Who are we?

The Alliance Française de Genève team

Teachers with degrees in FLE, management, pedagogical coordination and cultural projects: a team here to support you and make your learning as enjoyable as it is effective.

  • 12 teachersFLE-qualified
  • 11 languagesSpoken in the team
  • Alpha → C2All levels
  • DELF · DALFTCF · TEF · FIDE

Our expertise

A qualified, international team

Teachers trained in the didactics of French as a foreign language, who have worked in Alliances Françaises around the world.

  • FLE graduates

    Master’s degrees in language sciences and FLE didactics, doctorates, DAEFLE, FSEA adult-trainer certificate.

  • DELF / DALF examiners

    Targeted preparation for official exams: DELF, DALF, TCF, TEF and the FIDE test.

  • Professional French

    FOS, business, hospitality and catering, health and medicine, legal and finance.

  • International experience

    Rio, Bogotá, Málaga, Limassol, Auckland, Baltimore, The Hague, Limerick… and many other Alliances Françaises.

Languages spoken in the team: Persian · French · English · Spanish · Greek · Italian · German · Portuguese · Hungarian · Arabic · Russian

Administration

Our administrative team

Management, pedagogical coordination, communication, cultural projects and partnerships.

Management

Welcome to the Alliance Française de Genève!

Learning French in Geneva is much more than learning a language: it is finding your place in an international city, building connections and taking full part in local life. Our team and our teachers are committed every day to supporting you, at your own pace, from your first words to your most ambitious projects.

We look forward to meeting you, in class or at our events!

Team

  • Lucyna Öztürk, communications Officer – Alliance Française de Genève

    Lucyna Öztürk

    Communications Officer

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  • Flavie Thaize Carpano, cultural Projects Officer and Pedagogical Coordinator – Alliance Française de Genève

    Flavie Thaize Carpano

    Cultural Projects Officer and Pedagogical Coordinator

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  • Kassandra Jegou, business Strategy and Partnerships Consultant – Alliance Française de Genève

    Kassandra Jegou

    Business Strategy and Partnerships Consultant

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Interns

  • Maya Goëssens, intern in project coordination and communication – Alliance Française de Genève

    Maya Goëssens

    Project coordination and communications intern

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  • Louise Coq, intern in project coordination and communication – Alliance Française de Genève

    Louise Coq

    Project coordination and communications intern

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Apprentice

  • Maya Goëssens, intern in project coordination and communication – Alliance Française de Genève

    Zexuan SU

    Apprentice in digital and communication

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Teaching

Our teachers

Filter according to your needs, then discover each teacher’s background.

12 teachers

  • Negar Kohan Pour, FLE / FLS teacher at the Alliance Française de Genève

    Negar Kohan Pour

    FLE / FLS teacher

    Levels A1 → B2

    • Official exams
    • Children and teens
    • Integration

    Levels A1 → B2

    Negar Kohan Pour

    FLE / FLS teacher

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    Audiences
    • Children
    • Teenagers
    • Adults
    Course types / skills
    • French as a foreign language (FLE)
    • French as a second language (FLS)
    • DELF preparation and marking
    Experience
    • More than 10 years of experience teaching FLE
    • Instituts Français and language institutes abroad
    • Language training centres
    Degrees / training
    • Master’s in Language Sciences – Linguistics, Language and Culture Didactics (FLE/FLS)
    • Master’s in French Literature
    • Doctorate in progress in Language Sciences and FLE didactics
    Certifications / qualifications
    • DELF examiner-marker
    Languages spoken
    • Persian: native language
    • French: bilingual
    • English: intermediate level
    • Spanish: basic notions

    See our French courses

  • Maria Athanasiou, FLE teacher at the Alliance Française de Genève

    Maria Athanasiou

    FLE teacher

    Levels A1 → C2

    • Official exams
    • Children and teens
    • Phonetics

    Levels A1 → C2

    Maria Athanasiou

    FLE teacher

    Audiences
    • Children
    • Teenagers
    • Adults
    Course types / skills
    • French as a foreign language (FLE)
    • Preparation for DELF and DALF exams
    • Language preparation for university entry
    • Phonetics workshops
    Experience
    • More than 15 years of experience teaching FLE
    • 10 years at the Alliance Française of Limassol and the Institut Français of Cyprus
    • Online and international teaching (Italy, Germany)
    Degrees / training
    • Diploma in Aptitude to Teach FLE (DAEFLE) – FLE option
    • Bachelor’s in Modern Languages and Literature
    Certifications / qualifications
    • Preparation for DELF / DALF exams
    Languages spoken
    • French: native language
    • Greek: native language
    • English: bilingual
    • Italian: advanced level
    • Spanish: advanced level
    • German: intermediate level

