INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL
ART & LANGUAGES

We promote teaching by Native Speakers and Talented Artists!

Christine Frechard-Harbison is the President and Creator of IIAL.
She is also the owner of Europ'Art gallery
http://www.europartgallery.com
She has a Master's and an ABD in Linguistics.
She is passionate about visual art, music and languages.

 

 

FRENCH
 
 
 
Isabelle Strollo is a native speaker from France. She is an experienced video editor and animator who is interested in visual art and teaching. She graduated from the National school of film “Louis Lumière”.

 
 
 
 
    Kadiatou Conte is a talented dancer and the artistic director of Balafon, a west African Ensemble, which is composed of her dance students and talented drummers from the east cost. She was born in Conakry, Guinea. She performed for 15 years all around the world and now lives in Pittsburgh. She teaches French through African dance and drum.
 

Fabienne Prokesch is a native French speaker, lived and work for 8 years in Germany and 6 months in Japan. She holds a bachelor degree in bussiness and administartion from both the ESC Chambery (France) and the Fachhochschule fuer Technik and Wirtschaft (Germany). She is a craft artist and a great cook!


 
ITALIAN

Amalia Labbruzzo is a talented visual artist, and a great "Chef " from Southern Italy.
She teaches her mother tongue with a very creative spirit!


SPANISH

Barbara Undurraga was born in Santiago de Chile. She holds a Bachelor in Music Education and Viola Performance. In May 2008 she earned her M.M., in Viola Performance at Duquesne University.

 

Jos?(Layo) Puentes is an accomplished Venezuelan musician in a wide array of musical styles including Jazz, Latin and classic. He plays in Symphony orchestras, Chamber orchestras and quartets.

 

 
GERMAN

David Lintz is a professional French horn player who lived for 15 years in Germany and Switzerland.
Principal Horn with Pittsburgh Opera and Ballet orchestras, he teaches German through music and conversation.




 
 
PORTUGUESE

Maria Laranginho is a native of Portugal who earned a degree in Modern Languages and Literature Studies from the University of Lisbon, Portugal. She is an accredited teacher in German, English and Portuguese.

RUSSIAN

Oksana Linsuain is a native Russian speaker from St Petersburg. She has a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering. She is an experienced teacher in music and art education. She also speaks fluently Spanish and she teaches Russian and Spanish.

MANDARIN
Xinlian Benger is a native Chinese speaker, and has a MBA in China. Xinlian is an experienced teacher with both children and adults in the US, China and New Zealand. She has 20 years of teaching experience.

JAPANESE
Yuko Kumamoto was born in Tokyo (Ginza,)
She is currently teaching Japanese & Japanese culture at Carnegie Library. She is a major in Japanese classic literature and also an art lover.
If you are a talented artist and an experienced teacher, please contact us!

1135 Mellon Street
Pittsburgh, PA, 15206
info@instituteIAL.com
724-766-0104