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Learning french?

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  • 17-01-2003 7:10pm
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    col_nicholson
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    I am a dumb ass at French and i went to stay with a french family last summer, my parents want me to go again and it was absoulute hell last time . Me and My friend (who also wants to learn french) were thinking if we could go backpacking ourselves it would be better. What i wanted to know was would we learn much french if we just travelled around.

    Or is there anyway we could spend time with french people without actually living with them?

    I dont know where i should post this so it will have to be here.

    Thanks


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    Victor
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    The best way to learn french (or any other language) is to go by yourself and immerse yourself in your host society, although this has it's own problems (security, loneliness). Going with a friend or friends often means you only socialise / talk with those friends.

    See if you can join a course with the alliance francaise in Kildare Street (Dublin). It might help to have an organised structure and extra conversation practice will help. Alternatively there may be other french social groups in Ireland that can help - talk to the embassy at:

    36 Ailesbury Road (chancery (public office) is opposite the residence)
    Dublin 4
    Tel: 260 1666
    Fax: 283 0178


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    Dun
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    Originally posted by col_nicholson
    Or is there anyway we could spend time with french people without actually living with them?

    If you put in the effort. I recommend pubs. And not Irish ones - the "lovely" little poncy café-by-day-bar-by-night little holes. Get talking, and for God's sake, let them know your Irish and not English.
    Originally posted by col_nicholson
    I dont know where i should post this so it will have to be here.

    I'd have thought the French forum would've been best.


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