I do
When I was in high school I took french and had a 98% average, but outside of school I never used french, my parents had a friend that was def and french was obviously useless
yes, that would be cool i would rather do that instead of Spanish and that type of stuff.
why not other languages like, japanese or… swedish? i just dont know why it has to be french?
no. wales.
a secondary school in wales ( uk) im in year 9 and we have to take it but next year we dont YAAY hha its not the language i dont like its the teacher
can't tell… i've studied french and english in middle school, than german and latin in highschool, russian and albanian at university… and now it's a mess in my head… ;oP
regards from Macedonia
I am trying to learn french for the past three years. i have become somewhat literate in it and can speak only small conversation. I consider myself to be somwhat Intermediate/Advanced in french. The problem that i am facing is that i have to "think" in english of the word and translate it before i say it in french. Understand? Another words, when i am speaking french, i have to stop before i say each word, say it in english and then covert it to the french translation. So when i speak it is more of me stopping and thinking first. It doesnt flow out. When i try to just speak it without stopping, i exclude certain words or i just dont make sense. I would like to maybe have a french speaking friend or something but i am even to shy to go to a personal coach in a language school. Plus i dont want to spend money when i can by books/cd's. I know many words in french and can somewhat understand it when someone else speaks it, but its the stopping part i am having trouble with. Any tips?
Absolutely try an immersion experience. Go to a French-speaking area and insist on speaking French. (I'm a teacher of French, and it still takes me up to an hour of speaking French and being surrounded in French until I 'open my mouth and French falls out–besides classroom language, of course, I mean real French)
Your local university may have a 'pause-café francais' for its students that you can bump into. You may have an Alliance Francaise with French conversation groups. Have you tried meetup to see if there are people like you who want to talk.
Before you can talk, you have to be able to listen. Champs-Elysees has an (expensive, sorry) CD in a magazine format at a high-intermediate level. Your local high school may have some, and if you sweet talk the French teacher there you may be able to borrow it. Books on tape are also good. (amazon.ca or infrench.com), but again you're spending money.
Reading is of course a great way to improve vocbulary. You can read on French Answers, read the news in French (I like 'insolite' on French yahoo–kind of like 'news of the weird) or go to a links collection (gails French links, Tenessee Bob's French links, frenchteacher.org, google fle (francais langue etrangere) to find more reading texts at your level.
You can also buy or download music in French and get the lyrics (paroles.net) and listen and read at the same time. The phrases will get into your ear…there are still phrases I learned from songs that I have to really force myself not to sing!
In general then, try to create as much of an immersion experience for yourself as you can (music, books on tape, reading in French) and find a gentle conversation partner to have coffee with.
It'll come. (and you'll still have time when the French is just flowing and your not thinking in English at all and some word or concept will bring you to a screeching halt–they just don't teach the right words for dealing with plumber, mechanic or bureaucrat in school French!)
Bon courage!
I would like to improve my French this summer, so would like to find a language school that offers 2 week improver courses. I've found a few in the south of France but so far none in Corsica!
It depends where you are in Corsica. Most of the main schools will probably be in the capital Ajaccio.
I googled 'language schools in Ajaccio' and got quite a few results, some of which I've given you links for.
You could also try 'language schools in Corsica.
Alright, so, I'm studying the French language in school. We are supposed to have a final sort of thing on Thursday and to do that we ALL need FRENCH aliases. Now, I haven't chosen one as I've just used an English name and up till now that's been acceptable, however now we're required FRENCH names.
So, I would like to know how to French-ify the name Courtney. The spelling of the name as well as the pronunciation would be greatly appreciated!
It's spelled and pronounced the same.
Tell me about French language at schools.
How many people speak French in India.
Where?
What kind of people is interested in learning French and why.
Thanks a lot!
- As long as French remains the official international business language it will remain important in India as India's economy is growing substantially, though not the main reason for interest in the French language.
- 15000 people speak french in India
- Primarily spoken in Pondicherry, the former capitol of the French territories
From Wiki:
"The majority of Pondicherrians are Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam speaking people. However, when its French colonisers, at the time of leaving the country, gave Pondicherrians the option to secure French nationality, few availed of the offer. There is a community of French people in Pondicherry and a number of French institutions such as a consulate, French schools, the French Institute, and L'Alliance Française. A fascination for the French language and French culture is very common. Many French tourists visit this charming seaside town out of curiosity and because, to a certain extent, it feels familiar to their home country."
