MyFrenchLife™ member survey results: Why learn French?
Learning French can be an arduous and challenging process - so why do we do it...?
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06, 2021
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10, 2017
English language proficiency: why is France lagging behind?
Why does France rank so poorly for English language proficiency? Is linguistic inadequacy merely a cultural excuse?
5
05, 2015
9 unexpected reasons why learning French is the best idea ever
Speaking a foreign language has so many benefits, but here are nine unexpected reasons why learning French is the best idea ever.
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03, 2015
5 bizarre (but very effective) methods for learning French
Perhaps the most valuable lesson is the one learnt outside the classroom: that learning French is anything but boring, and should never be dull.
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02, 2015
French language mistakes: our most embarrassing moments
Learning a language forces you out of your comfort zone and while this will broaden your horizons, it can also be cripplingly embarrassing.
30
12, 2014
Our 7 favourite, truly bizarre French expressions
We’ve all had those disconcerting moments – you’re chatting casually in French when you’re stopped cold by a phrase that sounds so bizarre that you wonder if you’re actually dreaming. No, it was (usually) just an idiom.
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12, 2014
French slang: what you need to know
French slang can be terrifying: we spend years trying to perfect our grammar, master the most intelligent vocab, and sound sophisticated, and suddenly all of that’s thrown up in the air when we encounter a French person speaking in slang.
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11, 2014
How to learn French: 10 strategies for reaching your goals
From group classes to solitary study, there are a multitude of ways to learn French. And they’re a lot more exciting, interesting and stimulating than anything you’ll remember from school.
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11, 2014
3 unbelievable reasons the French language is the most controversial
World renowned as a language of beauty and prestige, French is starting to see criticism for its outdated and controversial characteristics. Is it time to modernise the French language?
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11, 2014
Is the French language one of the future?
Of course, it is lovely to chat with the locals in the boulangerie without freezing up, but with Mandarin as the most-spoken language, and Spanish close behind, French just can’t seem to compete as a global language.
