We are all used to dealing with sticker shock when we go to retail stores but not many would expect to deal with it when it comes to language training.One of our recent students informed me that he was quoted $28,000 by a local language school for thousands of hours of lessons to prepare himRead more
Today I’m going to show you how to look at words in French, even words that you have never seen before, and say them properly the first time, every time. First, stop focusing on entire words before attempting to say them. […]
In my last post, I gave you information about the Fabulous Five vowels that are used most often in French. I told you about the first four: e, é, è, i. Today, I would like to tell you about the last one – the sound “u”.This French sound does not exist in English.One example ofRead more
In my last post, I gave you information about the technique for speaking French: Keep your tongue flat and emphasize vowels rather than consonants. Now let’s look at the Fabulous French Five – the main vowels used when speaking French. 1) The French “e” Say the English word “her”, using the French techniqueRead more
When attempting to learn French, it is important that you establish links between your mother tongue, such as English, and French, if you hope to become good at speaking your second language. Each language has its own technique.Try this:Say the word “hard” in English.What did you do to produce that sound?There are a few stepsRead more
Be willing to take risks and make mistakes. That’s part of the secret to learning to speak French like a pro. The other secret is to adopt the techniques for super accelerated learning.There are some critical steps needed for this. Repetition:Students learning a second language such as French have been told that repetition is anRead more
In the book, “How to think like Leonardo da Vinci”, the author states:“Like Leonardo, you can learn a new language at any age.”We all know that babies are the best learners. Their openness, energy, and playfulness allow them to learn languages with ease. A baby raised in a home where three languages are spoken willRead more
The ideal student wishing to learn French should fit the following description:1. The student WANTS to learn French.This may seem obvious to most, but in my experience, it is not always true. Some people are forced to take language training because of their work, others feel it is an obligation for other reasons.Learning a languageRead more
My experience in teaching French has demonstrated that students who have taken French for a long period of time and who are not able to speak it effortlessly or are afraid to speak, can usually trace the reason to the following:Research studies in memory retention show that adult learners retain only 20% of what theyRead more
The Rebel French Program is very simple. It is divided into lessons which deal with various aspects of the language.I like simplicity!K.I.S.S. Keep it simple, s’il vous plaît?I would ask you not to proceed to the next lesson until you have completely mastered the current one on the instinctive level. Some lessons will be easierRead more
