by John Elkhoury | Sep 11, 2011 | Learning French
When is the best time to learn a language? More notably French, because this is a French focused site. Well, in the domain of psycholinguists is a concept called the Critical Period Hypothesis (CPH). A child’s mind is like a sponge… Children’s brains...
by John Elkhoury | Aug 25, 2011 | Learning French
How long does it take to become fluent in French? This is one of the most common & complex questions people have about learning French outside of improving their French pronunciation. I receive emails about it frequently. Having spent over a decade learning French...
by John Elkhoury | Aug 23, 2011 | Learning French
Learning French as an English speaker is great, because many words have similar meanings. However, the languages do provide some traps for students. False cognates, or faux amis, are words that look similar in form but carry different meanings between the two...
by John Elkhoury | Aug 21, 2011 | Learning French
What is immersion? It’s a specific way of learning a language, where the target language (language desired) isn’t just a subject matter, but the teaching tool. Think of it as surrounding yourself with the language, and almost everything you do involves it....
by John Elkhoury | Aug 18, 2011 | Learning French
I think that the worst feeling about French, is when you know exactly what to say to a person and then forget that one specific word, or word gender. The uncertainty is a killer. Imagine if you wanted to ask your friend about his car but you never learned the word...
