I have been working at LSE since 2005 and I have been teaching French as a foreign language for over 20 years. I hold a Master in linguistics from Grenoble University (France) and a BA (Hons) Fine Art from Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design, London. I strongly believe learning a foreign language is a challenging and exciting adventure. This is at the core of my teaching. In class I mainly use the immersion technique (95% of communications are in French) although my way of working draws on a wide range of methods all aiming at getting students to communicate in French as quickly and effectively as possible. I am also very interested in considering the French class as a door opening onto the whole French-speaking world, not just France. In a nutshell: students should expect a good mix of hard work, good results  and  fun.