Speak French with confidence

I help professionals & individuals to have real conversations in French.

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Welcome to “The French Class”

Whether you're a beginner, an advanced learner, preparing for travel, or a professional working with French colleagues, you'll find lessons designed to get you speaking from day one: with 1-on-1 sessions or small group classes, available in person in Taunton or online.

Does it sound like you?

  • A young woman with wavy, light brown hair, wearing a denim jacket, smiling outdoors during sunset.

    “You’ve tried apps. You can order a coffee. But a real conversation? You freeze”.

  • Man with gray hair sitting on a beige bench, wearing a blue short-sleeve sweater and beige pants, looking to the side with a neutral expression.

    “You have French colleagues or clients and you always switch back to English”.

  • A woman with dark, curly hair covering her face with both hands, wearing a beige t-shirt.

    “You’ve taken classes before but you still don’t feel confident speaking”.

  • A smiling man with curly hair, glasses, and a beard, wearing a patterned shirt, standing against a plain background.

    “You’ve never learned French before and you would like to start”.

  • A smiling man wearing glasses and a dark suit sitting at a conference table in front of a large display screen. The screen shows a diagram with icons and text related to data analysis. The man is holding a remote or laser pointer.

    "You're an expert in your field, but in French you sound hesitant. You want to present, train and lead with more confidence."

You've probably tried learning French before. Maybe you downloaded an app full of good intentions. Maybe you bought an online course that's still sitting in your browser bookmarks.

And then... life happened. Work got busy. The lessons felt repetitive. You got stuck on something and there was no one to ask. Slowly, quietly, you stopped logging in.

It's not your fault. 

Research consistently shows that self-paced online language courses have notoriously low completion rates: most learners abandon them within weeks. A 2015 study in the International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning found that completion rates for self-paced online courses typically range from 5-15%.

In contrast, courses with live instructor support see dramatically higher completion and success rates. Research also shows that instructor presence significantly improves both completion rates and learning outcomes (Jaggars & Xu, 2016). You can read the article here

Why? 

Because learning is social. We need accountability, encouragement, and someone to turn to when we are stuck. Humans are not designed to learn in isolation, we learn better together, with guidance, with someone who believes in us even when we lack confidence. And because, you are learning a language to speak. To speak with real people, in real life.

My approach

Learning a language should feel like an adventure, not a lonely struggle.

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Hi :) I’m Adeline.

A french native speaker living in the UK.

I've spent 14 years teaching and studying how people actually learn.

→ 2 Master's degrees (Teaching French + Instructional Design)

→ Specialised in pronunciation: I train your ear first, then your mouth follows

→ I've taught in 5 countries, at universities, schools and Alliances Françaises

→ Certified DELF/DALF examiner: I know exactly what "fluent" looks like at every level

Every lesson is designed around how YOUR brain learns. Not a one-size-fits-all textbook.

What will you actually achieve?

We'll set clear, concrete goals together, not vague "become fluent" dreams, but real milestones that matter to YOUR life:

  • Following French films and actually laughing at the jokes (or maybe not...),

  • Having real conversations with your French friends,

  • Handling practical situations when you're in France: at the pharmacy, the bank, the market, etc.,

  • Being able to communicate with your French colleagues

How it works:

1. Book a free 20-minute call:

We talk about your level, your goals, and what's been blocking you.

2. I design your learning path based on how YOU learn. Not a generic plan.

3. You start speaking French for real. From lesson 1.

Still hesitating?

You don't need another app. You don't need another textbook.

You need someone who knows how to get you there.

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