a teacher’s corner

« La grammaire est une chanson douce », Erik Orsenna.

Students like working with me because I make things light.

Despite setbacks with health, I dedicated the last three years of my life to writing an unpublished collection of essays about the work of literary anthropologist Vincent Crapanzano.

I celebrate learning!

Every person learns at her own speed but they all bloom!

Sincerely,

Maya, Maja – Nazaruk

Ministry of Education CÉFRANC certified (grade “A”).

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Ahmad Sultan
CIBC Financial, Accountant

Maja was my teacher for 2 successive courses in advanced conversational French language. Her approach and creativity were fantastic. She made an intensive French course very enjoyable while making sure I benefited fully from the course. She is very knowledgeable and professional, her laid-back approach alongside her fun character are really unique. I would recommend her for anyone looking to learn French and have an enjoyable class while doing so!

Camilo Dorea

I took an intermediate level French course with Maya and really enjoyed it. Maya brought in a lot more to complement our established course material. She was able to find just the right balance between new grammar concepts, review, practice exercises and creative activities. Her enthusiasm, dedication and knowledge really show.

Michelle Duschesnau
Saint Columba House, Community Organiser

I really appreciated Maja’s style of teaching. She was kind and respectful and took to heart the learning experience of each of her students. She created an inclusive space that facilitated learning and participation. I have taken French classes and this summer in Maja’s class was my first positive experience that really addressed my needs as an adult learner.

Daniel Ziemianski
CCIC, Education Coordinator

During the Summer 2013 I was fortunate to have Maja as my instructor for a French language continuing education course at Dawson College.

Maja’s expert knowledge of French and other languages instilled confidence in the class. She was able to effectively manage a large class size and used a variety of teaching techniques to cater to a range of skill levels within the class. Her energy and charisma created a positive learning environment, which encouraged the entire class to participate and improve our French language oral presentation, reading, writing, and grammar skills.

She demonstrated effective lesson planning to incorporate a variety exercises while ensuring the intended course objectives, and my expectations of the course, were met and exceeded.

Helen Malkin
Architect, Project Manager and Consultant

Maja is a wonderful French teacher. She was engaging in the class and taught French grammar and conversation in a completely enjoyable setting. I would recommend her fully for any teaching position.

Monika Berenyi
Artiste

Maja is an exceptional French teacher. Her classes are facilitated in a supportive and inspiring learning environment, and course materials are methodically presented. Maja’s teaching methods encourage confidence and success in learning the French language, and her genuine passion for teaching is evidenced by her enthusiasm, patience, and keen interest in her students. I recommend Maja wholeheartedly!

John Konkov
Process Engineering Specialist

Recently, I have completed an intermediate French language class at Montreal’s Dawson College and was very pleased to have Maja Nazaruk as my instructor.

Maja is truly a rare find in her field. Her relentless energy and enthusiasm are nothing short of contagious, and throughout the course, her tireless dedication to the task and generous encouragements engaged our full attention and participation. As well, Maja is an avid polyglot. Her complete mastery of French coupled with her ability to clearly communicate the material highly inspired my renewed interest in the language.

In class, Maja constantly fosters an atmosphere of mutual respect and support and goes the extra mile to accommodate students’ needs in subtle yet very effective and inventive ways. Lastly, Maja showed remarkable initiative in proposing and organizing an off-campus social activity concluding our class, which put our acquired language skills to work.

I had seldom observed this level of teacher commitment in group courses before and would like to sincerely wish Maja all the best in her future endeavours.

     

Franco Mazzuchini 
Keko Acessórios S/A, Projetista de Produto

I had the pleasure to be student of Maja, during the summer of 2013 I took one month of french lessons at Dawson College. I could improve my french in an easy way with a variety of activities that benefit my learning. Maja shows genuine concern about the students, providing them solutions to help the learning of each specific need.

Aiman Abdul Rahman
Senior Arabic Copywriter at ADabisc Future Qatar

I had a great pleasure to have Maja as my French teacher at Dawson College. Maja is genuine, dedicated, informative and a very helpful instructor. She was always well prepared for the class, and didn’t hesitate to follow up with us from home when needed. Her strong knowledge in other languages helped us to understand French in a better way. I would definitely recommend her for any teaching task.

Diana Kwong
Teacher & Freelance Graphic Designer

I took a French Conversation course at Dawson College with Maja. She explained the complexities of the French language thoroughly, answering every question with examples and practice exercises. Her patience and enthusiasm contributed to a great learning experience.

Hassan Al Maleh
Construction GM & Project Manager

I have had many lessons in various languages, but I can say with conviction that Maja was quite a remarkable teacher. She had the will. She was capable to give the students an interesting lesson at the same time. She is rich with information and everybody in the class loved her. I wish her a very good career.

Gopal Sharma
Morgan Stanley, Software Engineer
Maja was our instructor for the French Conversation Level 2 course at Dawson College in 2010. She was very passionate and energetic and I thoroughly enjoyed the learning experience. It was very educative – I was able to understand the nuances of the language at that level in both the written and spoken forms and practice them effectively. She would give numerous examples and take different approaches to make the point clearer. It was also a very enlightening experience – we were able to learn a lot of different things about the French culture, especially the cuisine, as it exists in Montreal and elsewhere.

J’ai pris des cours de la langue française de la part de nombreux professeurs, mais Maja était parmi les meilleurs. Merci Maja!

Maritza Pedraza

Maja was my French Teacher at Dawson College and I loved her passion to teach as well as her desire for us to learn as much as we could. She was very resourceful, proactive and always in search of ways to make the class dynamic, interesting and results-driven.
I learned a lot during those few months and I want to thank Maja for her passion and hard work.

Diana Jiménez
HEC Montréal, Accountant

Maja is one of my best French teachers. She has the ability to explain in an easy way and to inspire learning, creating a great environment between students, and thus helping me to improve my French. It was a great pleasure to have Maja as a teacher.

Lucy Zhou

John Molson MBA, SunLife Financial

Maja was my French teacher in level 3 at Dawson College. I enjoyed her class very much because of her passion and her unique teaching style. She encouraged us to talk more and more in class, and we often had a wonderful discussion. As a result, we improved our french very quickly. She was also very generous in sharing her life experience, hobbies, etc. It was really fun to go to her class. I would love to recommend her for French teaching positions.

Grace Huang
McGill Engineering Grad

It was a great pleasure being one of Maya students during the summer at Dawson College. In the classroom, she patiently explained grammar concepts, provided useful example for students to gain a better comprehension, and constantly provided positive reinforcements to encourage all her students to participate actively in class.

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Merci de tout mon coeur aux étudiants qui m’ont permis de devenir une enseignante dévouée! Sans votre contribution, mon progrès ne serait pas atteignable. Votre vive participation dans mes cours est mise en évidence par ces quelques photos qui documentent mon parcours de prof.

« La grammaire est une chanson douce », Erik Orsenna.

Students like working with me because I make things light.

Despite setbacks with health, I dedicated the last three years of my life to writing an unpublished collection of essays about the work of literary anthropologist Vincent Crapanzano.

I celebrate learning!

Every person learns at her own speed but they all bloom!

Sincerely,

Maya, Maja – Nazaruk

Ministry of Education CÉFRANC certified (grade “A”).