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  • Livia Sales, FLE / FLI teacher at the Alliance Française de Genève

    Livia Sales

    FLE / FLI teacher

    Levels A1 → C1

    • Official exams
    • Professional French
    • Children and teens

    Levels A1 → C1

    Livia Sales

    FLE / FLI teacher

    Audiences
    • Teenagers
    • Adults
    • Groups
    Course types / skills
    • French as a foreign language (FLE)
    • French for Specific Purposes (FOS): catering and construction
    • FLE didactics and new technologies
    • Teaching French in an immersion context
    • Supporting adult non-literate learners in acquiring reading and writing
    Experience
    • 6 years of experience at the Alliance Française of Rio
    • Experience in an international and intercultural context
    • 8 years of experience in training migrant audiences
    Degrees / training
    • Specialisation in French didactics
    • Master’s in Language Sciences, linguistics specialisation
    • Master 2 in language didactics and new technologies
    Certifications / qualifications
    • Expertise in language didactics and integration of new technologies
    • DELF / DALF examiner and marker
    Languages spoken
    • Brazilian Portuguese: native language
    • French: native language
    • English: advanced level
    • German: basic notions

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  • Tiffany Morales, FLE / FOS teacher at the Alliance Française de Genève

    Tiffany Morales

    FLE / FOS teacher

    Levels A1 → C1

    • Official exams
    • Professional French

    Levels A1 → C1

    Tiffany Morales

    FLE / FOS teacher

    Audiences
    • Adults
    • Professionals
    • Companies
    • Hospitality and catering professionals
    Course types / skills
    • French as a foreign language (FLE)
    • French for Specific Purposes (FOS)
    • In-company French courses
    • Professional French
    • Preparation for DELF, DALF, TCF and TEF exams
    Experience
    • Experience in Alliances Françaises and Instituts Français abroad (Italy, France, Australia, Portugal, Germany, Spain)
    • Specific experience with hospitality and catering professionals
    Degrees / training
    • Master’s in FLE-FOS
    Certifications / qualifications
    • DELF preparation
    • DALF preparation
    • TCF preparation
    • TEF preparation
    Languages spoken
    • French: native language
    • English: advanced level
    • Spanish, Italian: intermediate level
    • Portuguese: intermediate level

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  • Mónica Guarín, FLE / Specialist French teacher at the Alliance Française de Genève

    Mónica Guarín

    FLE / Specialist French teacher

    Levels A1 → B2

    • Official exams
    • Professional French
    • Children and teens

    Levels A1 → B2

    Mónica Guarín

    FLE / Specialist French teacher

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    Audiences
    • Children, from age 3
    • Teenagers
    • Students
    • Adults
    • Professionals
    Course types / skills
    • French as a foreign language (FLE)
    • Phonetics courses / phonetic remediation
    • Preparation for DELF, DALF and TCF exams
    • French for children
    • Specialist French: legal French and finance French
    Experience
    • Alliances Françaises of Bogotá and Málaga
    • Teaching specialist French in a university setting
    Degrees / training
    • Bachelor’s in Modern Languages, French pedagogy specialisation
    • Master’s in International Communication and Management
    • Training in French phonetic remediation
    • Training in online language teaching
    Certifications / qualifications
    • Preparation for DELF, DALF and TCF exams
    • Expertise in phonetics and phonetic remediation
    Languages spoken
    • Spanish: native language
    • French: bilingual
    • English: advanced level

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  • Marylène Thomas, FLE / FOS trainer at the Alliance Française de Genève

    Marylène Thomas

    FLE / FOS trainer

    Levels A1 → C1

    • Professional French

    Levels A1 → C1

    Marylène Thomas

    FLE / FOS trainer

    Audiences
    • Adults
    • Professionals
    • Audiences with varied profiles and needs
    • Learners with disabilities or facing learning obstacles
    Course types / skills
    • French as a foreign language (FLE)
    • Professional French and French for Specific Purposes (FOS)
    • Exam preparation
    • In-company training
    Experience
    • Independent FLE trainer in France and internationally, notably in Europe and North America
    Degrees / training
    • Diploma in Aptitude to Teach FLE (DAEFLE) – FOS option
    • Training in adult learner support
    • University Diploma “Disability, practices and research” in progress
    Certifications / qualifications
    • Expertise in inclusion and accessibility
    Languages spoken
    • French: native language
    • English: advanced level
    • German: basic notions
    • Hungarian: basic notions

