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What is the best way to learn French?

What is the best way for me to learn french (for work and out of work)?

  • hey guys im in a bit of a rut and want to learn something new, we get french lads in every half a year or so for a couple of weeks and i have to train them to do work tasks , ive always wanted to learn french anyway and its nice to talk to them about things other than work too and train them at the same time, what is the best way to learn french , i have the time to do it and cant really go to college so rosetta stone or tellmemore are looking like my best bets but they are expensive! does anyone have any experience of these programs or opinions of the best way to go about this? thanks for any help

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    I also thought they were expensive... and I tried the trial version and had some problems with it. I looked around for other softwares on the market and tried all the trials I could find and read a bunch of reviews to find the best one. I finally got Ouino French and I am really glad I did! I am learning very fast finally! http://ouinofrench.com is the website Bonne chance! hope this helps!

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Rosetta Stone is far too expensive for what you get - avoid it. I started French with a course that cost about £25 - 4CDs and a coursebook, [Hugo French in 3 months] though naturally I had to buy a dictionary as well [but then a cheap one is good enough when you're starting, about £5-£8]. However, before spending anything I'd suggest you try a free and reliable online course - go to www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french there's audio material, beginners'help, learning tips etc.

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Hey Ha, Lots of experience with French here so I should be able to help you out. For starters, the best way to learn a language.... is to speak it. And this is a tool that most beginners don't have - access to real live French speaking people! So you have actually the best tool at your advantage, all for the low low cost of $0.00!!! There's some other good tools though, and I'll set you up with a few. Learn French: http://learnfrench.languagelearneronline.com/ Best of luck to you mate =)

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While I don't have any experience with Rosetta Stone or other language software, my recommendation would be to take private lessons, preferably with a native speaker. While I realize the cost may be prohibitive, I think that would be the best way to get started. Once or twice a week should suffice. Then, once you have enough vocabulary and a sufficient command of grammar to begin attempting to speak, I would join a French conversation group (which wouldn't necessarily have to cost any money). If you live in or near a large city or university campus, odds are such groups exist and meet in your area. I would recommend meetup.com to look into this. The ideal, of course, would be immersion. A stay in France would do wonders for your command of the language. If that is an option, I would recommend somewhere other than Paris, since there are many English-speakers and expatriates there, which could possibly defeat the purpose. I hope this helps; best of luck to you.

David

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