Hello, My name is Eric and I am a Canadian living in Germany. I am a lover of culture and an avid cultural mediator. I studied philosophy because I wanted to be involved with as many subjects as possible, and I also learned very early on that languages are the most important carriers of culture. It was then essential to improve my own native French to be able to express myself even better. As a French-speaking Canadian, English was my first foreign language and in 2011 I started learning German because I wanted to read the German philosophers in their original language. From the beginning, I had the intention to travel to Germany to dive even deeper into German culture. I now live here in Germany, I am married and have a little daughter.

Offline teaching experience: 4

Online teaching experience: 2

Professional knowledge and experience: - Native speaker - Further education as translator (French/German) at the University of Montreal - Foreign language assistant at various high schools in Germany - French teacher at the Institute for Foreign Languages and Foreign Studies in Erlangen (Germany) as well as at the Euro-Academy in Nuremberg (Germany) - part-time lecturer and tutor for various educational institutions (Bildungszentrum in Nuremberg (Germany) and Volkshochschule in Erlangen (Germany), deutsch-französisches Institut in Erlangen (Germany)) - very good knowledge of the most important online platforms: Zoom, Big Blue Button, Skype, Teams During my work as a french teacher, but also during the time when I learned the German language myself, I have been able to acquire important skills that allow me to approach my clients with structure, methodology, the right communication tools, but also with a lot of empathy. I am a determined and energetic person, which has a motivating effect on my clients. Furthermore, I can empathize with my clients because I have learned the German language step by step on my own initiative. Therefore, I can more than understand the hurdles one encounters when learning a language, which enables me to respond to them even better.