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French the natural way: break free from translation with these 3 expert strategies!

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Having a growth mindset is crucial when you embark on your French journey. The ability to learn and improve is indeed essential when you are acquiring French (or any other languages).

At the start of our intermediate online class, I asked learners to shift their thoughts.

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French the natural way: fluency at any age, 3 benefits of acquiring French

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In response to last week’s newsletter, Debra wrote to me:

I started seriously learning French when I was 58. I’m 68 now. Not “fluent” but conversational. And, yes. I forget things I know but I do that in English too.

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Adult Stage – Vidéo 24 – Aliénor d’Aquitaine, deux fois reine

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French the natural way: age with grace and French: grow and thrive!

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Do you remember Chris? When she spoke French for the first time during our French Accountability Hour, I was shocked. Chris sounded fluent! How did she do it? Well, Chris kindly shared her French routine:

I am retired now and have lots of free time to spend with my target language.

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Adult Stage – Vidéo 23 – Les Communes

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French the natural way: silence speaks louder! The secret weapon to mastering French

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When Chris spoke French for the first time during our French Accountability Hour last Monday, I was a amazed. Chris spoke in full correct sentences with a beautiful French accent.

Je n’en croyais pas mes oreilles ! My ears couldn’t believe it!

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