Sound foundations
Accurate habits established as early as possible.
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French Team
French teaching team
Patience with the sounds, and the pleasure of communicating as early as possible.
At a glance
Meet this teaching team
Starting French takes patience with the sounds, and it also needs the pleasure of communicating to arrive early. The team keeps graded language training and the culture of the French-speaking world on the same learning path.
Graded courses
From first steps to confident general use.
Culture themes
Literature, cinema and city culture.
Exam tracks
Focused training arranged around the learner's goal.
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From pronunciation to expression
The course does not split pronunciation, grammar and culture into unrelated pieces of knowledge. Teachers tie them together through dialogue, reading and themed tasks, so learners know where what they have learned can be used.
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How the team works
Shared stage goals keep the courses connected, and a common bank of classroom cases lets teachers adjust explanation and practice to how a particular class is doing.
Course quality comes from careful preparation, classroom observation, shared teaching research and steady response to feedback.
Faculty Members
French Faculty
The French teaching team brings together course leads, level instructors and examination-support teachers across French progression, assessment preparation, business French and intercultural communication.
French Instructor / FLE and International Assessment
Alexis Martin (Meng Tian)
Since 2003, he has taught French in the United Kingdom, Estonia, Ireland and China across schools, universities, language centers and corporate programs. He joined the ZUFE Language Center in 2023.
He holds master's degrees in education, professional e-learning and FLE methodology, and is an authorized TEF, TEFAQ and DFP examiner.
FLE, French for specific and academic purposes, TEF, TEFAQ and DFP
French Instructor and Learning Adviser
Li Gao (Gao Li)
From 2018 to 2025, he taught beginner-to-intermediate French and provided individual learning support, with close attention to pronunciation, core grammar, everyday conversation and personalized study plans.
He holds a master's degree in finance from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics and works across French, English and Chinese in group, individual and online teaching settings.
Beginner French, pronunciation and conversation, individual support, DELF B1/B2
French Instructor / Professional French
Jean-Christophe Connat (Gao Shang)
He has taught at the ZUFE Language Center since 2024, combining native French expertise with experience in quality engineering, international team management and adult training.
He completed advanced FLE teacher training with CAVILAM - Alliance Française and brings a professional background in quality engineering and international corporate training.
French conversation, French culture, business and technical French, intercultural communication
French Instructor / Academic Language and Bilingual Teaching
Samira Zohra Midoun, Ph.D.
She has taught A1-C1 French at the ZUFE Language Center since 2024 and also brings experience in AP French, English-medium instruction and university research teaching.
She holds a Ph.D. in molecular biology and genetics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, together with TCF, TEFL, IELTS and HSK 4 credentials.
A1-C1 French, AP French, academic and scientific language, intercultural communication
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