If you are seeking a French tutor in Waterloo, you came to the right place! At Queen Elizabeth Academy we provide high quality French tutoring programs for students who are attending high school and elementary school.
Build your french foundation skills - in grammar, writing, reading and oral presentations - in our private one on one tutoring programs. Our French tutoring program in Waterloo is conducted by our French team, composing of experienced tutors who are specialized in Core French and the French immersion curriculum
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French is a different language than English, in that the grammar is much more complex. Words are divided into masculine and faminine, and the usage will vary depending on the pronoun and other factors. Tense, verb usage are all different. Students from G7-8 level will need to build a good foundation and prepare for grade 9, in which the curriculum is much more demanding.
Students in grade 9 french are required to perform various communication with a good usage of the language. This includes writing short stories (in french), delivering a presentation or listening and responding to an everyday conversation in French.
This pose challenges to a lot of students and unless they have a firm understanding and usage of the language, it will not be easy for them.
QE French tutors will focus on the fundamentals - the grammar, pronunciation and build the skills on top, so that our students will be able to handle and excel in high school French.
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Writing paragraphs and short stories are part of the syllabus for senior elementary and G9 core French. The challenge is to understand and get familiar with the grammar, otherwise the student will fall into the trap of writing the paragraphs in English and trying to translate it to French. This will be a mistake. QE French tutors will guide our students in the right approach, to think in French and apply the different grammar rules. Through practice, students will understand the different and this is the only proper way to learn French
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In high school English courses, students are introduced to challenging literature. Examples include The Great Gatsby (grade 12), 1984 (grade 11), Animal Farm (grade 9), MacBeth (Grade 11), to name a few. Each of these books have themes that require indepth understanding. When you write your essay on these literature, you will need to include your analysis on these themes on your arguments. This is part of the application / thinking marks that covers 25-30% of your grades. Therefore, it is important for you to fully understand and analyze the text. QE English tutoring Waterloo provide comprehensive lessons on these. With good explanation, you will be guided through these difficult literature and perform well on your essays and exams.
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Our tutors are not only experts in their area, they are top achiever themselves.
They don't just tutor our students, oftentimes they serve as a role model and mentor to our students.
Queen Elizabeth tutor team is a team with a solid bond; our tutors' have an average tenure of 3 years. Most of our competitors operate as agencies or centers; their tutors are freelancers who come around and go. As such, they often deprive their students of the opportunity to get accustomed to a teaching pattern.
Our tutors are specialists in the subjects they teach. We won’t ask an French graduate to teach Mathematics. Our tutors are well trained and experienced in their fields.
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Our tutor Waterloo can help you to achieve success in your courses
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How do you study more effectively with our French tutoring in Waterloo? The key lies in a good team work with our French tutors in Waterloo. QE French tutors in Waterloo will provide good lessons so that you can understand the language and usage. The key is to understand the usage and practice very often. But remember, if you want to excel in French courses, merely getting good lessons isn't enough. You need to spend time and practice, for example, writing your own French passages on a regular basis, challenge yourself in reading more difficult French articles. Practice the grammar rules. This consistent effort that you put in will distinguish you from a top student and an average student.
It is important to realize that French grammar rules are very unique and different from English. Once you understand the grammar, you need to practice through your homework to get a firm understanding.
Writing French paragraphs on a regular basis will be helpful. QE French tutors will provide you with the prompt so that you can practice this on a regular basis.
Oral presentation is an important component of Core French. Students will be tested with Oral presentation and conversations in their assessment. Building an accurate pronunciation is key. QE French tutors in Waterloo will teach the student with accurate pronunciation, and it is important for you to practice
It's very effective to read and speak out loud, in order to build confidence and fluency in French. We encourage you to do the same for regular practice. In each lesson, we will teach you accurate pronunciation and through this practice, you will see measurable improvements on your French oral communication!
Time management is a key to your success, especially when you enter senior high school grades. The key to time management is to dedicate a time that you can put 100% of your efforts in your studies. We recommend you to use a calendar, so you can visualize your plan.
All our top students do this. You can pencil down a dedicated time, say Mon to Fri 5-6pm, for French, or other subjects. During this time, you take out all the distractions - turn off your phone, wifi, and focus solely on your work. You want to dedicate 100% of your effort to your work. QE French tutors in Waterloo will provide you with homework, plus you get the ones from your school. Therefore, you time in making your own study notes and practice through the homework is important.
Here are two interviews that we conducted with Caroline (admitted to Cornell University, Engineering) and Madhavan (admitted to university of Michigan, neuroscience program).
You can get a lot of good tips from them! The key is not just listening to them, but to start using it!
Admitted to: Engineering at Cornell University
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If you aren't performing well in French, you might have gaps in the grammar or oral communication. The first step is to clarify any misunderstanding. Once you understand grammar and how it works, start practicing on your homework. You can also dedicate time to write a paragraph a day to strengthen your writing skills. Our French tutor in Waterloo do provide lessons on grammar, reading comprehension, writing and oral communication. It is important to learn the basics to build a good foundation in French.
The second advise we give, is to put your 100% effort into this. It means that reading ahead on your Shakespeare or novels, or spend time analyzing the text. Our French tutors in Waterloo will provide you with guidance, and for French your hard work will pay off.
We teach essay writing and critical analysis, the key components in high school French. For our high school students, we review what they do, and their assignments from school, and guide them through the writing process.
For our elementary French Writing Class, we teach sentence structure, how to write a paragraph, and work towards essay writing for our grade 8 students
For high school students, we will focus on your school work and assignments / essays. We will also teach you foundation skills such as essay writing and critical thinking.
Our rates are very competitive and reasonable. The most important thing is, we deliver high quality value to our students, where they will learn foundation skills and keeping up with school work. We provide a package, including lesson based tutoring, going over your assignments and providing you with writing practice.
Contact Queen Elizabeth Academy. vwleeft4@gmail.com. We only select the best with French literature major.
QE is Ministry accredited, which means we offer high school courses. We know the curriculum of each subject inside-out. We know what foundation building block is important leading to the next grade. As we have worked with 5,000+ students over the past 9 years, we are familiar with the common weakness and challenge they face on each subject. Therefore, we focus on what matters most to achieve success. Our students were admitted to top universities: Waterloo, Laurier, Queen's, Western, McGill with scholarship from $2,000 to $50,000.
The average tenure of our tutors at QE is at least 3 years. Many of our tutors stay with QE for 5-6 years. In this way, they are experienced and have worked with hundreds of students. Many of them have taught our 110 hours credit course. New tutors need to go through a rigorous audition process in order to join QE. This includes showing in depth knowledge in our test and being able to explain concepts in a way that students can understand.
*Note that Queen Elizabeth premise are currently located in Mississauga, Oakville and Etobicoke. For the other locations, we offer online live tutoring over zoom.
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