French the natural way: when the usual fails, find success with us!

Coucou tout le monde,

When everything else is not working, where to go to?

Here is what Barry shared:

Like many people, I tried apps, books, podcasts and YouTube videos to learn French. They weren’t working. When I first saw Alice on YouTube,

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French the natural way: start now! Special March offer on our beginner course

Coucou les French learners,

This week, I start to acquire Chinese again! I had started Chinese last year with the amazing Diane Neubauer but I then stopped. I had millions of excuses like:

–  “Now is not the time (it can wait)”

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French the natural way: Join me for one hour live tomorrow!

Coucou les French learners,

It is just a quick reminder that we are meeting live for la Pause chocolat de février 2024 ! Wednesday February 28
5pm UK / 6pm France / 12pm EST / 9am PST

Join me live on Zoom for a story reading session followed by lively chats,

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French the natural way: 2 tips to stay positive

Coucou les French learners,

This week, Keef shared with our community:

I just can not understand any language even after 2 years of everyday listening and trying to read. Speaking, I don’t find a problem. That’s the easy part for me. But I’m finding French almost impossible to understand.

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French the natural way: follow those 3 steps and you will become fluent in French

Coucou les French learners,

I didn’t send a newsletter last week because we have been moving to another house. But I am now back in almost full swing and I wanted to share Corinne’s relatable experience:

Learning French with no pressure and no memorization is such a nice change from other methods I have tried when learning French.

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French the natural way: 2 tips for progressing in listening

Coucou les French learners,

Before we delve into 2 effective tips to confidently understand French audio, here is a quick reminder to secure your spot to meet us in Pau from June 17-21, 2024. The deadline is next Monday, February 5!  You also have until tomorrow to get 50% discount on our lifetime packages.

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French the natural way: is our program enough to reach fluency?

Coucou les French learners,

Last week, Alissa asked a good question:

So is the material that is already on the website (I know the Senior Stage is not yet fully ready and I’m far away from that anyways ☺️) enough to reach fluency ?

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