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  • Valentine Chetail, FLE / FOS / FLS / FOM teacher at the Alliance Française de Genève

    Valentine Chetail

    FLE / FOS / FLS / FOM teacher

    Levels A2+ → C1

    • Professional French
    • Integration

    Levels A2+ → C1

    Valentine Chetail

    FLE / FOS / FLS / FOM teacher

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    Audiences
    • Adults
    Course types / skills
    • French as a foreign language (FLE)
    • French as a second language (FLS)
    • French for Medical Purposes (FOM)
    Areas of specialisation
    • Medical vocabulary
    • French for health / medicine
    Experience
    • More than 10 years of experience in FLE
    • Alliance Française of Auckland
    • International schools (Turkey, Switzerland, France)
    Degrees / training
    • Master’s in Language Sciences, Professional Practices in French as a Non-Native Language
    Languages spoken
    • French: native language
    • English: advanced level
    • Spanish: basic notions

    See our French courses

  • Sophie Laura, FLE teacher at the Alliance Française de Genève

    Sophie Laura

    FLE teacher

    Levels A1 → B1

    • Beginners and literacy

    Levels A1 → B1

    Sophie Laura

    FLE teacher

    Audiences
    • Absolute beginners
    • Young adults, from age 15
    • Adults
    Course types / skills
    • French as a foreign language (FLE)
    Experience
    • Alliances Françaises of Loja and Cuenca (Ecuador)
    • Alliances Françaises of Baltimore and Raleigh-Durham (United States)
    Degrees / training
    • Diploma in Aptitude to Teach FLE
    Languages spoken
    • French: native language
    • Spanish: fluent
    • English: fluent
    • Italian: intermediate level
    • German: intermediate level

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  • Besma Ayadi, FLE / FOS teacher at the Alliance Française de Genève

    Besma Ayadi

    FLE / FOS teacher

    Levels A1 → B2

    • Official exams
    • Professional French

    Levels A1 → B2

    Besma Ayadi

    FLE / FOS teacher

    Audiences
    • Students
    • Adults
    • Military audience
    Course types / skills
    • French as a foreign language (FLE)
    • Professional French and business French
    • French for Specific Purposes (FOS)
    • French for a military audience
    Experience
    • Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
    • International experience (Jordan, Egypt, France)
    • Alliance Française of Bordeaux
    • Teaching for private companies
    Degrees / training
    • Master 2 in FLE / FLS / FOS Teaching
    • Master’s in English-Speaking World Language, Literature and Civilisation
    Certifications / qualifications
    • Preparation for DELF and DALF exams
    Languages spoken
    • French: native language
    • Arabic: native language
    • English: advanced level

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  • Isabelle Ebener, FLE teacher & adult trainer (FSEA) at the Alliance Française de Genève

    Isabelle Ebener

    FLE teacher & adult trainer (FSEA)

    Levels A1 → C2

    • Official exams
    • Professional French
    • Beginners and literacy

    Levels A1 → C2

    Isabelle Ebener

    FLE teacher & adult trainer (FSEA)

    Audiences
    • Adults
    • Students
    • Professionals
    • Expatriates
    Course types / skills
    • French as a foreign language (FLE) & integration French (FLI)
    • Adult literacy
    • Professional French and business communication
    • Personalised language support for expatriates and migrants
    • Preparation for official exams: DELF, DALF and the FIDE test
    • Tailor-made online teaching
    Experience
    • In-company training & coaching (French-speaking Switzerland)
    • Training for the Cantonal Employment Office (OCE)
    • Teaching in international schools in Switzerland
    • Support for linguistic and sociocultural integration
    Degrees / training
    • FSEA certificate – Adult trainer
    • Specialisation in adult literacy
    • Training in suggestopedia (accelerated learning)
    Languages spoken
    • French: native language
    • Spanish: fluent

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  • Olivier Ernest, FLE teacher and adult trainer (FSEA in progress) at the Alliance Française de Genève

    Olivier Ernest

    FLE teacher and adult trainer (FSEA in progress)

    Levels Alpha, A1 → C2

    • Official exams
    • Children and teens
    • Beginners and literacy

    Levels Alpha, A1 → C2

    Olivier Ernest

    FLE teacher and adult trainer (FSEA in progress)

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    About us

    Originally from Toulouse, I have had the chance to teach French in Ireland, France, the Netherlands and Slovakia before settling in Geneva, always with the same desire: to give people a taste for French. Curious children, studious teenagers, busy adults, demanding professionals… everyone has their own pace, and that is what makes this job so exciting. My lessons combine rigour and good humour, with particular attention to speaking, so that speaking French becomes a real pleasure.

