About

I am Séverine Vallée, I am a French Sorbonne graduate, a mother of two beautiful daughters, and a French as Foreign Language Teacher.

I founded Speak French Avec Moi after chatting with a nice young couple from Boston. They had a great time in France but felt they missed out on a lot of experiences. If only they had prepared better before their travel. 

“What do you mean” I asked
“Well, we stayed in our comfort zone and did not venture much outside the main venues.”
“Why not?”
“People tried to connect with us but with our limited knowledge of French language and customs, we did not understand and  know how to ask or what to do.  We are avid antique shoppers and we were really looking forward going to these ‘brocantes’. We could have done so much more !”
“And also, the time when the little town we stayed celebrated Bastille Day. We found out too late they had a dancing party. We did not know about the Bastille Day Ball in France” chimed the young woman.

So I’ve created a FREE French podcast a to help all French beginners and travelers with joy of learning French. By focusing to communicate around real-life situations, understanding a basic French grammar rules, tricky pronunciations, and knowing French customs and uses, you will speed up your language learning and feel confident to engage with the French.