Learning the French Language (again, and then some).

[Changes in Latitudes]

I'm thinking about jumping on that Rosetta Stone course in hopes of getting my french back. I took it all through gradeschool through to OAC (grade 12 plus some, for those unfamiliar). I would've called myself just shy of fluent when I left highschool, but I didn't use it so now, she's gone.

I know immersion is the best way to get it back, but that's not in the cards due to my job, and it seems to immerse myself in Quebec, I already need to speak it. So does anyone have any advice for making me into a proper bilingual Canadian?


Thanks, mersssi booocoups.

[Doc]

I have a friend who took a two week course in Guatemala. He had the whole deal including hotel and meals for 240$ a week. Four hours of language training a day for two weeks. Claims he can now get by in a second language. Of course, it's Spanish. Now he can converse in two languages through out North and South America.

[benoit.baril]

1. L'immersion est définitivement la meilleure option.
Quelques mois peuvent faire des miracles, quelques semaines ne peuvent pas nuire.
Le Québec est très bilingue: un anglophone qui essaie de parler français sera très bien reçue ici.

2. La lecture. Un bon truc est de s'abonner à une revue (sur un domaine qui t'intéresse) pendant un an et lire chaque numéro d'une couverture à l'autre. Tu dois avoir un dictionnaire français-anglais en main et aller voir TOUS les mots sur lesquels tu bloques.

3. Sinon, il y le visionnement de films / émissions de télévision en français (Même les sous-titres peuvent aider).

4. Ensuite, il faut pratiquer, pratiquer et encore pratiquer. Surtout, ne te décourage pas;
tes efforts te vaudront le respect des francophones (qui se diront 'au moins il essaie)

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1. Immersion
2. Read
3. Movies w. subtitles
4. Practice & keep in mind people respect you because you are trying.