• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

The French Compass

Your Roadmap to Fluency

  • Home
  • About
    • About Me
    • Work With Me
    • Contact
  • Blog
  • Podcast
  • Movies
  • Resources
    • Free Resources
    • French Music
    • French TV
    • French Activities
  • Shop
    • Audiobooks
    • Conversation Cards
    • Workbooks
    • Services

About Me

Salut! My name is Lisiane and it’s great to have you here!

Here’s a quick introduction to who I am, where I’ve been and what I’ve done professionally.

Where are you from?

Originally from Switzerland, born in Paris and raised in Senegal, West Africa until I was 19, I’m currently stationed in Germany and planning to move to France some time in the future.
That makes me a proud born and bred TCK (Third Culture Kid) that has no earthly home. 🙂

I was raised trilingual (French, German and English as a third language when I was 8) but French is “officially” my mother tongue, even if I used to hate it as a kid because I thought the grammar and tenses were too hard! 🙂
Apart from French, German and English, I’ve also learned Spanish, Afrikaans and Arabic and dabbled with some other languages.

Where did you study and teach?

I studied translation for four years at Geneva’s Translation School and then got a degree in teaching French as a Foreign Language from the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris.
However, I started teaching as early as 2007 during my translation studies because teaching was my passion. I’ve taught in two different language schools, including internationally known Berlitz Language Schools, a college level school, an evening school for adults and an online school. I’ve taught in Switzerland, France and Germany.

I’ve enjoyed each season of it and am looking forward to this new season!

Why did you start this blog?

In January of 2014, while on holiday, I was binge-watching an old Mexican series on YouTube in Spanish and found myself speaking Spanish fluently within a few days. I had been at an upper-intermediate level and could understand most written Spanish but greatly struggled when it came to listening and speaking.
I was so stunned by the results of binge-watching and binge-listening (approx. 16h per day!) that I decided to share my experience and provide French learners with more audio resources, since I always found it quite hard to find good ones online for my own students.
I’ve since taken a step back from teaching and am now greatly enjoying publishing podcast episodes, writing bilingual short stories and turning them into audiobooks.

What’s next?

Listen and subscribe to my Random French Podcast and make sure to leave a review if you enjoy it! You can find it on Apple podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play and more.

I’ve also got two free email series giving you my best tips on listening and speaking practice – make sure to sign up if this is something you’re struggling with!

  • SPEAKING FRENCH – UNSCRIPTED
  • LISTENING TO FRENCH – DECODED

In the near future, I’m also planning on writing more blog posts giving advice on how to learn a language quickly and effectively while also enjoying yourself!

If you have any questions or specific things you struggle with, I’d love to hear about it to see how I can serve you best. You can drop me an email at compass.french@gmail.com

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN! I’D LOVE TO GET TO KNOW YOU!

LISIANE

PS: And yes, I happen to speak mostly in exclamation marks 😀

Primary Sidebar

The French Compass Profile Hi, I'm Lisiane, a language lover, French teacher, an expat most of the time and a born and bred TCK. Around here, I share the knowledge I have gleaned over the years about language learning and provide you with helpful language learning resources. Thanks for stopping by!

Get in touch!

  • Email
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Don't Miss Another Episode!

If you want to be notified per email as soon as a new podcast episode or blog post is out, sign up below!

Did You Read These?

  • Best French School & College Movies
  • Best Romantic French Movies
  • Noteworthy French Dramedies
  • Best French Movies Based on a Novel
  • Best Biographical French Movies

Subscribe to the Podcast

French Podcast, Apple Podcasts

DISCLAIMER

While I take every care to make sure my French and English are correct, I’m (unfortunately!) not exempt of making mistakes too. If I see them, I will let you know in the posts.

Join The Club!

Exclusive Content. Only For Subscribers.

Privacy Policy

Are You Ready to Binge-Listen Your Way to Fluency?

Start Listening

Footer

Get in touch!

  • Contact
  • Ask Me Anything
  • Give Feedback
  • Request a Podcast Episode
  • Request an Audiobook
  • Request a Workshop

Free Resources

  • Free Audiobook Chapter
  • Speaking French Email Series
  • Listening to French Email Series
  • Guide to French for Movies & TV Series
  • Language Learning Tips
  • Exercises On YouTube

Shop

  • Shop
  • My account
  • Cart
  • Checkout
  • Refund Policy
  • Contact

Legal Pages

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Disclosure
  • Disclaimer
  • Refund Policy
  • Contact

Newsletter

Exclusive Content. Only for Subscribers.

Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2021 The French Compass

Login

Forgot Password?

Create a new account