Tips on learning French

Do you want to speed up your French learning but feel like you are not making progress fast enough? Does French seem too hard, with its tricky grammar, endless verb conjugations, and sounds that just won’t stick? Do not despair! Learning a language is absolutely within reach for anyone, regardless of age, background, or how many times you may have tried and given up before. Let’s share some tips to help you learn French more effectively — and maybe even enjoy the journey!

Here are some tips to help you learn French faster.

Spending 15 minutes a day is great! In public transport, in your car, at night, when doing sport, etc. You have plenty of short periods in the day. You can find a lot of MP3, songs etc. for your iPod.
Learn what you need or what you want. Don’t spend your time to learn a vocabulary list related to science if you are mostly interested in litterature. If you need French for day-to-day life, it might be more useful to be able to shop or to ask for information in the streets than being able to speak about politic and economy.
Find your own method. Grammar is frustrating? Learn by dialogues. You find that learning grammar is usefull? Buy a good grammar book and go ahead!
Share your learning with others. It’s often easier to learn with someone else. You can choose to have group classes, private classes. If you have no time, many schools offer course on line (via Skype, for instance). You can also choose for a tandem: find someone who wants to learn your native language and exchange it against his…
Don’t be afraid of your mistakes. Speak! How do you feel when someone speaks your language and makes mistakes? Do you laugh? No. You feel happy that this person is interested in your culture and language… It will be the same for you!

Find a lot of exercices, texts, games on Internet to help you. Let’s quote among others:
The website of TV5, The website “Français Facile”
On this website, you will find some exercices in the recent posts. The monthly newsletter released the 15 of each month is also full of exercices, games, etc. to learn French.
Write down the words in a small notebook that you keep in your handbag/pocket. You are walking down a street, having a walk, making shopping? You will for sure encounter difficulties linked to a lack of vocabulary. Write them down and check them on the Internet.

A good teacher will also help you a lot learning French!

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Here are some tips to help you learn French faster.

A good teacher will also help you a lot learning French!

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