How travel can help us learn French
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Learn French before the holidays
French courses: improve your level of French on vacation
Where to go to learn French?
In France: Paris or Marseille?
French university cities
It is confirmed: France remains the world’s number one tourist destination. In 2015, some 85 million people visited the country . Not bad at all, right? But of course, it is not surprising that a country that offers its tourists exquisite cuisine, magnificent climate, film landscapes and beautiful enclaves declared World Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO welcomes such a high number of visitors every year.
If you want to improve your level of French, why not take advantage of a good holiday in this neighboring country? You already know that, along with English, French is one of the languages par excellence in the field of international relations due to the large number of countries (France, Belgium, Canada, Monaco, Rwanda, Senegal, Luxembourg, Seychelles …) and international organizations (NATO, UN, EU …) that use it as an official language. Although it falls to thirteenth place in the ranking of the most spoken languages in the world according to the number of native speakers, it is estimated that around 275 million people speak it every day.
Given this, isn’t the idea of learning French appealing to you? It is clear that it could open many doors for you in your personal and professional life. If you dare, here is a small list of some of the destinations and ways to learn French while enjoying the holidays.
Learn French before the holidays: How travel can help us learn French
Imagine that you have booked a stay through a travel agency or that you have decided, overnight, to spend a few days in a French-speaking country. You have everything ready to enjoy a perfect stay in a dream country: France, Canada, Belgium, Morocco … If you want your language immersion stay to be complete, it is best that before boarding you take the necessary measures .
Before traveling, try to acquire some French bases
If you do not master the language of Verne or Victor Hugo, if you do not even have a small base, you have to put the batteries! Here are some tips to familiarize yourself with French before fully immersing yourself in a language holiday.
Find a way to listen to the language: music, movies in original version, radio, Internet blogs …
Write some vocabulary cards in French, grammar or important notions or courtesy formulas and common expressions: Bonjour, Ça va ?, S’il vous plaît, Pouvez vous m’aider ?, Je ne vous comprends pas… This is how you will develop the oral expression and you will learn vocabulary in French.
Get a book with thematic lists: you don’t have to focus on French conjugation or excessively complicated terms.
You can learn French online! Which is also free. Search for “free French courses”, “learn French online”, “French language courses”, “learn French for free” in the Internet search engine and you will find a great number of suggestions. Download a free application on your mobile to start speaking French before facing native speakers.
Choose a private teacher to give you French classes before leaving Spain. Opt for an online platform like Superprof instead of a private school support agency that requires expensive and regular payments. Why don’t you get in touch with a native or bilingual teacher, for example?