Farida Talantikit
France and Algeria
Bio
Farida began teaching at the French Library in 2006 after moving to Boston in 2004. She primarily teaches core language classes for adults at the beginner level in addition to intermediate and advanced grammar courses and conversation classes for all levels.
Farida holds a Doctorate in Occupational Health Medicine (a branch of medicine dealing with the prevention of job-related injuries and illnesses) from UCL, Bruxelles. She lived in Salon de Provence, France where she taught biology at Avignon University and worked as an occupational health doctor. She also worked for several human rights non-profit organizations in Marseille.
She loves spending time with her family and travelling. She enjoys listening to classical music and reading about the humanities, especially history and cinema, and she is intrigued by people, different cultures and world politics. She also takes great pleasure in cooking.
Classes Recently Taught
B1-1 short track | Intermediate French 1 | Online
Are you ready to kick-start your French education? Learn to Ask for and give directions, understand an itinerary, get around using public transportation, and much more!
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B2 | The Académie Series: Ethics and Principles | Online
FOCUS Series: Spotlight on the Institut de France The Institut de France — a cornerstone of French intellectual life — was founded in 1795 with a bold mission: to unite the nation’s brightest minds in science, literature, and the arts. Its goal? To advance knowledge, foster independent thinking, and advise public authorities.
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B1+ | Ateliers de Grammaire | Online
Learn elements of grammar through structured practice. Topics vary based on class needs.
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B2+/ C1 | Advanced Conversation | Online
With an emphasis on conversation, multimedia resources and current events, this course will get you on your way to being a sparkling conversationalist (and improve your grammar too!)
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B2 | The Académie Series : Science | Online
FOCUS Series: Spotlight on the Institut de France The Institut de France — a cornerstone of French intellectual life — was founded in 1795 with a bold mission: to unite the nation’s brightest minds in science, literature, and the arts. Its goal? To advance knowledge, foster independent thinking, and advise public authorities.
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A1-3 short track | Beginner French 3 | Online
Are you ready to kick-start your French education? Learn to Ask for and give directions, understand an itinerary, get around using public transportation, and much more!
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B2-2 | Advanced French 2 | Online
Build upon your French skills by studying advanced grammar concepts and performing challenging tasks. Talk about fashion and trends, talk about food fads, look at different travel trends and more!
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A2-1 | Advanced Beginner French 1 | Online
Time to go beyond the basics! Gain the grammar, vocabulary, and confidence you'll need to comprehend an excerpt from a piece of literature, describe a photograph, share a memory (happy or otherwise), read a tourist manual, and much more.
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B1-1 | Intermediate French 1 | Online
Identify criteria for something, be cautious or aware of something, express your wishes and intentions, ask politely for something, talk over the phone, give advice, outline a hypothetical situation, describe a memory, a place, a visit to a foreign city and more!
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A2-4 short track | Advanced Beginner French 4 | Online
Are you ready to kick-start your French education? Learn to Ask for and give directions, understand an itinerary, get around using public transportation, and much more!
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A1-4 short track | Beginner French 4 | Online
Are you ready to kick-start your French education? Learn to Ask for and give directions, understand an itinerary, get around using public transportation, and much more!
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B1-2 | Intermediate French 2 | Online
You're ready to move on to bigger and better things! Describe different behaviors, talk about and suggest outings or events, give advice, talk about family activities, go out as a group, analyze different customs and traditions, and more.
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A2-3 | Advanced Beginner French 3 | Online
Keep building your language skills and awareness. In this class, you will learn how to interpret a chart about names, speak to someone’s character, describe someone, talk about your emotions and much more!
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