Coaching, teaching or…
If it’s not lessons, it’s not teaching.
If it’s training talents, it’s more coaching.
if it’s practicing and getting hints and prompts… then it’s the “no-name” position I take here : The French Chat Friend ???? Try that one fast… it’s a tongue twister !
I remember having had a British pen friend when I was in high school… and she even visited during the summer holidays. She was so timid she hardly uttered a word in French and I must say that I did reciprocate very well : I did not speak much English either… and it didn’t last more than a school year !
But in the end… you MUST get exposed to the oral language to end up being able to speak it.
You don’t expect to express yourself with flags, right ?
(Credit photo : Wikipedia)