French Language Teacher in Phillipsburg, Sint Maarten

Join the Global LT community and help provide language lessons to business professionals and their families worldwide. We are hiring a local French-language teacher to provide in-person lessons to our client in Philipsburg.

Job Information

• Ref: 187969
• Student: Adult female (employee)
• Location: Student's home - Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
• Preferred start date: ASAP
• Lesson format: Face-to-face, in-person

Details

• Availability: Flexible weekdays (Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday - time to be confirmed; teacher may suggest a suitable schedule)
• Lesson Frequency: 1x a week, 1-hour lessons
• Current French level: Complete beginner
• Native/other languages: Spanish (native), English
• Goals:
• Build confidence to hold everyday conversations in French
• Communicate effectively with her French fiance and his family
• Develop a grammar foundation and expand vocabulary
• Improve pronunciation and understanding of local accents
• Strengthen listening, reading, and writing skills
• Learn practical, daily-use expressions and conversational phrases
• Practice language for real-life contexts: restaurants, shopping, giving compliments, and expressing opinions
• Learn techniques for faster language acquisition

Responsibilities

• Create interactive, engaging lessons tailored to a beginner learner
• Focus on conversation and real-life communication skills
• Introduce grammar and vocabulary through relevant, practical themes
• Incorporate cultural and contextual learning to enhance motivation
• Encourage active speaking and listening in every session
• Provide feedback, track progress, and adapt content based on needs

Qualifications

• To have native or near-native proficiency in French
• To have a degree or certificate in teaching, education, linguistics, or a related field
• To have a minimum of 2 years' experience teaching adults at a beginner level
• To have the ability to design personalized, goal-based lesson plans
• To have strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills

All Global LT instructor positions are freelance positions. If you feel this could interest you, please submit your CV for consideration.