Marion Auger
Marion is originally from the Paris region, where she studied English Literature and Civilisation. She then went on to complete a Master’s degree in French as a Foreign Language (FLE) with the Université de Grenoble, followed by studies in translation in Copenhagen, Denmark.
She is a DELF/DALF /TEF examiner and corrector, as well as a teacher trainer within the Alliance Française network in Ecuador. and for the Canadian network as well. Over the years, she has taught French in Denmark, Peru, Mexico as well as online in France, Ecuador and Canada.
Marion believes that every learner is different, so she adapts her teaching style to each individual’s needs and goals, whether they are professional or personal. Her aim is to create a supportive and motivating learning environment in which students can gain confidence and make real progress.
Outside of teaching, Marion loves spending time with her three dogs, hiking, listening to podcasts and observing bugs and flowers.
Adult classes
Introduction – Unit 2 (A0.2 Level)
This is the second section (Unit 2) of the Introduction-level sequence, for students new to French! In this course, you'll expand your ability to talk about your interests, preferences, hobbies, and wishes. You'll learn to express likes and dislikes, discuss leisure activities, make suggestions, and explain what you would like to do while building practical vocabulary for everyday conversations. Through authentic resources, communicative tasks, and interactive activities, you'll practice expressing opinions, agreeing and disagreeing politely, and talking about possessions and personal preferences. Culturally, you'll explore French media, technology, leisure activities, holiday traditions, and everyday life. By the end of this unit, you'll be able to participate more naturally in conversations about your interests and make simple plans with others.
There will be no class Nov.23-28 included and Dec.21-Jan.2 included.
Textbook
Interactions 1 - $50
Class code: 102az
$455.00 / Members
$500.00 / Non-Member
Teacher
Marion Auger
Défi Actuel 1 – Unit 4 (A1 Level)
This is the 4th section (Unit 4) of the Défi Actuel 1 sequence for A1 Beginners. In this unit, you'll develop the language needed to describe your daily routine, work schedule, and lifestyle. You'll learn to talk about everyday habits, tell time, describe when activities take place, and discuss your routines at home, at work, or at school. Through authentic resources, multimedia activities, and communicative exercises, you'll practice using pronominal verbs, reinforce the verbs faire and prendre, and learn to use adverbs and expressions of frequency to describe daily habits. You'll expand your vocabulary related to daily activities, meals, time, days of the week, work schedules, and parts of the day. Culturally, you'll explore work-life balance, teleworking, and daily routines in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Québec, and other francophone communities. By the end of this course, you'll be able to describe your daily life, discuss your schedule, and communicate more confidently about your everyday routines.
There will be no class Nov.23-28 included and Dec.21-Jan.2 included.
Textbook
Défi Actuel 1 - $85
Class code: 124cz
$455.00 / Members
$500.00 / Non-Member
Teacher
Marion Auger
Défi Actuel 1 – Unit 5 (A1 Level)
This is the fifth section of the Défi Actuel 1 sequence for A1 Beginners.In this unit, you'll learn to describe your home and living environment while discussing different types of housing, rooms, furniture, and home décor. You'll practice describing interiors, expressing preferences, giving recommendations, and talking about where you live while becoming more confident communicating about everyday life. Through interactive and multimedia activities, authentic resources, and course book exercises, you'll expand your vocabulary related to housing, rooms of the house, furniture, colors, adjectives used to describe a home, and location prepositions. Culturally, you'll explore housing styles across France, interior design, seasonal rentals, and the principles of feng shui. By the end of this course, you'll be able to describe your home, discuss living spaces, and express your needs and preferences with greater confidence.
There will be no class Nov.23-28 included and Dec.21-Jan.2 included.
Textbook
Défi Actuel 1 - $85
Class code: 125sz
$455.00 / Members
$500.00 / Non-Member
Teacher
Marion Auger
Défi Actuel 1 – Unit 7 (A1 Level)
This is the seventh section of the Défi Actuel 1 sequence for A1 Beginners. In this unit, you'll expand your ability to talk about food, meals, and cooking while expressing your tastes, preferences, and eating habits. You'll learn to describe recipes, discuss ingredients and quantities, recount culinary experiences, and talk about your personal journey with food and cooking. Through interactive activities, authentic recipes, and communicative tasks, you'll practice using partitive articles, adverbs of quantity, the verbs manger and boire, and the passé composé, including past participle agreement and negative forms in the past tense. You'll build vocabulary related to meals, food groups, ingredients, measurements, continents, agriculture, and time markers. Culturally, you'll explore French gastronomy, regional specialties, food festivals, and culinary traditions from across the francophone world. By the end of this course, you'll be able to discuss food and cooking with greater confidence while sharing past dining experiences and personal preferences.
There will be no class Nov.23-28 included and Dec.21-Jan.2 included.
Textbook
Défi Actuel 1 - $85
Class code: 127dz
$455.00 / Members
$500.00 / Non-Member
Teacher
Marion Auger
The Art of Problem Solving in French (A2-B1 Level)
Un problème, une solution! What do you do if your train is suddenly cancelled, you can't find the key to your Airbnb, or the baguette you just bought is clearly from yesterday? Each week, you’ll face a new real-life problem that could happen while traveling or living in France, and work to figure out how to solve it, all in French! Through fun, practical scenarios, you’ll practice the vocabulary and communication skills you need to ask for help, explain a problem, make requests, negotiate, and find solutions. A lively and useful course for A2–B1 learners who want to build their confidence using French when things don’t quite go according to plan!
There will be no class Nov.23-28 included.
Textbook
None
Class code: 290psz4
$115.00 / Members
$125.00 / Non-Member
Teacher
Marion Auger