May 30 2008
DVD French language instruction
If you love to watch TV, then you will love any DVD French language instruction for learning French in your sofa 
But to make full use of any French language DVD you have to look at children and how they learn a language:
- listen,
- play and
- learn on autopilot!
Use your natural language learning skills
Since you can read this, you have proven you have the skills to learn a language! That means you can use these skills again to learn French easily as well!
How did you learn your mother language?
You learned your language as a child, without noticing it
Children hear the same sounds over and over again.
And they hear these sounds when playing, eating, traveling in the car, trying to sleep…
When you study the French language, you should do the same:
listen to French language CD’s over and over again.
That’s the way to learn French easily and learn French fast, just like you learned your first language when you were a child.
Talking about children:
- if you child has some challenges but you would love her or him to speak French, do know that there are French language programs for children with disabilities.
- for any children out there: French language worksheets for children are available as well, leave a comment if you want more information.
French language self study course
If you want to speak French fast, you need to put yourself on a passive French language self study course.
What do we mean?
You are no more a child and adults cannot afford so much time to playing… But you know you can multitask whatever you do with listening to the radio (some even watch TV when ironing!)
You need to listen to any French audio CD’s available, anytime, anywhere!
Even if that means you should listen to a French explanation about history of Cajun French language
I can imagine you would prefer to listen to some French music! Listen to famous French speaking artists :
- Canadian Celine Dion, (although we realise Canada’s English French language problems: what counts is you undergo a French immersion)
- Indonesian Anggun (our "French language Asia ambassador" and
- the ‘pure’ French from France: Alizée and Vanessa Paradis.
To learn French fast: listen to French language CD’s anytime, anywhere:
- driving your car,
- traveling on public transport,
- ironing clothes,
- doing the dishes,
- preparing dinner,
- taking a shower,
- when you go to sleep and
- at breakfast!
Only listen to the French language - avoid rushing into the following:
- No need to translate French language into English: just listen to the French language words and phrases just like children hear the French words and phrases whilst growing up.
- No need for English to French language conversion yet either: just get yourself a French language immersion before you start using it!
- Surely no need yet to focus on French beginners reading as a second language: children know how to speak much longer before they learn how to read!
- Forget about how to speak the correct French language + how to write a letter in French: Rome wasn’t built in 1 day! Start from the bottom up and you will be surprised how fast you can learn how to speak French!
French Language Schools and French Language Courses
Any good French language school or French language course will make sure you learn French easily providing you with French learning software.
But before there was learn French software, French language training programs already know the importance of audio tapes for learning a foreign language:
- my grand-dad had a language tape used to teach French in the 1940s at Yale and
- my mom has the famous Linguaphone "suitcase" filled with French cassettes.
So when it comes to French language education, it is clear that the French language is better internalized when you can listen to French language lessons.
We add to that :
- you learn French easier and
- you speak French faster when you overexpose yourself to French language CD’s.
Pick up lines French language
What are the first words you remember the fastest when learning a foreign language?
Swear words…
You can learn a few French swear words here which they won’t teach you in French language schools. At least not in the French language courses Bordeaux offered to me I don’ t expect French language training Ottowa Ontario having a different approach either…
It’s not that advisable if you want to master the business French language, unless you need to scold people for not paying their bills…
Do you manage mastering French swearing faster than French speaking?
Then you should concentrate first on listening to pick up lines in the French language: they will make you much more popular than repeating French Swear Words
Is French a good second language for Americans?
Of course it is!
Why?
Because once you know how to speak French and understand the French culture, you will understand:
- how the French really felt when Bush converted "French fries" to "Freedom fries".
- why the French show great respect for the way Bush played the words French and Freedom: both in alliteration as in Eiffel Tower and Statue of Liberty…
If you want to know more benefits of learning French language, you should watch the Bachelorette show to watch how a French accent is successful in seducing women…
Where to get DVD French language instruction materials?
You could go shopping for the famous Pimsleur French course, but you can buy equally good French Audio materials in the Rocket French 20 French language CD’s package.
This is what my students use and
they speak French fluently after 3 months.
Maybe that’s because they have me as their French language teacher…?
Mainly it’s because they are motivated and I gave them a shortcut in finding the right French tools:
- to learn how to speak French with these 20 French language CD’s and
- to have fun in fast memorizing French language words and phrases.
Note to myself: I should write a page only about reviews of other French courses to choose from, for now I know from experience the above 2 French course tools let you speak French fluently within 3 months.
When it comes to interactive French DVD’s with learning French language online listening tasks: a great site for English native speakers wanting to study French is http://www.bbcactive.com/languages/talk-section/ .
You can buy French language instruction DVD’s there or do the listening exercises online.
But since you won’t be online 24/7, I recommend you do buy your own French listening material for your French language immersion.
Summary: French language immersion
If possible buy French music CD’s, as that’s what you most likely feel at ease with listening to at the background.
If you still need to buy a French language course, choose a French language package that comes with good French language CD’s.
French music is only giving you the much needed French language immersion.
If sitting in front of the TV is your strongest quality, do get yourself a DVD French language instruction and start watching it every day.
