Who we are
Jane McAdoo
I have taught French for over 30 years, first in a college of Education, then at London University and for the Open University.
Recently retired from Goldsmiths (London University) where I specialized in Renaissance Literature, I am still teaching for the Open University and very much enjoy teaching French Language to all levels of ability, making it accessible and enjoyable.
In my spare moments - which are not many - I enjoy cooking, gardening and listening to music of all kinds.
Penny Sewell
I have taught French at London University for over thirty years. My college, Birkbeck, teaches only mature students so I am very used to teaching adults.
I am a specialist in French linguistics (see right panel) and the French press, and have published widely on the teaching of French and on translation.
I particularly enjoy helping students understand how the sound systems of the French language work - this helps them improve both their pronunciation and their understanding of spoken French. I have two children and in my spare time, I like do-it-yourself, art and opera.
Monique Meager
I was brought up in the outskirts of Paris with a French father and an English mother, so have dual nationality and am totally bilingual.
After graduating from the Sorbonne, I came to England for one year as a French "assistante". It has been the longest year in my life: I still live in England.... I have been teaching French to adults for nearly 30 years now, in an adult education college, for the Open university and in ARCA colleges (residential week-end courses in England) - and I still find teaching motivated adults endlessly exciting and rewarding. You can see details of my courses by clicking the link on the right.
Apart from that, I love reading, going to the theatre and walking.
Françoise
Koreneff
I was for many years directrice of a primary school in Paris, a job I took up after spending eight years in a bilingual college in the United States.
Before that, I specialized in teaching non-French speaking children newly arrived in France. Recently retired, I divide my time between Suèvres and Paris.
In Paris, I sing with one of the major choirs and play the recorder. In Suèvres, I train and conduct the local choir - any singers on an IF course are welcome to come and join us.