2
- IUHPFL Instructor (3 years)
Tutoring experience:
- Independent/private tutoring (7 years of experience with students ages 7 and up)
Translation experience: 18th century letters for law publication, 19th century legal documents, modern art essays, (French to English).
Melissa Lapalus
French tutor (online on Zoom and/or in person)
Email: mlapalus@iu.edu
Availabilities: Fall 2024
Language proficiency:
- native speaker of French
- near-native speaker of English
- advanced German comprehension
- beginner of Italian
Education:
- Double BA in English and in German, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris, France)
- University Diploma in Teaching French as a Foreign Language, Université Grenoble Alpes (Grenoble, France)
- MA in Teaching French as a Foreign Language, Université Paris Descartes (Paris, France)
- MA in French Instruction (IU Bloomington)
Teaching experience:
- French Instructor at Université Paris Descartes (Paris, France)
- French Instructor of F100, F150, F200, F250 at IU
Tutoring experience: Independent Tutor for 10+ students since 2018
Jade Liu
French tutoring
Email: jadeliu@iu.edu
Availabilities: Fall 2025 & Spring 2026
Language proficiency:
- English (native)
- Chinese (native)
- French (near-native)
- Italian (advanced)
Education:
- M.A. in French/Francophone Studies, Indiana University, 2019
- M.S. in Food Science, University of California, Davis, 2016
- M.A. in French, University of California, Davis, 2016
- B.A. in French and Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 2012
- B.S. in Nutritional Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, 2012
Courses taught at IU:
- F100
- F115
- F150
- F200
- F250
- F492
- COLL X311
Teaching/tutoring experience:
- Associate Instructor of French, Indiana University (2018-present)
- Athletic Tutor in Italian and French, Indiana University (2018-2020)
- Credit Teacher and Camp Counselor, Concordia Language Villages (2017-2018)
- Teaching Assistant in English, Lycée Jean Monnet, Libourne, France (2016-2017)
- Teaching Assistant in Food Science, Nutrition, and Anthropology, UC Davis (2014-2016)
- Intermediate French Teacher, Teach Another Language to Kids (2014-2016)
- Private and Department-Sponsored French Tutor (2011-2016)
Translation experience:
- Translated clinical trials and nutrition labels for VMP Nutrition
- Translated excerpts of archival texts from French to English
- Took four translation courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels
Special skills/interests:
- Lived in Bordeaux, France for two academic years
- Completed Ph.D. minors in Italian Studies and Renaissance Studies
- Has an academic background spanning the sciences, social sciences, and humanities
- Completed course work in Latin and Norwegian up to the fourth-semester level
Micah McCauley
French tutor and/or translator (Online on Zoom and/or in person)
Email: mtmccaul@iu.edu
Availabilities: Summer 2024 and/or Fall 2024
Language proficiency:
EDUCATION:
Teaching and/or tutoring experiences: 13 years
Translating experiences: Minimal
Nicolas Noé
French Tutor and/or Translator (online on Zoom and/or in person)
Email: niconoe@iu.edu
Availabilities: Summer 2024 and/or Fall 2024
Language proficiency:
- French (native)
- English (near-native)
- Italian (intermediate high)
Education:
- M.A. in Comparative Literature with Specialization in Translation, Sorbonne Nouvelle, 2020
- M.A. in French Literature, Sorbonne Nouvelle, 2021
- M.A. in French & Francophone Studies, 2023
Teaching and Tutoring Experience:
- Private Tutor in French since 2016
- Associate Instructor of French at IU (Courses: F150, F200, F250) since 2021
Translating Experience:
- Translated several press articles and internal documents for PR firm Elan-Edelman in Paris (French to English and English to French)
- Translated journal articles for lundimatin.am
- Translated sport documents for ASPTT (French to English)
- Translated other corporate documents for private customers (including FAQs, Terms and Conditions, etc.)
Edouard Roche
Tutoring online/in person
Email: edroche@iu.edu
Availabilities: Fall 2025/Spring 2026
Language proficiency:
- Native speaker in French, near-native in English
Education:
- MA in English Studies, MA in teaching French as a Foreign Language
Teaching and Tutoring Experience:
- On top of IU, teaching experience in the Alliance Francaise (international network of French school), and lecturer of French and Francophone studies at California State University. I already have some experience with tutoring. At IU I taught 100, 150 and 250. In my previous employments I taught beginning, intermediate and advanced levels.
Ye-Ye Xu
French tutor (Online on Zoom and/or in person)
Email: yeyexu@iu.edu
Availabilities: Spring, Summer, Fall 2026
Language proficiency:
- French (fluent)
- English (fluent)
- Mandarin (fluent)
Education:
- LLB in Law with European Legal Studies – King's College London/University of Strasbourg, 2017
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE = master's level teacher training) in French and Mandarin – Oxford, 2021
- MPhil in Linguistics – University of Oxford, 2023
- PhD in French Linguistics (Major) and Computational Linguistics (Minor) – IU, 2023-27
Teaching and/or Tutoring Experience:
- French Instructor on the IU Honors Program for Foreign Languages
- French instructor at IU: F492 Readings in French for Graduate Students; F313 Advanced French Grammar; F150 Elementary French II.
- Graduate teaching at the University of Oxford, Department of Education (2022-23; developed a beginners' Mandarin course for trainee teachers)
- PGCE placement at Didcot Girls' School, Oxfordshire, teaching French and Mandarin (2020-21)
- Coordinatrice Européenne at Sistema France, Alsace, a music charity for children (2015-16)
- Tutoring privately (French and music) since 2012
Special skills/interests:
- Academic interests include historical and Romance linguistics and French-based Creoles.
- Lived one year in Strasbourg studying law, politics, and philosophy and taught children music.
- Arts and culture; a former professional violinist.
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