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French news: focus on the meaning rather than the form
Coucou les membres de la communauté,
You know it: receiving comprehensible input is powerful. It is the key to unlocking your French fluency.
You know it too: the journey to mastering French is challenging.
The good news is that input alone is sufficient to first understand,
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French the natural way: 3 signs you need more input
Coucou les French learners,
When I started teaching French in England (many, many years ago!), I believed that speaking was the first step toward French fluency. I was asking my students to repeat over and over again phrases they didn’t understand… As expected, most of them ended up hating French!
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French news: maximize your French experience with the 80/20 rule
Coucou les membres de la communauté,
Today, I want to share a principle that has profoundly impacted my own language experience: Pareto’s Law, also known as the 80/20 rule.
This concept, named after Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, suggests that roughly 80% of results come from 20% of efforts.
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French the natural way: from silence to speech – When to to start speaking?
Coucou les French learners,
This week, I want to highlight a thoughtful comment made by Sherezade in response to my recent video about reading aloud.
Sherezade suggests that reading aloud using the shadowing technique is beneficial because speaking is a physical activity.
She emphasizes the importance of physically training the tongue,
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