Award-Winning AP French Tutors
serving Thousand Oaks, CA

Georgetown's School of Foreign Service requires serious language chops, and Emma chose French as one of her core languages — studying it through advanced coursework (French 4 and AP-level) alongside Latin, which sharpened her instinct for grammatical structure in ways that transfer directly to mastering French syntax. She's the kind of tutor who'll have students watch a French film clip to internalize register and tone, then circle back to the formal essay techniques the AP exam actually scores.

I am proud to say that the eleven-year-old Vietnamese girl and boy that I tutored for 5 years are both attending Medical school. In addition, I am proud to say that I speak, write and read in French, English, Spanish, Haitian Creole and Italian proficiently. Whenever I tell people that I speak French, they often assume that it is not my mother tongue language because I have no accent in English. I am always proud to say that I did not know how to speak English until I was 16 years of age. Learning a language is like cracking a secret code. Once you decode it, the treasure is yours.

I'm an MIT student with a background in mathematics and computer science. I love working with data and making sense of numbers. I hope I can share my passion for these subjects!

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I'm eager to help you in whatever way I can! I'm a graduate of Harvard (BA, Social Anthropology) and Columbia (MA, Human Rights) and have spent years tutoring students in a variety of subjects. I'm a firm believer that effective tutoring stems from developing a program that is tailored and highly customized to individual students. I look forward to working with you!

Pursuing a degree in French with plans to specialize in French-English translation, Sarah brings a translator's ear to AP French prep — she teaches students to stop converting English thoughts word by word and instead build sentences that sound naturally French, which is exactly what graders reward on the interpersonal and presentational tasks. Her English minor also sharpens her ability to pinpoint where interference between the two languages causes errors in register, syntax, and idiomatic phrasing.

Having studied in France and earned a degree in French Language, Taylor brings real cultural fluency to AP French prep — from mastering the interpersonal speaking prompts to crafting persuasive essays in formal register. She breaks down tricky grammar structures like the subjunctive and conditional so students can deploy them confidently on exam day. Rated 5.0 by students.

I am a PhD student at the University of Michigan, studying social psychology. Before this, I was at Duke University completing a BS in psychology as well as a MS in global health. My research combines the fields of global health and psychology by examining the effects of culture on self-related psychological processes. I hope to continue in academia to become a professor of psychology, as teaching is among my greatest passions.

Michael's Spanish degree and Teach For America training give him a language-teaching framework that translates directly to AP French — particularly the interpersonal communication tasks where students must think on their feet and respond spontaneously. He also tutors CLEP French, so he's familiar with the grammar structures and reading comprehension skills that overlap between the two exams.

Crystal spent a full year teaching English in France and served as a French drill instructor at Dartmouth, so she knows the AP French curriculum from both sides of the language barrier. She zeroes in on the presentational speaking and writing tasks that tank scores — teaching students to structure persuasive arguments in French and deploy subjunctive, conditional, and idiomatic expressions with confidence.

Emily grew up speaking French at home with her family, attended the Ecole Franco-Americaine de Chicago from kindergarten through 12th grade, and passed the French BAC in 11th grade. That native-level fluency means she can break down the AP exam's trickiest components — persuasive essay prompts, audio source synthesis, and formal presentational speaking — from the inside out. She spends several months in France each year, so her language stays current and idiomatic.

I am a graduate of the University of Chicago, with a bachelor's degree in psychology and linguistics. Currently, I am pursuing a master's degree in speech-language pathology at Teachers College, Columbia University. In the past, I have worked as a teacher's aide in a public school classroom, a mentor to middle school girls, an instructor and tutor at the literacy education organization 826, and a summer camp counselor. I tutor a diverse range of subjects, and I find that I especially enjoy tutoring language arts, reading, and writing at all levels, from elementary school all the way up to college/grad school test prep. As a tutor, I am committed to helping students reach their full potential as learners. Throughout my years as an educator, I have seen firsthand the remarkable academic growth that can occur when tutors provide students with the individualized support that they need. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, journaling, and learning about other languages and cultures.