Information About Francis - Hindhead teacher - (25 reviews)
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Languages Taught
French |
Price Guide |
| Beginner | £35.00 |
| Intermediate | £35.00 |
| Advanced | £38.00 |
| Expert | £38.00 |
German |
Price Guide |
| Beginner | £35.00 |
| Intermediate | £35.00 |
| Advanced | £38.00 |
Italian |
Price Guide |
| Beginner | £35.00 |
| Intermediate | £35.00 |
| Advanced | £38.00 |
Spanish |
Price Guide |
| Beginner | £35.00 |
| Intermediate | £35.00 |
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Personal Description:
M.A. in Modern Languages from Trinity Hall, Cambridge. 60+, active, energetic but although no longer working in schools on a full-time basis, I am still engaged in other full-time teaching and tuition, including work with Examinations Boards in Modern Languages. I teach English (both as a literacy subject and as a second language), French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Latin.
Teaching Experience:
Head of Modern Language Departments in various schools for 27 years, most recently in Haslemere, Surrey. Also actively involved as an Examiner and Moderator for national exam boards.
Teaching Approach:
Just as no two individuals are alike, no "one size fits all" teaching programme is adopted. I tailor every course - and, more importantly, the speed of the course - to every student's ability and learning comfort in order to make the entire language learning process not merely effective but a source of satisfaction and pleasure for the student.
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Native Language: English (British)
Additional Languages: French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
References Available: Yes (✔ On File)
Additional Languages: French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
References Available: Yes (✔ On File)
Qualifications:
- Cambridge University (1970) - Modern Languages (Bachelors) (✘ Not On File)
Francis's Feedback
| Total Amount Of Feedback: | 25 |
| Total Positive Feedback: | |
| Total Other Feedback: (not shown) | 3 |
FrancisFrom Abraham (5/5): Good tutor but not my daughter choice
From Auste (/5): Francis is clearly a very experienced teacher that managed to engage my son during their sessions. Francis is able to quickly identify the areas that need improvement and take a lead in the sessions. Each session is different and covering a variety of areas for improving English overall. My son really enjoys the sessions with him and we are already seeing a progress.
From Robert (/5): Francis was the only tutor to listen to my needs. He is able to access and guide me forward, during each lesson. My first lessons only lasted an hour, however only seemed to be ten minutes long. Now more than happy to undertake two hour lessons, these pass quickly, with much learnt. It will be a sad day, when I no longer need Francis as a tutor.
Reply from: Francis: Robert has been a very motivated student and it is a great pleasure to teach somebody like him.
From Faz (/5): Francis is obviously an experienced teacher. He is very professional and highly communicative. He is very well-structured. I would highly recommend Francis as a English teacher.
Reply from: Francis: Many thanks. It is also very gratifying for me to have such a motivated and pleasant student as your daughter.
From LAILEE (/5): When we started with Francis, my son was struggling to write and can only write very few quite simple sentences. With Francis’s encouragement, he is now enjoying writing and has become more creative in his writing. My is also being tutored by Francis and she has made an improvement as well. Both my children’s love their lessons with Francis. He is a very good teacher and makes his lessons enjoyable for the kids.
From Jane (/5): Francis is a very gentle and kind tutor, who takes his time helping my son with his Spanish. We have not had many lessons so far, but my son really enjoys his lessons.
From Andrew (/5): Francis is great with the twins (9 year old girls) and entertains as well as educates them (Latin). He makes the lessons fun, interesting and has built a great rapport with the girls. They are thoroughly enjoying having him as a tutor (and look forward to his brain teaser challenges he gives them!). I am really pleased to have Francis teach the girls and I highly recommend him. This is the second time we have found a tutor using FirstTutors and both times our expectations have been exceeded.
From Xin (/5): My son is really enjoyed lessons with Francis, whom makes lessons interesting, always fully prepared and go through different areas. Very nice personality as well!
