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Languages - French. Learning Languages. How to Learn a Foreign Language - PickTheBrain. Note: These guidelines should be rigorously followed, even if you are taking a language course. 1) Spend the time!

How to Learn a Foreign Language - PickTheBrain

By far the most important factor is how much time you are immersed in the language. The more time you spend with the language, the faster you will learn. This means listening, reading, writing, speaking, and studying words and phrases. This does not mean sitting in class looking out the window, nor listening to other students who do not speak well, nor getting explanations in your own language about how the language works. 2) Listen and read every day! Listen wherever you are on your MP3 player. 3) Focus on words and phrases! Build up your vocabulary, you’ll need lots. 4) Take responsibility for your own learning! If you do not want to learn the language, you won’t. 5) Relax and enjoy yourself!

Do not worry about what you cannot remember, or cannot yet understand, or cannot yet say. Why Study French. {*style:<b>French The Most Practical Foreign Language </b>*} Richard Shryock Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) NOTE: When bookmarking or putting links to this article, please use .

Why Study French

For reproduction of all or part of this article, please see the notice at the bottom of this page. hile any language will be useful for some jobs or for some regions, French is the only foreign language that can be useful throughout the world as well as in the United States. When deciding on a foreign language for work or school, consider that French is the language that will give you the most choices later on in your studies or your career.

French, along with English, is the official working language of the United Nations Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) the International Labor Bureau the International Olympic Committee the 31-member Council of Europe the European Community. Speak French - audio- Pronunciation & Intonation. Index: la grammaire de l'absurde. Learn 35+ Languages for Free in iTunes. I was just browsing iTunes for poignant Morrissey covers when I discovered nearly a thousand free language courses on iTunes. 926 courses to be exact.

Learn 35+ Languages for Free in iTunes

Holy Moleskine, Batman! The extensive library of courses span over 35 languages, from Arabic to Yiddish. Each course comes as a convenient podcast which you can subscribe and put on your iPod or iPhone. To get the entire list of language learning podcasts, hit the browse button on the lower-right corner of your iTunes window–it’s the icon that looks like an eye.

Then browse to the Podcasts/Education/Language Courses directory. Or you can simply do a search for the language you’re interested in. Here’s a sample list of available languages (with links to iTunes): Don’t forget to check out some of the more unusual podcasts such as: I’ve been teaching myself Brazilian Portuguese with Rosetta Stone, so having access to a free supplemental iTunes podcast is nice. If you liked this post, please share it on del.icio.us. Foreign Languages and Literatures. French Language Lessons at WannaLearn. Learn French Online. WWW Resources for French as a Second Language Learning. Jump to: [Exercises and Resources for Students] [Resources for Teachers] [French in Canada outside Quebec] [Quebec] [France] [Francophonie in the World] [News and Discussion groups] [French Television and Radio pages] [French Newspapers pages] Merci d'avoir visité ma page.

WWW Resources for French as a Second Language Learning

J'espère que vous y avez trouvé des renseignements intéressants. Gathered here are some WWW resources that I have discovered that I feel would be of interest to students and teachers of French as a second language. If you know of other ones you think should be added, and I am certain there are lots more out there, or if you wish to make suggestions for improving this page, please send me mail. Make sure you visit the home page of my new textbook À Bon Port.

Alysse WeinbergOfficial Languages and Bilingualim InstituteUniversity of Ottawa Last updated January 31, 2011 Visits since June 9, 1996: Visites depuis le 9 juin 1996. Return to top. Alliance Française de Washington. French Language Course Pages. Created by Jacques Léon Page design by Roberth Andersson Presentation... My name is Jacques Léon and I will be your instructor of basic French for this Web course. Though I am presently living in Paris, France. I have been impressed by the Spanish and the Italian Web courses and wondered why The French language was absent. So, I have decided to remedy this situation by adding this course to the Human Language page. Objectives... The following French course is intended to allow you to understand written French (newspapers, articles, magazines, signs on the road during your next trip in France, etc.) and to write a letter to a French friend or correspondent. In the first five lessons, I will especially focus on the grammatical aspects of the French language in order to be able to go into conversations rapidly.

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