Half year to learn French? (Please give advice!!)?
Half a year will be plenty of time if you were in a French speaking country.. otherwise you'll need much more time than that. You might be able to talk to French people using simple sentences but you won't be able to hold a conversation. Edit: if you're not in a French speaking country you'll need to immerse in the language, study, study, study. It's worth it. Of course you can do it:-) .
French CLEP: anyone with experience or advice about the french clep exam?
Bonjour Brian, ça va ? and thank you very much for yr interesting question. First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Frederic, I'm french citizen, living in Paris and teaching french for foreigners. Second, I would like to remind you the Knowledge and Skills Required : ===== Candidates must demonstrate their ability to understand spoken and written French. The CLEP French Language examination tests their listening and reading skills through the various types of questions listed below. The percentages indicate the approximate percentage of exam questions devoted to each type of question. 15% Section I: Listening: Rejoinders Listening comprehension: choosing the best responses to short spoken prompts 25% Section II: Listening: Dialogues and Narratives Listening comprehension: choosing the answers to questions based on longer spoken selections 60% Section III: Reading 10% Part A. Discrete sentences (vocabulary and structure) 20% Part B. Short cloze passages (vocabulary and structure) 30% Part C. Reading passages and authentic stimulus materials (reading comprehension) ===== Then, can you let me know when is scheduled yr exam ? As I said before I teach French in Paris and I have created with other french teachers , 10 months ago, a website dedicated to teaching french while touring and discovering Paris and France. Name is Paris By Pod http://www.parisbypod.com/ Here you have a lot of free content to learn french including a monthly FREE NewsLetter. Could you please have a look and let me know, what you like or not, what you would like to see. All the audio is Free so i guess this could be a good opportunity for you to train your ear in French and to check yr understanding level. We are here to help you. Your Success is our Satisfaction Your Satisfaction is our Success A Bientôt ! Frederic www.parisbypod.com
French Horn Mouthpiece advice?
OK I've been playing french horn for over 4 years now and i still have a very thick rimmed, beginners mouthpiece which has been fine so far but now I'm 1st chair in my schools top band and I play almost all grade 5 music or above SOO i need a new mouthpiece but there is no where around here where i can go try a couple out to see what i'd like to buy but i was able to try a Gardinnelli S15 but when i went to get one they said they were no longer made so i'm asking if 1) You know a mouthpiece similar to the Gardinnelli S15?? (or its new name) 2) If you could recomend a new mouthpiece i should look into preferably with a slightly deeper cup for that rich baeutiful sound that would work with some1 about my level of playing? PS (i have braces and that is why i have put off buying this new mouthpiece so please preferably one that wont cut ,y lips TOO badly but i'll take a little abuse)
What is your advice to a multilingual who now wants to learn French? What steps are very important and should never be skipped in order to achieve fluency (reading) in French?
If truly you are looking mainly just for the ability to read French, then in fact you need to study some parts of French grammar that conversational courses never address. Written French differs greatly from spoken French, especially in its use of verb tenses. If you want to fully understand what you are reading, then I would recommend studying conjugation in the present, future, imparfait, passé simple, subjunctive, and past subjunctive. Note that the passé simple and past subjunctive are rarely used in spoken French, but are quite prevalent in written French. Other than that, the rest is vocabulary, so have a good dictionary handy.However, if you also want to be fluent in spoken French, then that’s a very different approach that requires practice in building French sentences, as well as training your ears and your mouth to deal with the sounds of French.
How long does it take to learn French?
So I just starting learning French today and I have to say I'm way more excited about learning this language than I was learning spanish in High school. I'm picking up the language well and it's really gratifying that I'm absorbing this with no difficulty. I know I have a long road ahead of me but I'm optimistic. My question is: If I were to be consistent and dedicated at learning this language one hour per day, five days a week, how long will it take for me to become fluid in speaking/writing this language? I guess the better question would be on average how long does it take someone to learn French?
Tips on learning French?
I'm fluent in Arabic and English and would like to be trilingual. I've been learning French for a long time now, however, I'm still at the conversational level and I feel like I am not using the proper method, thats why I havent learned much. I've heard of people learning it in 2-3 years and some in even one year! I usually try to translate French comments, or translate French lyrics, or just use duolingo, but it obviously isnt enough (because I am still at conversational level after a long time). Any (working) advice will be appreciated! Edit: Whenever I feel like I'm getting the hang of it, when I put those skills to use, it's like I never even studied it (like when I hear people speak it), and it discourages me but I stay persistent.
Why is there a level 2 warning by the USA for travel to France, Germany, UK- considered peaceful and friendly allies? How will you as a traveler respond to this warning?
I would read it and most likely ignore it.It’s no real different to me saying that there is an alert warning me not to go to the USA because there is some shooting in Chicago, well I’m not going to be in Chicago, so it’s irrelevant right? And even if I was, Chicago is HUGE. The chances of me being involved in anything less than a lockdown that would require you to bring out the national guard is slim to none.Generally speaking, countries and even cities are BIG places. Isn’t that what the American’s keep reminding us all?If there is one thing I have learned as a traveller, it’s not to pay too much attention to the news. (You know… that channel you watch in the morning, the first thing they say is “good morning” then tell you all the reasons it’s NOT a good morning?) Sure I pay attention to stuff like tsunamis and hurricanes, but I don’t blacklist the entire country and change/cancel my travel plans because there was 1 incident somewhere WAYYY away from where I was going to be. After all, there are plenty of other people living there, so as long as I’m not completely stupid and pay attention to any official local announcements (which you should do anyway) the risks are pretty low.If the rest of the world were to pay attention to “warnings” of shootings and the like, no one would EVER visit America. They can’t even keep their own kids safe from being shot and killed by the score, why would we think that we as foreigners would fare any better?