I study at a public French high school/middle school. I've been studying French at quite a high level for six years, and getting good grades. I really enjoy languages, and I love France!
When I’m watching a French movie, hearing a song in French etc., I understand most of it. However, I speak pretty dreadfully, due to the fact that, for an unknown motive, my French professors detested me and did not allow me to take much part participating during the lessons. Anyway, I took a few beginners’ books in French and started reading them.
I’d appreciate any practical advice on improving and preserving my French.
2007-06-11 08:46:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
keep using it.,get a french speaking person for conversational practice,get a pen pal. or Go to France
2007-06-11 08:53:36 · answer #1 · answered by bobthebrowser 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use it or lose it. If you can't find a way to regularly spend time in French-speaking places (France, Quebec, former French colonies), you may need to develop some long-distance French correspondence (penpals, internet chat rooms). At the least, get access to some French films (library, art house, NetFlix) or stream French radio from the web. Read French novels. Subscribe to French magazines. Most of these don't offer much feed back, but at least you'll stay in touch with the language.
2007-06-11 09:01:35 · answer #2 · answered by skepsis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
keep yourself submerged with french books, movies, music, french chatrooms/forums etc. I enjoy learning new languages too. I studied Spanish in high school for 4 years but i forgot most of what i learned :(
don't let that happen..hehe. Take a college-level course on the French language. Even better.. visit France or study there.
you have many options,
best of luck to you!!
2007-06-11 09:32:35 · answer #3 · answered by ╚kco®games 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Practice, practice, practice. You have to find French-speaking friends. You have to go to a French-speaking country. You have to listen to French songs. Most importantly, you have to have an influx of French influence, new things, new words, new accents, etc. If you have three French CD's and you listen to them constantly, you may know every word on them, but still forget everything else you learned.
At the very least, find French people on the internet with whom you can chat, and chat often.
I majored in Modern Languages in college and know, first-hand, how hard it is to maintain those languages. I've forgotten every bit of German I once knew, though I made straight A's in the class. You have to keep it going.
2007-06-11 08:52:22 · answer #4 · answered by LoneRanger 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-07 07:39:45 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speak with your classmates. I would encourage you to watch French movies and read in French whenever you can. If you get the chance to visit a French speaking country you'll get to practice. Try to avoid picking up slang though. It is hard to avoid especially on the internet.
Unfortunately you'll forget alot if you don't use it!
Bonne chance. Essai de ne pas oublier même si c'est difficile!
2007-06-11 14:32:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make it a point to speak it every day. Get a CD about learning French and listen to words pronounced in French every day. The old teaching method is over and over and over again.
2007-06-11 08:53:34 · answer #7 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Participate in French-language forums online, read books in French, get some language CDs to listen to or download for MP3, and just keep talking to yourself if there's no one else to talk to
2007-06-11 08:53:05 · answer #8 · answered by Sabine É 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hang around french speakers if you can, that way you will never forget the dialog
2007-06-11 08:50:13 · answer #9 · answered by Jahpson 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hiya,
The only way to keep it in mind is practice.
You'll need to find someone who can talk with you in French.
Cheerio.
2007-06-11 09:05:14 · answer #10 · answered by Blandine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