French the natural way: high frequency matters!

Coucou les French learners,

I have just published a in Normandie. I LOVE any desserts with apples: tarte aux pommes, crumble aux pommes, gâteau aux pommes, … What about you?

Il y a du pain sur la planche ! 

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French the natural way: 3 tricks to stay motivated

Coucou les French learners,

Wednesday was a day off in France as we commemorated the end of the Great War, la Première Guerre Mondiale.

L’Armistice

Thanks to one of my dearest learner and French lover,

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French the natural way: start acquiring French in 3 steps

Coucou Les French learners,

C’est fini !!! The Baby Stage Online Self Paced course is finally done!

31 sessions to ACQUIRE the French BASICS; 31 videos to watch; 31 scripts to read with a glossary to help you understand the new words;

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French the natural way: comme un bébé !

Coucou les French learners,

C’est la rentrée ! As we say in French, it is back to school or back to work time! The end of summertime 🙁

For many of us, la rentrée 2020 is like no others!

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French the natural way: de l’input en abondance

Coucou les French learners,

This week-end, the French celebrated le 15 août which was the National Day during the Kings.

I love this special day but…

We have had a rough weekend facing some challenges with our exclusive videos for our dear members.

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French the natural way: lis une BD

Coucou les French learners,

We are busy finishing and polishing the last 3 sessions of the Baby Stage online self paced course. This course is specifically designed for French beginners.

In each video, you are first introduced to a frequently used structure in French.

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French the natural way: le secret pour acquérir le Français

Coucou les French learners,

La compréhension, comprehension is the key to acquire a language.

Terry Waltz, a Chinese teacher and polyglot explains in a thoughtful article about second language acquisition that “Comprehensible Input (abbreviated as “CI”) is what makes people gain proficiency in a language.

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