TEACHING STAFF

OUR FRENCH TEACHERS

Roopam BHALLA

Holding a master's degree in Art and a master's in Teaching French as a Foreign Language from Sorbonne University 3, Roopam worked as a teacher of French as a foreign language at Alliance Française in India for 10 years.

She is also an expert in preparing for DELF-DALF exams, being an accredited teacher.

Mathilde BURETTTE

Mathilde Burette is originally from La Réunion and obtained her master's degree in international and European law in France in 2022. She also completed the CAVILAM certification with the Alliance Française. Since 2018, she has been teaching French to foreigners, within various French organisations, such as RETSER and RESF, but also in private lessons, to both children and adults. She has also given tutoring classes (from primary school to highschool) with ‘Kinougarde’ and privately. During her masters years, she was a tutor at the law university. At Alliance française, she will be teaching to adults and children, in group and private lessons.

Emmanuel CHARON

Holding a Master’s Degree in French as a Foreign Language, Emmanuel worked for 18 years in the French Cultural Center in Hanoi. He also worked in Vietnamese universities. Emmanuel teaches teens and adults at all levels in group or private classes, and also preparation courses for DELF/DALF exams.

Julien DARDENNE

Holding a master's degree in philosophy obtained at UCLouvain in Belgium, Julien worked as an assistant professor of French as a foreign language in Innsbruck, Austria. He leverages his teaching experience in French as well as his pedagogical skills in service of an enriching and ambitious educational project.
He is capable of teaching French in all its facets: oral expression and pronunciation, listening and reading comprehension, written expression, vocabulary, grammar, and conjugation.

Benoit DI MENZA

French-born Benoît has been working for Alliance Française de Singapour for more than ten years. Graduated in French as a Foreign Language, he teaches classes from Beginner to Advanced students, either adults or children. He has taught in MOELC for a few years as well as in an international school. He is also teaching now at Ngee Ann Polytechnic and NTU.

Pierre DUFFIE

Graduated from Essec Business School in 1992, Pierre holds a Masters 2 degree from Grenoble 3 Stendhal University (2015). He has been teaching French for more than ten years including eight at Alliance Française de Singapour. He teaches adults and children in group or private classes. He regularly teaches gastronomy classes sharing his love for good French food and wines.

Joëlle FIRSTBROOK

Joëlle holds a Bachelor in English and a Master 1 Degree in English Literature from Paris VII University. She acquired an extensive experience in tutoring children and teenagers in both French and English at the French Lycee of South Korea. She also collaborated with international schools to develop engaging reading activities for children.

Certified in Life Coaching by Verve Education in Perth, Australia (2021), Joëlle also holds a certificate in teaching French as a Foreign Language from CAVILAM-Alliance Française (2024), enabling her to effectively support students in their language journey.

Emmanuel GOURAUD

Holding Master 1 Degree in French as a Foreign Language, Emmanuel has been teaching in Singapore for the past eighteen years. He teaches adults and children, general French classes as well as conversation and grammar classes.

Guillaume HAMELIN

Originally from Nantes, Guillaume has been working at Alliance Française de Singapour since 2009. He previously taught in China (Shenzhen, Wuhan) and in Slovakia. He holds a Master 2 Degree in French as a Foreign Language and teaches children, adults, in group classes.

Matthieu LANCEAUME

Holding a Master’s Degree in Linguistics and French as a Foreign Language, Matthieu started by conducting studies in the Linguistic field, regarding emotions in the Foreign Language Classroom. He previously taught French at an engineering school in Paris, and private classes in Japan. He now teaches French to adults and children of all levels, in group or private class, and also preparation class for DELF/DALF

Léopoldine MAGINIAU

Originally from Bourges in central France, Léopoldine previously taught at Alliance Française in Hong Kong and online. She holds a Master's degree in Communication obtained in Paris and worked in food and beverage start-ups before moving to Canada. Today, she has graduated from the Alliance Française de Paris as a French as a Foreign Language teacher. She teaches children, teenagers, and adults in group or private classes and enjoys conducting corporate courses. She is also accredited for the DELF exam.

