Coucou les membres de la communauté,
I want to share a personal revelation I’ve had regarding the role of pronunciation in language acquisition.
In the past, I held a strong belief that listening and reading were sufficient for language acquisition. While I still believe that comprehensible input is crucial for retaining vocabulary and structures, my perspective has evolved.
I’ve changed my mind because I observed Jeanne, my 4-year-old daughter, who is acquiring Portuguese at school.
I’ve noticed that in addition to listening and absorbing the Portuguese language, Jeanne actively trains her mouth, tongue muscles, and tone of voice to speak Portuguese. Even though some of her utterances do not make sense, they sound distinctly Portuguese.
As I watch my daughter effortlessly mimic Portuguese sounds and practice speaking in a relaxed environment (no pressure to speak correctly, of course!), I’ve come to realize the significance of training mouth and tongue muscles, as well as tone of voice, in language acquisition.
The act of producing sounds helps solidify
your grasp of the language.
With this new perspective, I’ve incorporated regular pronunciation trainings into our live sessions. We start each session with a warm-up where we focus on French sounds and sentences in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. You have the option to stay muted on Zoom during this time (no pressure to speak in front of others, of course!).
You can also watch the warm-ups later on our members’ site.
By incorporating pronunciation warm ups, you accelerate your progress in French and you develop a more natural and confident speaking ability.
If you haven’t already, I encourage you to sign up for our live sessions this week.
Each session is limited to a small number of participants so that everyone can interact freely. Here are the remaining spots available this week:
– 4 spots left on Wednesday for beginners or advanced beginners who want to use the question what? We’ll be watching a cute short animation together and commenting on it
– 6 spots left on Friday for intermediate learners who want to talk spontaneously about what made them happy this week.
Whether you’re looking to improve your conversational French, gain confidence in French, or simply connect with fellow learners, our live sessions offer the perfect opportunity to do so.
Don’t miss out on this chance to make real progress!
Click here to reserve your spot now.
Stay motivated, and I look forward to seeing you in our upcoming sessions!
Understand with ease. Think naturally. Speak freely.
Cordialement,