Learn French in London Manchester and Brighton UK, with native speaker, qualified trainers.
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| As well as helping you to learn French, this site can enhance your 'French experience' in many ways. Before leaving this page be sure to visit the site map to find out how.... |
| "So you want to learn French? I did too and ended up with a Diploma from the Institute of Linguists. What advice would I give? First, cynicism! If you see a course that tells you that you can learn French in 2 weeks, 3 months, by swallowing pills or in your sleep, allow yourself the tiniest glimmer of doubt. Secondly, be aware that you face a monster. Things are not things in French, they have a sex - la or le. Logical, the French? Jamais! Handbag? male (worrying), mustache? female (terrifying). Then there are verbs. In English we use nice little auxiliary verbs to do the work: I 'will', 'would', 'might', 'did' eat. The French change the verb itself. Hundreds of times. The guy who said that English is the world's hardest language to learn never tried another. The way to learn French is persistence and repetition. You should also use the best tools." Alan Biggins |  |
Here are the tools! Where a site or information is more, or only, applicable to Britain or the States, we 'flag' the fact.
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French Courses London |
Learn French in London Manchester and Brighton UK, with native speaker, qualified trainers. |
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Get your computer involved!. RosettaStone's CD-ROM and online courses provide the most effective, interactive instruction available. Includes a three day free trial | |
learn French with Bonjour |
Here you can listen to phrases / words (if you have more luck than I did!), use work-sheets or test yourself. | |
| Conjugate a verb online | Courtesy of the University of Chicago | |
| Professional freelance translators. |
offering technical and commercial translation services in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, German, Serbian and Croatian. |
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Jump-gate |
This public benefactor says: "This is intended to allow you to understand written French and to write a letter to a French friend or correspondent." | |
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Learn French en famille (ALLEF) |
6 month exchanges for 8 - 11 year olds from Britain. A nice idea (if you and your kids can stand the parting!) |
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The British pages of the Alliance, the world's largest French teaching association. Sorry, the American equivalent of this doesn't seem to work! | |
| French with the BBC | From the basics up! | |
| Study abroad France. | A student resource on how to study in France |
| If you are interested in learning French, then the books by Alan Biggins which describe the time he spent selling houses in France while studying for a degree in the language are for you (he gives some very practical tips!). Have a look at our books |
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