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Teachers with QTalk experience
- Kathrin S. – Primary School – BaselI had never heard of the QTalk method for teaching foreign languages, in this case French. This made the following concept all the more surprising: Picture symbols stand for French words or groups of words and are not translated in writing at any time. This means that the pupils see a picture, hear the phoneme,… Read More »Kathrin S. – Primary School – Basel
- Leona S. – Primary School – BaselI’ve only been teaching French for 10 weeks and have agreed with the teacher (for whom I’m substituting) that the lessons should be as similar as possible to her lessons so that there aren’t too many changes for the children. As she worked quite closely with the milles feuilles, I started in the same way.… Read More »Leona S. – Primary School – Basel
- Robert S. – Sekundarschule – BaselI teach French in an A-level class at secondary school and use QTalk as a supplement to the official teaching material “Ça Bouge”. There are two points in particular that I would like to emphasize. The first is the consistent use of the visual “entry channel” with the picture symbols. These are equally understandable for… Read More »Robert S. – Sekundarschule – Basel
- Anne P. – Independent French Teacher (Parlhymage Licence) – BaselQTalk est une méthode d’apprentissage des langues intuitive, basée sur des images. L’apprentissage est à la fois intensif et ludique. Sans s’en rendre compte, l’élève acquiert des automatismes et apprend du vocabulaire. Il commence dès la première leçon à construire des phrases, courtes dans un premier temps – mais très vite, les phrases vont devenir… Read More »Anne P. – Independent French Teacher (Parlhymage Licence) – Basel
- Patrick B. – Teacher assistant (1x/Week) – Primary School – BaselI think QTalk is a very good and versatile digital teaching tool for this level that brings students closer to the language in a playful way and encourages them to speak AND write French. The visual support of the pictures definitely appeals to the pupils. They find working on the computer cool and can experience… Read More »Patrick B. – Teacher assistant (1x/Week) – Primary School – Basel
Students of the Language School
Taught by Agnès Hy-Tarashev
- Hanno S-P + Maja S-P – BaselOur children Maja (18) and Hanno (16) have been taking French lessons in the canton of Basel-Stadt since the third grade of primary school – Hence Maja has been taking French for nine years and Hanno for seven. Despite years of lessons and living just a few kilometers from the French-speaking region, both children had… Read More »Hanno S-P + Maja S-P – Basel
- Codruta B. – BaselIt was a great pleasure to learn French with Agnès. Her method was perfect for someone like me who has Romanian as a mother-tongue and a bit of French background. QTalk method was the funniest tool I have ever used for learning and made the experience much softer. Agnès’ patience, tools, games and enthusiasm let… Read More »Codruta B. – Basel
- Andreas S. – AarauI attended the ‘Conversation’ course because, like many others, I had too little practice with the French language. This small group course is ideal for people who want to put their French into practice. In most language schools, too little emphasis is placed on speaking. This is exactly the difference with Agnès’ method (QTalk)! Here, communication takes place from… Read More »Andreas S. – Aarau
- Julia S. – Specialized school – BaselI’ve been with Agnès at the Go French Atelier for a year now and my French has improved enormously. QTalk, the learning tool we work with, is great. It teaches you the French language step by step. With the many audios and pictures, I improved my vocabulary and pronunciation very quickly. I think it’s a… Read More »Julia S. – Specialized school – Basel
- Jana G. – Highschool – BaselQTalk and Go French have enabled me to improve my French skills significantly. Thanks to the versatile grammar learning methods, you learn it much faster and can apply it directly.With QTalk, you have a teaching tool that brings you closer to the French language with the help of lots of pictures and different colors. You can immediately… Read More »Jana G. – Highschool – Basel
- Cathy Q. – Princeton, NJ, USAI began French classes with Agnès a couple of months into the COVID quarantine; I soon discovered the delightful and effective combination of “Agnès, professor + the QTalk method”. As a Spanish teacher of many years, the world of language acquisition is not a new one to me, However, my personal experience learning French for… Read More »Cathy Q. – Princeton, NJ, USA
- Sharon G. – BaselIt has been a very enriching 7 sessions of French lessons with Agnès ! Thanks to her amazing teaching style with an emphasis on the right pronunciation and the QTalk methodology. The “speak” from Day One clinched it, because it has been the same pace for the brain every time! What reinforced the approach was… Read More »Sharon G. – Basel
- Wolfgang B. – RiehenI had already tried a few different courses. I started learning Spanish, Hungarian and French, but all without any real success. The reason for this was almost always that I didn’t have enough time and that the basics were often quite complicated. And the programs were almost always very boring. In Agnès’ course, I was able to use… Read More »Wolfgang B. – Riehen
- Irina A. (Maxim’s mother, 10 years old) – BaselMaxim is very happy with the course, he has learnt lots of new words and phrases, thinks his teacher is very nice, enjoys going to lessons and likes the teaching process. He also likes the computer program (at the beginning he had some problems with the navigation logic, but afterwards he could handle the program… Read More »Irina A. (Maxim’s mother, 10 years old) – Basel
- Tracy C. W. – BaselLearning a new language as an adult is not easy. But when you have the right teacher combined with an interactive learning tool it makes all the difference. Agnès Hy-Tarashev and her QTalk Methodology make learning French both doable and fun. Since pronunciation is such an important part of the process, I value having access to… Read More »Tracy C. W. – Basel
- Christine H. – BaselDear Agnès, I really enjoyed the conversation course with you. My goal was to have the confidence to speak French and to find access to the knowledge that I hadn’t used in years. I wanted to be a little more linguistically competent for everyday life in French-speaking Switzerland and in France. I found your lessons… Read More »Christine H. – Basel
- Magdalena J. – BaselI can highly recommend classes with Agnès. She is a fantastic teacher being able to explain all random language questions you can think of both in German and in English. Forget about books, welcome to the 21st century – Agnès is teaching using an online tool which is very interactive, engaging, visual and forces you to… Read More »Magdalena J. – Basel
Taught by Anne Prioul
- Irène M., BinningenI have been having one-to-one lessons with Anne using the Q-Talk method for over a year now.The lessons with Anne are professional. She is well prepared, corrects my written assignments and gives me a constructive feed-back. We have a lively exchange about various aspects of current life in France. This is an efficient way to… Read More »Irène M., Binningen
- Chiara B., RiehenAnne always has a very pleasant manner and is helpful; she varies her lessons and adapts them according to the students’ needs and expectations. I often write to her before the lessons to let her know about topics or questions that I am still unsure about at school; we then discuss them together during the… Read More »Chiara B., Riehen