Anne-Sophie Jourdain joined King’s College London Language Centre in 2022. She completed a Licence bidisciplinaire in African Language and Linguistics (specialising in Wolof) at the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, France (2005), followed by a Maîtrise in Languages, Cultures and Societies of the World – Linguistics and Didactics (2009), and a Master’s in the same field with a focus on plurilingual and pluricultural approaches to didactics (2010). She speaks French, Wolof, Portuguese, and English.

Anne-Sophie began her career at the Institut Français de Dakar in Senegal, where she taught literacy, French as a Second Language (FSL), French for Specific Purposes (FOS), French as a Foreign Language (FLE), and Wolof, later becoming Literacy and Wolof Coordinator. During this time, she was also actively involved in administering and preparing students for international examinations, including OFII, TEF, TCF, TCF-Q, and the full DELF/DALF suite (Pro/Prim/Junior).

She subsequently worked at the Centre Franco-Omanais in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, where she continued to teach literacy and FLE, as well as support DELF/DALF and TEF examinations. In 2017, she became a subject editor for the DELF/DALF examinations at France Éducation International. Since 2018, she has been based in London, further developing her teaching experience in French language education.

Academic Publications:

Diouf, JL (coord.) & co. (including Jourdain, AS) (2009). Le cultivateur et le djinn: Beykat bi ak jinne ji Contes bilingues wolof-français. Paris: L'Harmattan

Mous, N., Megre, B., Risueno, M., Lepage, S., Jourdain, AS, Gajdosova, F. (2023). DELF tout public B1, conforme au nouveau format d'épreuves. Vanves: Hachette FLE

Mous, N., El Baraka, J., Jourdain, AS, Vaquero, G. (2024). DELF tout public A2, conforme au nouveau format d'épreuves. Vanves: Hachette FLE

Mous, N., El Baraka, J., Jourdain, AS, Vaquero, G. (2024). DELF tout public A1, conforme au nouveau format d'épreuves. Vanves: Hachette FLE