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: 3 tips to acquire French

Coucou les French learners,

c’est l’automne, fall is on its ways!

“Fall is the spring of winter”, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

I miss the beautiful Ilm park in Weimar and the forest in Thuringia,

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Agen Takeaway #4: Reading

” Reading is breathing and comprehensible texts are oxygen” as Martina Bex wrote in a great article about reading in class.

At #Agen2019, I attended another inspiring session by the amazing Alina Filipescu about Free Voluntary Reading (Alina also happens to be one of my French online learners ,

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French the natural way : simplifier

Coucou les French learners,

Le quinze aôut est déjà passé ! 15th August is gone already!

15th August is a day off. “And we work?”, “Like a normal Sunday”

To find out more about why the 15th August is such an important day off,

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