Teaching Australians another language: A chat with Margaux Josse

Australians aren’t well known for their language skills (unfortunately)… But is this just a stereotype? Do we really struggle at learning languages, or are we just expecting too much, too soon, when we set out on a language learning journey?

In this episode of Language Chats, we speak with Margaux Josse, a Melbourne-based French language teacher who has been teaching French to Australians of different ages, backgrounds and motivations across a range of professional contexts for over six years.

We chat about what it’s like teaching Australians another language, how she came to teach her mother tongue to others, her experiences of her students’ challenges, strengths and motivations, how things have changed since the COVID-19 pandemic, and the part that intercultural differences and similarities can play.

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Episode Links

• Find Margaux on LinkedIn