The secret is out: you can become fluent from your couch (or your bed, if you’re anything like me :D). All you have to do is open Netflix, Amazon, YouTube or some other websites. In this post, I’ll introduce you to eight different websites where you can find great French movies to watch (because we…
Do Language Learning Apps Really Work?
I used to sneer at language learning apps. How helpful could they really be? After all, it probably wasn’t a coincidence that many beginners were coming to me for 1:1 classes after having initially started with a language learning app. To me, that was just proof of the limitation of these apps and that they…
How Long Does it Take to Become Fluent?
How long it will take you to become fluent in French will depend on a few factors, such as: how interested and motivated you are other languages you know whether or not you’re learning several languages at once your memory and language learning skills what type of learning material you’re using whether you’re learning on…
Should You Watch Movies With English or French Subtitles?
This is a very common question among language students and chances are you’ve also wondered about it at some stage. As with many educational questions, teachers have conflicting views and opinions on this one. In this post, I’m simply going to share a few thoughts on the subject. They are based on my experiences both…
Language Learning: The Secret to Staying Motivated
You know the feeling: You’ve been at this for weeks, months and sometimes even years, but somehow, you start getting the feeling that you are just chasing your own tail while learning French. And you become discouraged. You suddenly feel like you are making zero progress and that this is all just a waste of…
How to Learn a Language Like a Child
Have you ever wondered how on Earth that little Chinese girl learned to speak Chinese or how this young Arabic boy can pronounce these difficult Arabic sounds? Let me let you in on a secret: they have about 10’000 hours’ worth of listening behind them. Yes, you read that correctly! Excluding sleep and admitting they…