Martine MARIE

Holder of a First Class Honours Bachelor's Degree in Marketing and Management from Northumbria University, Newcastle and Graduated as a French Foreign Language Teacher from Alliance Française de Paris, Martine has been teaching at Alliance Française de Singapour since January 2012, to adults and children. She lived across different continents in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia and developed great cross-cultural capacities.

Janet MARTIN-LAU

Janet has been teaching at Alliance Française de Singapour for the past twenty years and graduated in teaching French as a Foreign Language in France. She also works in Singaporean universities. At Alliance Francaise de Singapour, she teaches adult students, in group and private classes.

Alexia MELLIN

Hailing from the Normandy Coast of France, Alexia had devoted her studies to International Literature & French as a foreign language. Her Master's degree enabled her to teach French to a diverse group of learners across different continents, from Cambodia to Guatemala, before returning to Paris. Drawing from this extensive experience, Alexia delights in teaching French to learners of all ages. She is also an accredited teacher in preparing for the DELF exam.

Priscille PERONNEAUD

Originally from Provence, Priscille graduated with a Law degree before deciding to travel to Asia. She moved to Singapore 5 years ago and calls this Little Red Dot home.
Additionally, she graduated from Alliance Francaise de Paris and is currently finishing her Master's programme in French as a Foreign Language from Université d'Angers.

Christophe POIRIER

Christophe first graduated in Visual Arts in 1989 (Bachelor’s Degree) and then in French as a Foreign Language in 2003 (Bachelor Honours). He has been teaching at Alliance Française de Singapour since then. He previously taught in France and China and currently conducts phonetics classes, oral and written expression classes as well as general French classes for adults and children.

Xavier RIGOULET

Xavier brings 12 years of teaching experience to his role, with the past 4 years dedicated to teaching French at various levels. His diverse background, including a stint as a software engineer, offers an analytical perspective on language learning. Xavier has successfully taught children, students, and adults from varied backgrounds, demonstrating his adaptability to different learning needs. Now at Alliance Française, he looks forward to inspiring a new generation of French language enthusiasts.

Isabelle ROBINSON

Born Canadian, Isabelle first studied Biology at a very high level and worked as a biologist but also acquired a great experience in teaching either French or English in Vancouver, Montreal, Bordeaux and now Singapore. Isabelle teaches either to children or adults.

Nicolas TROUSSET

Nicolas holds a Bachelor’s Degree in English, a Degree to teach French as a Foreign Language and a Master’s Degree in Linguistics. After qualifying as a certified teacher, he taught English in various secondary schools in Reims, France. Following that, he also worked as a sales administrator to obtain more professional experience. He now teaches teenagers and adults, in group or private classes, at Alliance Française.

Shenaz WOOZEER

Holding a Bachelor's Degree of Early Childhood Studies (Monash University, Melbourne), Shenaz teaches children (bilingual classes), teenagers and adults. During the years she has worked at Alliance Francaise de Singapour, she has gained a tremendous experience working with all kinds of public and levels.

Sasa ZURAK DE BOUCLON

After a MBA and Master in economics, Sasa managed various hospitality companies in Europe, Africa and Asia. In 2017, Sasa moved to Vietnam and worked as a French teacher to share his love for his culture and language. He stayed in Singapore a couple of year in 2009 but settled definitely in 2020. Since April 2021, he has been enjoying teaching the French language and culture to his students at all levels, at Alliance Française de Singapour.

CHINESE TEACHER

Shiow Nern TAN (Addie)

Addie has been designing and conducting service language training programmes for the hospitality industry in the past 15 years. Apart from her professional discipline in applied linguistics as well as qualification in translation and interpretation, she has cross-cultural work experience locally and abroad as well as an excellent working knowledge of the service industry. She speaks English, Mandarin and French.