Summer and Fall 2024
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
Corentin Mazet
French tutor + translator (online on Zoom and/or in person)
Email: cmazet@iu.edu
Availabilities: Fall 2024
Language proficiency:
- French native speaker
- English near-native speaker
Education:
- BA in English, Université Paris-Est Créteil (France)
- MA in Teaching French as a Foreign Language, Université Paris Descartes (France)
- MA in French Linguistics, IU
- Currently PhD student in French Linguistics
Teaching experience:
- Teacher since 2015
- Language Assistant at Notre Dame High School and King's Park Secondary School, Glasgow (Scotland)
- Language Assistant at Pobalscoil Neasain High School, Dublin (Ireland)
- Language Assistant at Walthamstow School For Girls, London (England)
- One-on-one online teacher on italki.com (+ than 200 lessons)
- French Instructor at Université Paris Descartes (France)
- French Instructor of F100, F150, F200, F250, F315, F316 at IU
- Department of French and Italian Associate Instructor Award 2024
Tutoring experience:
- Independent tutoring since 2013
- Tutoring English during my BA
- Tutoring French with more than 30 students (in France, UK, US)
- Online tutoring on italki.com
- French conversation partner
Translation experience:
- 2500-word translation project with ABMC/Eppley Institute
- Translation courses in my BA and in my MAs
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:
- Fluent
EDUCATION:
- Masters
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.)
Alvise Stefani
Italian tutor and translator (Online on Zoom)
Email: astefani@iu.edu
Availabilities: Summer 2024 and Fall 2024
Language proficiency:
- Italian: native speaker
- English: near native proficiency
- French: good reading and speaking proficiency
- Latin, Ancient Greek, Old French: reading proficiency
Education:
- Laurea triennale cum laude in Scienze dell'Antichità, Università "Ca' Foscari" di Venezia (7/2016)
- Laurea magistrale cum laude in Filologia e Letteratura Italiana, Università "Ca' Foscari" di Venezia (7/2018)
- Master of Arts, Indiana University Bloomington (12/2020)
- Ph.D., Italian, Indiana University Bloomington (expected Spring 2025)
Teaching and/or Tutoring Experience:
- Instructor of Record at Indiana University Bloomington, 2020 – present
- Teaching Assistant at Indiana University Bloomington, 2022 – present
- Private tutor, French & Italian department, Indiana University Bloomington, 2021 - present
Translating Experience:
- Private translator, 2019 - present
Special skills/Interests: Renaissance literature, Macaronic literature, Musicology.
Ye-Ye Xu
French tutor (Online on Zoom and/or in person)
Email: yeyexu@iu.edu
Availabilities: Summer 2024 and Fall 2024
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 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.