Hello language learners,
I am Fanny, I am French and I have been teaching for over 10 years now. I am also a translator and a linguist.
Today I'm starting a new series on this channel where I share my teacher's insights and language expert's tips on how to reach your language goals.
In this video, I talk about why learning French can come with some challenges for English native speakers specifically, and I give some of my teacher's tips to overcome those challenges.
If you're an English speaker who has been struggling with French learning, this video is for you.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:30 French is considered hard
2:04 Why is French considered difficult to learn
4:11 What are the challenges for English speakers
4:25 Pronunciation
5:05 Liaisons (Connections)
6:32 Spelling
7:27 Silent letters
8:02 Stress and Rhythm of speech
8:32 Contractions
9:06 Genders
10:19 False Friends
10:43 Verbs with prepositions
11:29 French conjugation
13:12 Lack of existing French content
Links (mentioned in the video):
The Foreign Language Institute - Language difficulty ranking:
https://www.fsi-language-courses.org/blog/fsi-language-difficulty/
Learning French as a second language - challenges for a native English speaker:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361208198_LEARNING_FRENCH_AS_A_SECOND_LANGUAGE_CHALLENGES_FOR_A_NATIVE_ENGLISH_SPEAKER
Top 10 musical countries:
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/slideshows/top-10-most-musical-countries?slide=9
Top movie-producing countries :
https://www.theaterseatstore.com/blog/countries-most-movies-produced
My French Spotify playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yuR0zJbIFZaVjEyHWrriM?si=89de6a1a36794aac
Follow me on Instagram
@fannilleee
@fanny.in.french
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