Founder & academic director

Julie Lee

Julie founded Simple Français and leads its academic system: programmes, methodology, teacher training and lesson quality. She speaks four languages and never stops learning herself.

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DALF C2French, C2 level

4 languagesspoken fluently

Columbia UniversityMS, New York

★ In person in Moscow or online on Zoom

More professional teachers“More professional teachers — more happy people.”

How Julie can help

What you can study

▣MethodologyDesigns the school's programmes and teaching system so lessons are professional, clear and effective.

♪PronunciationWorks on speech quality, phonetics and accent — the language as a system.

★DELF / DALFExam tasks, speaking quality and structured exam preparation.

👥Big projectsMass lessons, lectures and events — including a Russian national record.

Education

Education & certificates

2010 — IUFM de Caen, France: teaching methodology
2012 — Moscow Pedagogical State University: teacher of French and German
2015 — Lomonosov Moscow State University: university lecturer
DALF C1 (Caen), C2 en français (Université de Perpignan), DALF C2 (Moscow)
IELTS C1, score 7.5
Columbia University, New York — MS in Neuroscience in Education (graduating May 2027)

Experience

Founded Simple Français in 2012 and has developed the school and its online learning ever since
Author of the school's online courses
Trains teachers and managers of language centres
Under her leadership the school set the Russian national record for the largest foreign-language lesson, with the Library for Foreign Literature (2019)

Watch

See Julie teach

Lecture on methodology, in French

A lesson in the park

“Knowledge is power. It gives you freedom and self-confidence and inspires you to achieve more. I work to give people more reasons to be proud of themselves.”

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