Teaching

Since 2017, teacher of French at Helsinki Adult Institute (Helsingin aikuisopisto), 4 hours a week.

Since 2004, teacher of French at Toimela Adult Education Centre in Helsinki, 2-4 hours a week.

Since 2003, teacher of French at Kirkkonummi Adult Education Centre, 6-10 hours a week.

Since 1999, I have taught many courses at Itäkeskus, Kallio and Olari high schools.

Since 1999, teacher of French and consultant in private companies. Own business since 2003, Ovi ranskaan.

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Other significant teaching experiences:

1999-2010, teacher of French as a mother tongue for immigrants at the Education Department of Helsinki. In March 2008 there were 47 pupils in 3 groups.

In summer 2005 I wrote the ‘Objectives and Contents’ section of the teaching curriculum (OPS) for French as a mother tongue in cooperation with the Education Department of Jyväskylä.

2000-2004, teacher of French at Helsinki university, summer university and at Esbo Arbis.

1998-1999, Socrates Lingua assistant-teacher at Suutarilan lukio ja yläaste in Helsinki.

Course-book writing

2018-2019, author of course-book Chez Olivier 3 (Finn Lectura) in collaboration with Katriina Kurki and Anneli Taimio.

2015-2017, author of course-book Chez Olivier 2 (Finn Lectura) in collaboration with Katriina Kurki and Anneli Taimio.

2012-2014, author of course-book Chez Olivier 1 (Finn Lectura) in collaboration with Katriina Kurki.

2008-2011, author of course-book Chez Marianne 3 (Finn Lectura) in collaboration with Katriina Kurki.

Tourism

Since 2005, Helsinki guide in French for various agencies, daily from late May to August.

Journalism

2002-2006, articles for Télérama, French cultural magazine.

2000-2002, journalist at Yleisradio / Radio Finland in french.

1996-1998, journalist at among others Radio France Bordeaux Gironde and at the newspaper Sud-Ouest.

Summer jobs

Activity leader in holiday camps (1991, 1992) and postman (1993, 1995).

2004-2005, Basic degree of Tourist Guide in the metropolitan area of Helsinki at Helsingfors Arbis.

1997-1998, Degree in teaching French as a foreign language, in DEFLE (Département d’Etude du Français Langue Etrangère) of Bordeaux III University.

1995-1997, Bachelor’s degree in information and communication, specialisation: journalism, in ISIC (Institut des Sciences de l’Information et de la Communication) of Bordeaux III University.

1993-1995, Academic diploma of technology in business administration at the University of Technology Bordeaux IV.

June 1993, Baccalaureat C (general certificate of education in maths and sciences) in Bordeaux.

French: mother tongue,

Finnish: advanced level,

English: advanced level,

Swedish: intermediate level (6 months at Lund university, Sweden, as an Erasmus student, in autumn 1996),

German: some notions.

ICT skills and wide experience with Windows environment and office software.

Nature and outdoor sports: skiing, jogging, hiking.

Communication and computer sciences: 2008-2012, co-administrator of Salut Finlande internet forum.

Cinema: was extra in « La Reine Margot » (1993), in « Beaumarchais » (1995), also in « Hämmentäjien Kuningas » (MTV3) and Venny (YLE2).

Music, radio: 1994-1998, created, directed and compèred programmes on RIG, an associative radio station. Organised indoor and open-air concerts.