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French Tutors

INDIVIDUALS

** Signifies a member of the Romance Languages and Literatures Department

Updated for Fall 2009

Daniel Abreu - Foreign languages Instructor at EMU, WCC. Master in Education. Will teach with the most innovative techniques.
Tutoring - Basic 100 level. $20 per hour
Translating - $20 per page
Home: (734) 355-3244
Email: usabreu@comcast.net

Sandra Rodriguez Bontemps - Native speaker from Nice. Graduated from a French University with a Master's in International Law. Experience tutoring students of all levels, plus conversional French, cultural knowledge, and exam prep. Lessons are designed to meet individual needs using various resources and materials to help students overcome the challenges related to foreign language learning and be successful in their French class(es). Experience translating, proofreading, and editing many kinds of documents including academic papers. Will tutor, translate and proofread for all levels.
Tutoring - $15 per hour. All levels.
Translating - Negotiable
Other - Negotiable
Phone: (734) 330-5612
Email: sandrody@hotmail.com

Patrick Bottazzi - "I'm a native French speaker form Geneva (Switzerland) and I would like to make a language exchange with a Native English speaker. Furthermore, I need also some help in wrinting skills and/or traduction of scientific article (social science and ecology). "
Tutoring - All levels. Negotiable.
Translating - Negotiable.
Other - Negotiable.
Phone: (734) 276-7000
Email: patrick.bottazzi@graduateinstitute.ch

Nancy Edwards - College instructor with 8 years of experience and a total of 17 years tutoring experience at the beginner through advanced levels. Master's in French. Currently teaching at Wayne State University and Eastern Michigan University. Tutoring fee is negotiable, if student can meet in Ypsilanti.
Tutoring - All levels. $40 per hour
Word processing - Negotiable
Cell: (810) 304-0625
Email: nancy_edwards@wayne.edu

Jeri Elie - Experienced tutor with 25 years of experience can help you achieve the success you're looking for! All levels, conversation, exam prep, and even travel French.
Tutoring - All levels. $40-50 per hour.
Translation - varies
Home: (734) 669-6128
Email: jaelie@hotmail.com

**Sabine Gabaron -French native from Paris. Instructor of French in Romance Languages & Literatures Department for 10 years (all levels including 270). Coordinator of Elementary French for 4 years. M.A. in American Literature and M.A. in Second Language Acquisition.
Tutoring - All levels. $35 per hour.
Translating - Depends on the difficulty
Word processing – Negotiable
Phone: (h) (734) 332-9736; (o) (734) 615-3090
Email:sgabaron@umich.edu

Catherine Benedict Glazer - Graduated from U of M with honors in French.
Tutoring - Advanced levels. $25 per hour
Translating - $25
Other - $25
Phone: (248) 345-3768
Email: cbglazer@gmail.com

Chelsey Green -Near-native French speaker with experience living and studying in France. Will tutor all levels.
Tutoring- All levels. Negotiable.
Translating - Negotiable
Other- Negotiable.
Home:(734) 368-1976
Email: chelsers@umich.edu

Robert Henney -Native speaker. Educated in France. Doctorate in French language and literature from French university. 32 years of French teaching at the university level. Experience teaching in three French-speaking cities, including Paris. Thesis editing, proof-reading, interpreting experience. Taught translation technique and commercial French. Will tutor all levels. Available all year.
Tutoring - All levels. $20 per hour.
Translating - $20 per hour
Other - Negotiable
Phone: (h) (734) 717-4277

Emily Kafka- Near-native French speaker with 6 years teaching experience UM, including the Romance Languages department and the Residential College. Currently teaching in the RC's French program. MA in French completed at Sorbonne in Paris. Willing to tutor all levels in French.
Tutoring: $30 per hour, negotiable. All levels.
Email:ekafka@umich.edu

Diane Kimbal-BA.MA. University of Michigan (French Major) 40 years teaching experience/now retired All levels: conversation, grammar, writing.
Tutoring - All levels. Negotiable.
Phone: (734) 327-9416
Email:lilydetang@hotmail.com

James McMurtrie - Near-native French speaker currently teaching French for the Ann Arbor Senior Center and the Turner Senior Resource Center. Grew up in a bilingual home and majored in French at UM. Have taught French to elementary and secondary students.
Tutoring - All levels. Negotiable
Translating - Negotiable
Word processing - Negotiable
Phone: (734) 477-0326
Email:jhm420@juno.com

**Juliette Moutinou - Native French speaker from France. Instructor of French in Romance Languages & Literatures Department for over 10 years, teaching courses 101, 103, 231, and 232. Experience tutoring at all levels. M.A. in English, Spanish, and American History.
Tutoring - All levels. $35 per hr
Translating - $11 intial fee/per hr, depending on text or document difficulty
Home: (734) 769-7196
Office: (734) 647-2372
Email:juliette@umich.edu

Moussa Ndoye - Hi my name is Moussa Ndoye and I am a sophomore. I am a Native French speaker from Cameroon. I lived there all my life, and I have constantly being practicing my French both in High School and at the University of Michigan.
Tutoring - Intermediate to advanced levels (200 level courses or higher). Negotiable.
Translating - Negotiable
Phone: (502) 291-1486
Email: moussan@umich.edu

Yousef Rabhi - Salut! I am a near-native french speaker. I lived in Alsace, France for four years and have been a close scholar of the language in High school and college (I have only taken 200 level classes at U of M, but feel comfortable helping with higher level classes if need be). I can tutor you on class specific issues or we can meet over tea for conversation french practice. I can translate many types of text. Please inquire if interested. Word processing will be limited to help with paper editing and proof reading.
Tutoring - All levels. $15-$20 per hour, depending on level
Translating - $20-$30 per page, depending on difficulty
Other - $20 per hour
Phone: (734) 353-9426
Email: yorabhi@umich.edu

Andrea Ronquist- Comfortable tutoring beginner levels. Spent 6 weeks studying abroad in Grenoble, France in summer 2008. Considered "proficient" in French after completing the intensive French program in the Residential College (RC).
Tutoring - Beginner levels. $10 per hour.
Phone: (906) 630-6328
Email:ronquist@umich.edu

Jesse Steed - "I am a near native French speaker with a BA in French Literature and I taught in France for one year. For my undergraduate thesis I lived and researched in Ventabren near Aix-en-Provence. Please call anytime." Four years experience tutoring students ages 5 to 65. Available on short notice for university students needing help with papers, homework, exams, literature analysis. Available on a regular schedule during the day for middle and high school students during the school year.
Tutoring - All levels. $15-25, negotiable
Translating - $15-25, negotiable
Word Processing - Negotiable
Home: (734) 769-8323
Office: (734) 657-4601
Email:jsteed@surovell.com

 


ORGANIZATIONS

Babel Linguistics Editorial & Translation Group
Professional turn-around translations, website
localization, onsite interpreting, BCIS procedures,
and more.
Tutoring - All levels. Minimum $25 p/hour.
Translations - please request a quotation per project.
Office: (734) 995-0373. Downtown Ann Arbor.
For more information, please visit:
www.babel-linguistics.com

Language Link - Instructors are native speakers with advanced degrees and extensive experience.
Tutoring - All levels. $50 an hour.
Translating - $50 per document.
Small Groups - $15 per hour.
Office: (734) 821-0311

Linguatechnics Inc. -
Tutoring - All levels. $35-$45 per hour
Translating - Must contact for cost
Small Groups - $16 per hour.
Office: (734) 662-0434
For more information: www.linguatechnics.com

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