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Writing and writing courses in literature and / or journalism

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My Creative Writing Course:

Novelist awarded by the FWB in 2019, I also worked for a long time as a journalist for the daily press and Belgian magazine. From these professional experiences, I have drawn a large number of lessons and literary techniques that I intend to teach you. In the case of a literary project, remembering a certain number of simple advices - which can all be negated in the absolute - often helps to avoid a number of errors made by great beginners. A constructive dialogue on the structure of the story, the message that the author wishes to convey, the adequacy of the writing with the message, is likely to unblock certain situations.
Finally, a look, an outside opinion is always interesting, even if it should never impose itself as a truth.

In the journalistic writing that I have practiced for years (more than 400 articles and files published), the writing rules are much more strict and facilitate a more rigorous approach. In this case, I go directly to the correction of the student's texts or to the analysis of published articles.

Location

At teacher's location: A.P.R, Chaussée de Waterloo, Ixelles, Belgique
At student's location: Around Brussels, Belgium

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Duration:
60 minutes
The class is taught in:French, German, English

About Me

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Writer, former journalist and secondary school teacher in Belgium and DRC (Lubumbashi), teacher of French as a Foreign Language in Russia and Japan (Tokyo), I have accumulated in recent years a long experience of teaching with students of all ages and origins. I have also lived in Germany for years (Berlin and Munich) and I speak German fluently, the language I currently teach. Thus, I offer German, French and writing lessons.
My strengths are the clarity of my explanations and my infectious enthusiasm.

Education

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● 2011: Training program at Ihecs Academy in marketing and corporate communication.
● 2010 to 2011: History at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
● 1999 to 2006: Double Master with Distinction in Journalism at the Journalism Institute of the AGJPB, Brussels, and in Contemporary History at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
● 2002 to 2003: Erasmus at the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany.
● 1999 to 2000: Year of learning German in Munich.

Experience / Qualifications

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JOURNALISM

● September 2006 to October 2014: Free-lance economic journalist (more than 400 articles published) for the business daily L'Echo and its pages Focus Science and Development, Focus SME, L'Echo Weekend, as well as for Entreprendre magazines (BECI )

TEACHING AND OTHERS:
● December 2015 to May 2017: Part-time French teacher at Kudan Academy and Nouvelle Ecole, Tokyo, Japan.
● January 2013 to May 2013: French teacher (full time at the lower level) at the Saint-Stanislas School, Brussels, Belgium.
● September 2012 to December 2012: Professor of History and Geography (full time at the lower and upper levels) at the Private School at the Belgian Program in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo.
● November 2011 to May 2012: Teacher of English and French, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation, Kepteni Sakha-Belgian Schools and Olkhon.
● September 2010 to December 2011: Professor of Geography (full time at the lower and higher levels) at the Frans Fischer Municipal Institute for Technical Education, Brussels, Belgium.
● September 2002 to September 2010: French-English-German tourist guide for the Bavard bus, Voir et Dire Bruxelles and La Maison Autrique.
Hello everyone, I. My French / FLE course: I first seek to identify the needs of the student but also the requirements of his Professor if necessary, or requests related to a particular professional situation. It is from this inventory that I build my course. My teaching method aims for a clear understanding of the rules, (transmissive model) and instructions, and their constant recall. My explanations are always clear and structured and are ideally made with the words of the students, rather than with technical terms. Clear explanations, certain guidelines for orienting oneself in case of difficulties, taking a few notes, repetition - in a fun way if possible -, constant practice of exercises, recurring questions that I ask to check that the material is acquired, will ensure lasting success without cutting corners. Thus grammar, for example, becomes much less arid mental gymnastics than it seems. On the contrary!
My teaching method aims for a clear understanding of the rules and their constant reminder, and if possible in a "playful" way. In my opinion, the practice of grammar is like mental gymnastics much less arid than it seems. Learning German on a bad basis is also very detrimental for the rest of one's learning. My explanations are clear and structured, and are ideally done with the words of students, rather than with technical terms. I also give great importance to oral expression because it allows the student to better appropriate the language and is often neglected or difficult to teach in group classes.

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