French the natural way: 📚 Traveling Through Stories, How Living Books Inspire My French Journey 🇫🇷✨

Coucou les French learners,

Before traveling to a new country, I love to immerse myself in its stories and culture through reading.

Since discovering Charlotte Mason’s pedagogy, I’ve been trying to read more living books.

They are books that bring a subject to life,

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🌟 Trust Yourself, You are part of something beautiful! 🇫🇷

Bonjour, cherished French learners!

This week, I’m reaching out to remind you how truly unique and special our aliceayel.com community is.

We are not just a group taking lessons, we are a caring family of curious minds who love compelling stories and understand that acquiring French,

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French the natural way: how to let go of translation

Coucou les French learners,

Over the weekend, Angus, one of our dearest member shared:

When I found Alice’s site I subscribed immediately. It is three years later now and not a day goes by when I don’t feel gratitude to Alice.

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French the natural way: how to understand French better?

Coucou les French learners,

As you know, our approach to acquiring French emphasizes understanding the language in context rather than focusing solely on memorization and grammar rules.

When you understand French with ease, you start to think in French naturally and then you speak French freely.

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French the natural way: in case you didn’t know…

Coucou les French learners,

Spring is the perfect time to start French.

With longer days, brighter skies, and a sense of rejuvenation in the air, now is the perfect time to breathe new life into your French journey. Spring beckons with its vibrant energy, making it the ideal time to dive into French.

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French the natural way: how to keep going, we are here to help you!

Coucou les French learners,

When you are on your own, it is hard to be disciplined and keep going. I get it! Especially when you don’t plan to visit France anytime soon. You are maybe acquiring French just to keep your brain active or because French is a beautiful language.

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French the natural way: feel super good!

Coucou les French learners,

You know when this happens? When you feel high because you understood a whole story in French?! That is exactly what happens to me after I watch a Chinese video and I understand it! I feel high.

I don’t understand every Chinese word in the story but I understand the gist.

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