Our team

Maude SALEIRO

Director / French teacher / Handicap referent

I hold a Master's in French as a Foreign Language (FLE). After 7 years of experience in teaching FLE abroad in England, Djibouti, Mozambique, it was in 2015 and with a lot of emotion that I took over Institut Francophonie

What do I like most of all? Seeing our students progress over time and hearing them laugh in French!!!"

Emmanuelle LARTLLEUX

Deputy director

After 8 year experience in the United States, mother of two small children, Emmanuelle LOVES international contacts ! Listening to the students, Emmanuelle welcomes you to the Institute and supports you in your efforts.

Elodie LEGRAND

French as a Foreign Language (FLE) Teacher

Graduated of Artois University, France, Elodie has been putting her skills, pedagogy and joie de vivre at the service of Institut Francophonie since 2021.

What does she prefer ? "Give learners the opportunity to speak, exchange and learn the French language and culture ! "

Maëva MOTTAIS

French as a Foreign Language (FLE) Teacher

It was in 2018 that we had the pleasure of welcoming Maëva and her dynamism! Professor of FLE since 2014 with a Master's in foreign language didactics, Maëva knows how to apply her patience and her pedagogy to the service of our dear students. What does she prefer? Helping students discover the city and culture of Nantes, especially through educational excursions.

Xavier RICARD

Professeur de français langue étrangère (FLE)

"Graduated with a Master 1 FLE (French as a foreign language) and DAEFLE, following a reconversion, Xavier has been a teacher since 2020."

What does he prefer ?Rely on French and Nantes culture to transmit our language in a good mood, and in exchange, allow learners to speak, in French, about their own culture and then see their faces light up when a step is taken in the mastery of French !