    Audiences
    • Teenagers
    • Adults
    • Students
    • Professionals
    • Catering and hospitality professionals
    • Reception and service professions
    • International institutions and organisations
    • Newly arrived migrant children
    Course types / skills
    • French as a foreign language (FLE) and French as a language of integration and insertion (FL2i)
    • Literacy
    • Phonetic correction (verbo-tonal method)
    • French literature, from secondary school to university
    • Preparation for official exams: TCF, DELF, DALF
    • FLE for specific purposes, individualised and personalised support
    Experience
    • Teaching FLE in Alliances Françaises (Toulouse, The Hague, Limerick)
    • Teaching in school and university settings (Ireland, Slovakia), including literature, and DELF-DALF examiner
    • Pedagogical coordination and teaching of children, teenagers and adults (Ireland, Slovakia, Netherlands, France)
    • Teaching Associate, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, and Doctoral Teaching Associate, Mary Immaculate College (Ireland)
    • Language integration support: Geneva Red Cross and Université Ouvrière de Genève
    Degrees / training
    • Master 1 in French Literature and Master 1 in Supervision and Training
    • Master 2 in Language Sciences / FLE didactics (research track)
    • FSEA certificate – Adult trainer (CFAF), in progress
    • CAVILAM MOOC certificate “Supporting newly arrived foreigners in learning French”
    • UNESCO certification “Improving the digital skills of literacy educators”
    Languages spoken
    • French: native language
    • English: fluent
    • Spanish: beginner

    See our French courses

  • Anastasia Kozyreva, FLE teacher at the Alliance Française de Genève

    Anastasia Kozyreva

    FLE teacher

    Levels A1 → C1

    • Official exams
    • Integration

    Levels A1 → C1

    Anastasia Kozyreva

    FLE teacher

    Audiences
    • University students
    • Learners preparing for higher education in French
    • Adults
    Course types / skills
    • French as a foreign language (FLE)
    • Preparation for DELF and DALF exams
    • Support for university integration in French
    Experience
    • University teaching
    • Teaching in the private sector
    Degrees / training
    • Doctorate in Russian literature
    • Master’s in History of Arts and Visual Cultures
    • Master’s in General and Comparative Literature
    Certifications / qualifications
    • Preparation for DELF and DALF exams
    • Expertise in language support for university projects
    Languages spoken
    • Russian: native language
    • French: bilingual
    • English: advanced level
    • Spanish: basic notions

    See our French courses

Frequently asked questions

The team: your questions

Who makes up the Alliance Française de Genève team?

The team is led by Camille Bobrisow and includes an administrative team, cultural project officers, and teachers and trainers who are qualified and experienced in French as a Foreign Language (FLE).

What qualifications do the teachers have?

Our teachers hold university degrees (Master’s in FLE, language sciences, language didactics, doctorate) or recognised professional certifications (DAEFLE, FSEA certificate). Several are DELF / DALF examiner-markers and prepare students for official exams: DELF, DALF, TCF, TEF and the FIDE test.

What languages do the teachers speak?

In addition to French, our teachers speak Persian, English, Spanish, Greek, Italian, German, Portuguese, Hungarian, Arabic and Russian, among others. This makes it easier to support absolute beginners.

Do the teachers have experience in the Alliance Française network?

Yes. Many have taught in Alliances Françaises and Instituts Français around the world: Rio, Bogotá, Málaga, Limassol, Auckland, Loja, Cuenca, Baltimore, Raleigh-Durham, Bordeaux, Toulouse, The Hague or Limerick.

Can the team support companies and professionals?

Yes. Several teachers specialise in French for Specific Purposes (FOS): professional French, hospitality and catering, health and medicine, legal and finance, in-company training.

How can I contact the team or find out more about the courses?

Click “View profile” under each teacher to discover their background, or go to our contact page for any question about registration and French courses in Geneva.

They trust us

Our partners

Institutions, schools, festivals, cinemas and publishing houses: a Geneva and French-speaking network at the service of our learners.

Need to contact us?

The team will reply

Whether you want to learn French, take part in our cultural events or simply get some information, write to us: we will reply as soon as possible!

info@afge.ch pedagogie@afge.ch +41 78 609 29 80

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