From Chris (/5): Francis responded to my first message very quickly and was extremely accommodating in setting up our first lesson. As an adult returning to learning French after a couple of decades I was motivated but apprehensive, but already due to Francis' teaching i'm fired up with enthusiasm and the apprehension is gone. Francis made it clear to me that the learning could be tailored to the style and content which suited my aims and I'm already very happy with my progress and look forward to my lessons immensely. I'm a teacher myself and cannot recommend this man highly enough.
From Riti (/5): Francis is very friendly and patient. I regard him as a very experienced teacher with a wealth of knowledge. We have taken 3 lessons from him so far, so it is bit too early to say anything on the tutee's progress. But I am pleased with the lessons so far. His teaching technique and approach to the topic is good;explanations are very clear on the topics.I would certainly recommend him.
From Elke (/5): My daughter is not a keen learner but Francis managed very quickly to get her interested and enjoying the work. IT is too early to say the impact of the tutoring but I can only imagine it will be very good. He is a pleasure to deal with.
Reply from: Francis: And from a tutor's point of view I would like to add how satisfying it is to teach a motivated and pleasant pupil like Lara.
From Isabelle (/5): Patient and Kind, Francis is a truly excellent tutor.
From Simon (/5): I was looking for a tutor as an adult/casual English learner. I wanted to improve my written and communication English to help developing further my professional career. I sent few requests on FirstTutors and Francis responded in most positive way providing great flexibility in session times. The lessons were delivered in a professional, but friendly manner. Francis spotted my weak points and patiently (my mistakes were often repeated) applied amendments that would improve things. I have found Francis to be an excellent tutor!
From Sarah (/5): Francis is a very warm, patient and flexible teacher. He is tutoring my son in A Level French, and Cameron has found it really useful. It has helped cement things in his mind and the one-to-one teaching works well for him. Cameron feels more confident in all aspects of this exam. We have no hesitation in recommending Francis at all.
From Laura (/5): I have really been enjoying my lessons so far - a nice mix of feeling like I'm making progress and feeling motivated without feeling pressurised. Francis is professional but friendly, encouraging and methodical.
From Jackie (/5): I have been very impressed. My daughter has really been enthusiastic about going and seems to have learnt a lot already within two lessons
From Lindsay (/5): Francis worked very hard to fit my daughter into his schedule. He is an excellent communicator and makes time at the end of the lesson to discuss progress with me and to gain feedback. We are pleased with his approach and feel he is going to be a great help to her.
From Lucy (/5): Francis is an excellent teacher. Positive and proactive. He is helping me long term to get to grips with my Italian. I recommend him highly.
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From Jo (/5): Yes thank you I have contacted the tutor and made arrangements
From Cynthia (/5): Francis is tutoring our whole family (2 adults and 2 children) in Spanish. We are alll at different levels and has been a very friendly and patient tutor. He is professional and flexible with our little group in terms of teaching and diaries. We have all gotten a lot out of our sessions with Francis and I would definitely recommend him as a tutor.
Reply from: Francis: The Crossley Family has always been enthusiastic, friendly and welcoming, and it is a pleasure to teach students like that.
From Pavel (/5): Francis started teaching my son 3 weeks ago and we already can se noticable progress in his English writing. He is now able to compile a story plan before actually writing it, and he makes less mistakes. My son still needs to improve his "explanation" skills but I think he will get there soon.
Francis takes a very professional approach to his lessons and my wife and I are satisfied with his teaching method. He is also flexible with timing and we always find mutual understanding on various "teaching issues" such as homework, possible re-scheduling of the lesson, etc…
Francis takes a very professional approach to his lessons and my wife and I are satisfied with his teaching method. He is also flexible with timing and we always find mutual understanding on various "teaching issues" such as homework, possible re-scheduling of the lesson, etc…
Reply from: Francis: When the pupil is keen to improve and the parents are so supportive helpful and interested, as is the case with this pupil, progress will always be pleasingly rapid.
From Nessie (/5): Francis is a great teacher according to Patti, he certainly is a great motivator, now switching to a couple of last minute English sessions