Like many people, I tried apps, books, podcasts and YouTube videos to learn French. They weren’t working. When I first saw Alice on YouTube, I dubbed her “the lady with the white board and corny stories for kids.” It looked amusing, but not a way to learn a language. Boy was I wrong.
After watching her set of 8 YouTube videos on acquiring French the natural way (Re: Stephen Krashen, Beniko Mason and Comprehensible Input) I was hooked. Plus, the subscription was so cheap I figured I had little to lose.
Quelle coïncidence, quelle chance ! that the same morning I subscribed, I stumbled on a live online meeting of community members chatting and reading stories. It was so much fun, and that was just the first day!
I thoroughly enjoyed working my way through the levels and supplemental stories on the site, while attending online community meetings every chance I got. There are meetings to read, meetings to chat, meetings with Alice and meetings to delve deeper into the content. A year later and the site is still a part of my everyday life. Plus, I now have friends from all around the world with whom I connect regularly online.
As Alice will tell you, the French language has a flow and a musicality to it that you just can’t get through an app designed around games and quizzes. Instead, let your brain do the work naturally. By listening and listening and listening to COMPREHENSIBLE stories your brain can’t help but pick it up. You can ACQUIRE the language if you just give it a try.