As I type this, I am listening to French Radio London.
I have set up a French conversation group to practise speaking and listening. My willing helpers are two native French speakers from work (Mme B and Mlle R) and another colleague (Mme J) who like me wants to improve her French. We had our firstmeeting in a local cafe for a lunch time French chat. I didn't have any complicated plan, just get together and try and talk about something simple like holidays.
When we sat down I was surprised to find that Mme B and Mlle R had prepared for the meeting. They had handouts of French grammar and links to French Radio London to practise listening and also to read the articles published in French. For our next sessions we have homework to read so we can discuss some of the featured topics.
As alternative to learning sites, I like this as it is aimed at a French audience, rather than language students. Here is a link to the site. http://www.frenchradiolondon.com/
I was touched that my friends that gone to all this effort. It reminds me what a social activity learning a language is. It's about communicating and sharing thoughts and experiences with other people. It's about getting it wrong but still keeping enough meaning to be understood. And over time, using more of the right words in the right places.
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As I type this, I am listening to French Radio London.
I have set up a French conversation group to practise speaking and listening. My willing helpers are two native French speakers from work (Mme B and Mlle R) and another colleague (Mme J) who like me wants to improve her French. We had our firstmeeting in a local cafe for a lunch time French chat. I didn't have any complicated plan, just get together and try and talk about something simple like holidays.
When we sat down I was surprised to find that Mme B and Mlle R had prepared for the meeting. They had handouts of French grammar and links to French Radio London to practise listening and also to read the articles published in French. For our next sessions we have homework to read so we can discuss some of the featured topics.
As alternative to learning sites, I like this as it is aimed at a French audience, rather than language students. Here is a link to the site. http://www.frenchradiolondon.com/
I was touched that my friends that gone to all this effort. It reminds me what a social activity learning a language is. It's about communicating and sharing thoughts and experiences with other people. It's about getting it wrong but still keeping enough meaning to be understood. And over time, using more of the right words in the right places.