Emilie Montusclat recently commenced at Wyvern as a French teaching assistant. Emilie thought it would be nice to introduce herself and decided to be interviewed by Richard Wilson, Andrew Buchanan, Marcus Tadros and Jack Cleary. Below is her interview and some background information about herself.

Entretien avec Emilie
Interview with Emilie

Question 1: Comment tu t’appelles? (Quel est ton prénom/nom?)
Je m’appelle Emilie Montusclat
TRANSLATION:
Question 1: What’s your name? (What’s your first/last name?)
My name is Emilie Montusclat

Question 2:  Quel âge as tu?
J’ai 25 ans
TRANSLATION:
Question 2: How old are you?
I am 25

Question 3:  D’où viens-tu?
Je viens de l’ile de la Reunion
TRANSLATION:
Question 3: Where are you from?
I come from the island of Reunion

Question 4:  C’est où
C’est entre l’ile Maurice et Madagascar dans l’Océan Indien
TRANSLATION:
Question 4: This is where?
It is between Mauritius and Madagascar in the Indian Ocean

Question 5:  Parle nous un peu de ta famille
Dans ma famille il y’a ma maman, mon papa. J’ai un grand frère Alexandre qui a 33 ans et une grande soeur Mathilde qui a 29 ans
TRANSLATION:
Question 5: Tell us a bit about your family
In my family there is my mum, my dad. I have a big brother Alexandre who is 33 years old and a big sister Mathilde who is 29 years old

Question 6:  Pourquoi voudrais-tu être professeure de francais?
Je voudrais être professeure de français pour partager ma passion du français.
RANSLATION:
Question 6: Why would you want to be a French teacher?
I would like to be a French teacher to share my passion for French.

MY BACKGROUND
Hi, my name is Emilie Montusclat and I’m the new French Teaching Assistant.

I’m originally from Reunion Island, which is located in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and Mauritius. I decided to move to Sydney in 2013 for University as I always wanted to study in an English-speaking country and in 2016, I graduated with an International Tourism and Business Management Bachelor’s degree.

I worked mostly within the sales department in the tourism/hospitality industry. My last position was at Booking.com as an Outbound Sales Executive looking after partners who list their homes with us.

In October 2020, similarly to other people within the tourism industry my employment was impacted by COVID, however, I saw it as an opportunity to take a new risk and as a result in December 2020, I decided to go back to University and start a Master of Education, as I always wanted to become a teacher and share my passion of languages with others.

I joined Newington College Wyvern Campus in early March 2021 and work alongside Monsieur Chaveroux. I’m currently studying full-time while working four half days a week at the school.  I’m thoroughly enjoying my time at the school helping the students reach their full potential in French class.

I have a real passion for languages, and I believe that knowing another language provides amazing opportunities in life. For example, if I hadn’t learnt English at school, I would have never been able to move to Australia and call Sydney home.

I would love to be able to speak a third language; over the years I’ve taken beginner lessons in Spanish, German and AUSLAN.