Lise Morel has been living in Scotland since 1990. Previously, in Paris, she studied English as a foreign language in Sorbonne-Nouvelle University, as well as Classics (Latin and Greek) in 'classe preparatoire' as well as the Sorbonne University.

She initially arrived in Aberdeen, and started tutoring privately 4 children (various ages), and various adults who were interested in improving their French language skills.

In 1991, she was asked to join the team first at Aberdeen Grammar School, and then at Rosemount Community Centre, and subsequently taught French there for the next 7 years. Lise taught conversational French at various levels.

In the meantime, she also gained valuable experience teaching children as part of Le Club Français.

In 1994, Lise graduated from Aberdeen University and taught at various levels in the French Department in Aberdeen University (language, translation, literature, 'travaux pratiques').

In 1997, Lise moved to Edinburgh, and, in 1998, she started teaching at the Institute for Applied Language Studies (University of Edinburgh), in the Community Classes section, as well as in the Languages for Business and Industry section.

Between 1998 and 2004, Lise taught at the University of Edinburgh in Language and Literature & Civilisation in 1st and 2nd years.

In the year 2000, Lise decided to take the plunge and created Premiere Classe, comprehensive language services, her trading name. Under this name, she started training people in French and other languages, both privately, corporately, and through evening classes. She also strengthened her translating portfolio, specialising in technical areas, such as engine oils, paper making machines, and aviation.

Although a freelancer by then, Lise taught for a short while at  the French Institute in 2002.

In 2003, Lise was asked to implement a French language training programme for over 45 people in Standard Life. This successful language training project took place between February 2003 and June 2004, and involved such courses as basic Business French for beginners, cultural language training for French project manager, and specific training for interviewing potential staff in French for HR.

In 2004, she took part in a very interesting and challenging project: developing and implementing French computer-generated voices with Rhetorical Systems. Lise was involved in compiling linguistic rules, as well as in the process of choosing a voice - from the casting in Paris, through to the actual recording session which took place in Edinburgh.

Since then, there's never been a dull moment: Lise has been successfully developing her conversational evening classes, and she is currently developing day-time classes to respond to demand.

In November 2006, Lise took over the organisation of the Edinburgh French Language Meetup, an interactive forum of free activities and meetings for French speakers in Edinburgh. The numbers of meetings have grown dramatically, from just 1 meeting a month before November 2006, to a minimum of 6 events, including a film club, a book club, and the recent creation of a baking club!

In May 2007, she took part in Parents Like Us, the Leith festival about activities that parents can share with their children: she showed how parents can introduce their children to French, through the medium of nursery rhymes and traditional songs, as well as through reading well known children books, such as Miffy! Following the success of the show, Lise is currently launching her new range of family workshops.

Lise is a member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists, and of the Federation of Small Businesses.