The Second Step

So you have decided to take the major step of registering yourself in a french school.

You may think," I'll just follow the lessons and things will fall into place." This may have some truth, but the success of your quest largely depends on yourself. Some pointers to consider:

1. Always do your homework on time and do it diligently. Work left undone will inevitably pile up. In fact, your french homework is meant to consolidate the required concepts. Treasure the homework given, since the amount of work given in private schools is very very little. Constantly reflect on the meaning of the sentences in the exercices. Translating it into English may help to reassure yourself that you really know the meaning of the word/sentence.

2. Be motivated and ask questions. Questions help you to further cement your understanding. You will have to take the initiative, since the teacher will not make sure you understand fully and let the lesson be slowed. It is unlikely take the school will condect frequent assessment so the ball is on your court to make sure you understand.

3. Cultivate your PASSION
Your passion will determine how fast you progress. Listen to songs, read books etc to cultivate interest and to understanf the relevance of the french language. How to develop the passion will be covered soon.

4. Arm yourself with right tools. Textbooks, dictionaries, online resources etc are imperetive. This will also be covered.

With that, all the best and BON COURAGE pour les études.

See you soon.

Administrateur,
Linus

The first step

So you have decided to make the first step of learning french.

The most important thing to do is to enrol yourself in a school. For example, the Alliance française french association has networks in many countries.You could enrol yourself in the paris branch or the many others located around the world.

http://www.alliancefrancaise.org.sg/ AF in the republic of Singapore

http://www.alliancefr.org/ AF in Paris, the republic of France

If you decide not to study in AF, you have many other options

The Berlitz school of languages http://www.berlitz.com
Berlitz in Singapore http://www.berlitz.com.sg/default.htm

Berlitz offers training in English , French and German.

The other school is the Lingo language school in Singapore

Plaese follow the link for information about private education in Singapore

http://www.singaporeedu.gov.sg/htm/sis/sis0208a.htm


Happy learning.

Learning french

The first step to learning french can be hard. That is why I have created this page for french beginning students or aspiring students. This site will contain tips on studying french, resources and suitable contacts. So check back often for posts that will enrich your learning experience.