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What I’m really thinking when you correct my French
Learning a new language as an adult is no easy feat. Becoming conversational in a foreign language is more or less doable with some hard work, but what about when the ability to speak a foreign...
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French lesson: Listen for these words & phrases that tripped me up
Sometimes when you’re learning a language, you focus on all the wrong things. Like maybe focusing too much on perfect pronunciation. Or trying to expand your vocabulary before you have the basics...
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The secret to language learning success
Learning a new language can be a humbling process. And time consuming and frustrating but also rewarding and fun. Depending on your goals and how much time you have to learn a language, it may take a...
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Will you be fluent in French after living in France for a year?
There’s a misconception that people have about becoming fluent in a language. That somehow, the magic language fairy bops you on the head after living in a country for a year and makes you fluent....
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French pronunciation: Word pairs you don’t want to mix up (with audio)
One of the most entertaining parts of my everyday life in France is when I mess up words. I think I’m more amused by it than the person I’m talking to, but hey if we can’t laugh at ourselves, who can...
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5 Embarrassing French mistakes
If you want to get a feel for French language embarrassment firsthand, you could just strap a GoPro to my head and follow me for a day. Well, if I’m being truthful, at this point my daily life doesn’t...
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When living in France starts messing with your English
If you’re anything like me, after living in a country where English isn’t the native language, you’ll start to a notice a phenomenon that I like to call “WTF is going on!?” You’ll notice yourself...
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Why comprehension needs to be your focus when learning a foreign language
When I first came to France to teach English in 2009, I had been taking weekly French lessons for fun at the Alliance Francaise for about a year and a half before the big move. These were serious...
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Need a French/English language speaking partner? Let’s help each other out
Hi everyone, I’m currently en route to the US but wanted to get this post out there in case it’ll help anyone. When learning a new language, it can be difficult to find language partners with whom to...
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Frustrations of living in another language
Learning another language to the point of being self-sufficient in a country where that language is spoken can be one of the most rewarding — yet frustrating — challenges of life abroad. In my case,...
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When the French language makes you want to run and hide
One of my favorite topics on this blog is the French language. Or more specifically, sharing my trials and tribulations as a foreigner. The mistakes, the frustration, the accent and more. Even if you...
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Getting over your fear of speaking in a foreign language (and why you just...
In this thing we call life, putting ourselves out there in any capacity can be terrifying. Whether it’s public speaking at work, blogging, opening up to someone in your life, starting a new business...
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19 Things that are true when you have a foreign accent
When you have an accent in your second language, which most of us do if we started learning it as an adult, people sometimes react to you differently. Sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s not....
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How to use context when speaking French
Learning a new language is no joke. There’s always something new to learn and your comprehension and speaking abilities may not advance at the same speed. When you’re in France and need to converse...
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5 Things that still give me trouble in French
Learning a language is a process. A very long, ongoing process. There are ups and downs and it’s been anything but linear for me. Even though I’ve lived in France for about 5-1/2 years now, I don’t...
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5 Embarrassing French mistakes
If you want to get a feel for French language embarrassment firsthand, you could just strap a GoPro to my head and follow me for a day. Well, if I’m being truthful, at this point my daily life doesn’t...
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When living in France starts messing with your English
If you’re anything like me, after living in a country where English isn’t the native language, you’ll start to a notice a phenomenon that I like to call “WTF is going on!?” You’ll notice yourself...
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Why comprehension needs to be your focus when learning a foreign language
When I first came to France to teach English in 2009, I had been taking weekly French lessons for fun at the Alliance Francaise for about a year and a half before the big move. These were serious...
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Need a French/English language speaking partner? Let’s help each other out
Hi everyone, I’m currently en route to the US but wanted to get this post out there in case it’ll help anyone. When learning a new language, it can be difficult to find language partners with whom to...
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Frustrations of living in another language
Learning another language to the point of being self-sufficient in a country where that language is spoken can be one of the most rewarding — yet frustrating — challenges of life abroad. In my case,...
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