Helene Cormier

Current

World Traveler at The Backpack Foodie (Self-employed)

Past

French Teacher at Freelance
French Teacher at Groupe CCL International
French Tutor at Freelance

French Monitor at Université de Montréal
French Teacher at Immigration Quebec
Middle School French Teacher at Shanghai American School
French Teacher at Alliance Française de Shanghai
English Teacher at Shanghai Normal University
French & English Teacher at Freelance
French Teacher at POINT-3 Language Center
Co-Founder at MyLanguageExchange.com
French Exam Corrector at Ministry of Education of Quebec
Co-Founder & Facilitator/Teacher at Montreal Language Exchange Club
English Instructor at YBM E2 Sisa Institute
Volunteer French Teacher at La Maisonnée, Centre for New Immigrants

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Education

Shanghai American School & Alliance Francaise
McGill University
McGill University

Université de Moncton

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Connections

28 connections

Industry

Higher Education

Websites

My Website

Helene Cormier’s Summary

Teacher of French - and occasionally English - as a second language with over 12 years experience in Canada and Asia.

Helene Cormier’s Specialties:

Expert in developing oral communication skills and improving pronunciation. Love helping with culture and cross-cultural communication skills, and enjoy making the learning experience fun and exciting!

Helene Cormier’s Experience

World Traveler
The Backpack Foodie (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

June 2009 — Present (2 months)

Traveling the world for a year (with Daniel). Interested in work opportunities along the way.
French Teacher

Freelance

(Higher Education industry)

March 2008 — June 2009 (1 year 4 months)

Private and small-group lessons at home: taught more than 30 students (beginners to advanced) over a period of 14 months (Edmonton)
French Teacher

Groupe CCL International

(Higher Education industry)

October 2008 — June 2009 (9 months)

Corporate lessons - private and group instruction (Edmonton)
French Tutor

Freelance

(Higher Education industry)

2002 — 2007 (5 years)

Private lessons to children and adults (Montreal & Shanghai)
French Monitor

Université de Montréal

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

November 2007 — December 2007 (2 months)

Taught oral communication skills to new immigrants
French Teacher

Immigration Quebec

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

March 2007 — December 2007 (10 months)

Taught real-life communication skills to new immigrants (Montreal)
Middle School French Teacher

Shanghai American School

(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Education Management industry)

August 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 1 month)

Taught the middle school French curriculum at China's largest international school
French Teacher

Alliance Française de Shanghai

(Education Management industry)

June 2004 — July 2005 (1 year 2 months)

Taught French as a foreign language to young Chinese adults
English Teacher

Shanghai Normal University

(Higher Education industry)

September 2003 — December 2003 (4 months)

Taught ESL to a group of first-year university students
French & English Teacher

Freelance

(Higher Education industry)

January 2003 — June 2003 (6 months)

Ran my own small language school business at home, before moving to Shanghai
French Teacher

POINT-3 Language Center

(Higher Education industry)

May 2001 — October 2002 (1 year 6 months)

Taught French as a foreign language to international students (Montreal)
Co-Founder

MyLanguageExchange.com

(Higher Education industry)

2000 — 2002 (2 years)

Helped establish a new, online approach to language learning via a language exchange (I'm not involved with this website anymore)
French Exam Corrector

Ministry of Education of Quebec

(Education Management industry)

1995 — 2001 (6 years)

Corrected province-wide, standardized, grade-12 French exams
Co-Founder & Facilitator/Teacher

Montreal Language Exchange Club

(Higher Education industry)

February 1998 — April 2001 (3 years 3 months)

Created and conducted innovative French-English language exchange workshops, based on second language acquisition research and my experience teaching ESL through fun communicative activities
English Instructor

YBM E2 Sisa Institute

(Primary/Secondary Education industry)

January 1996 — July 1996 (7 months)

Taught ESL (English as a Second Language) to children in South Korea
Volunteer French Teacher

La Maisonnée, Centre for New Immigrants

(Higher Education industry)

June 1990 — July 1990 (2 months)

Taught French as a second language to new immigrants (Montreal)

Helene Cormier’s Education

Shanghai American School & Alliance Francaise

Professional Development , 2004 — 2006

Carol Tolman: LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling)
Sara Holbrook: Practical Poetry
Susan Gross: TPRS (Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storytelling)
Claire Lise Dautry: Activités ludiques (Fun Communicative Activities)
McGill University

M.A. (21 credits towards) , French (Creative Writing) , 1993 — 1996
McGill University

B.A. First Class Honours , French (Writing and Translation) , 1989 — 1993
Université de Moncton

Diploma , Health Sciences , 1985 — 1988