French the natural way: sing, write and love French!

Coucou les French learners,

We are back from our Easter break! And although we have taken a few days off travelling and eating (too many) chocolates, we have also had time to launch the Teen Stage, youpi !

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French the natural way: trust your brain!

Coucou les French Learners,

Do you remember the saying? En avril, ne te découvre pas d’un fil. I think the English version of it is “Till April’s dead, change not a thread”. It is especially true right now as it is freezing cold here, in Portugal.

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French the natural way: build a strong foundation

Coucou les French learners,

Let’s celebrate! Célébrons ensemble !

My Dear Man and I have finished the Infant Stage – 30 sessions to build a strong French foundation. The Infant Stage comes after the Baby Stage which includes 31 sessions to start acquiring the French basics.

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Comment acquérir le Français naturellement ? Qui est Docteur Stephen Krashen ?

Aujourd’hui, je vais parler d’une autre personne qui a eu beaucoup d’influence sur la façon dont j’enseigne le français. Après avoir parlé des travaux et de la méthode développée par le Docteur Beniko Mason, je vais parler du Docteur Stephen Krashen.

Les travaux et les recherches du Docteur Krashen et du Docteur Mason ont montré qu’il y a six conditions pour acquérir une langue.

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French the natural way: le plaisir de lire

Coucou les French learners,

The community is getting big and and strong! Our first live book club was a success! Members from all the world shared some amazing stories about Le Louvre and where they come from. Watch the replay in case you missed it.

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Comment acquérir le Français naturellement ? Qui est Docteur Beniko Mason ?

Aujourd’hui, je vais parler d’une personne qui a eu beaucoup d’influence sur la façon dont j’enseigne le français. Je vais parler du Docteur Beniko Mason que j’ai mentionnée tout au long de cette série. En français, on dit « honneur aux dames » et par conséquent, je vais d’abord parler de Beniko Mason.

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French the natural way: join the book club on Saturday!

Coucou les French learners,

I have just received the most cheerful comment on the Community Chat. Will said:

” Salut Alice, just wanted to says thanks to your wonderful site I am now reading more books in French and feeling comfortable doing so.

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