French the natural way: motivation and join me in France!

Coucou les French learners,

How can we find motivation?

Start by slowing down, taking a couple deep breaths. Next, let’s commit to the next week of French together. Join the and draw with me whilst acquiring French effortlessly.

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French the natural way: let’s draw together!

Coucou les French learners,

This is an invitation to to draw together this month of March!

YES, let’s draw together for 30 days this March.
#jedessineavecaliceayel #idrawfrenchwithaliceayel

Our French members often ask me how to retain French words and structures. They tell me they understand the stories but they feel they do not memorize the vocabulary.

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French the natural way: clarity, community, transformation

Coucou les French learners,

Ken who joined us recently asked me:

I found your video on YouTube. I wanted to ask you personally about acquiring the French language with you. I have tried many years to learn French. I have taken French in College and have even spent two weeks of French immersion in Paris.

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French the natural way: fall in love with French!

Coucou les French learners,

I hope that cette lettre d’amour, this love letter finds you well.

Saint Valentin, le village des amoureux en France.

There are so many reasons why you should fall in love with French!

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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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Oranginaman !

Coucou,

here is your weekly dose of French input because getting input is the first and only step to acquire a language naturally and effortlessly!

Not convinced? Have a read at this article in the Business Insider entitled: “How to learn a new language while making dinner,

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Let it flow!

I have been busy in good way lately. I am now offering French online tutoring on Verbling and I get to meet new learners from all around the world with different needs. It has been a steep learning curve for me to try to facilitate comprehensible input at different levels and needs but it has also been a great source of joy and accomplishment.

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