![]() If only someone had developed a French learning audio method recorded in both classic and modern French enunciation… But I digress… Spoken English versus Spoken French When they try to complement their French textbook with audio, it’s either audio made for students featuring an overly enunciated French, classic sentence structure and vocabulary, or authentic French material which is usually way too complicated to understand for their beginner/ intermediate students. Unfortunately, French tests are still very much based on grammar and French verb conjugations, and these are mostly drilled in written form. Many teachers of French as a second language complain that their – often imposed – curriculum concentrates too much on written French. Why is spoken French seldom taught in French classrooms? whether you are trying to sound smart or cooooool….age : young people tend to apply more glidings and use more slang when they speak than adults.geography (country, regional accents – for example in the South of France, French people still pronounce the “e” quite distinctly.). ![]() the context of the conversation (business, casual, formal, intellectual…),.Many factors will affect the way people speak French: The same way spoken English differs from one person to the other, one region to another, the way the French speak French varies a lot. There’s no ‘universal’ way to speak French. What Affects the Way People Speak French? This is a very common casual French pronunciation, which students seldom learn. The je becomes kind of a sh sound and the ne totally disappears. Then I said it the way I would probably say it most of the time when I speak.This is what I call “a medium gliding” – it’s still quite enunciated and a tad formal, but it’s common. Then I used a spoken French pronunciation, and glided the je and the ne together.However, that’s not how most French people would pronounce it today. This is the way most French teaching method would teach you to say it. First I said the phrase in an overly enunciated way, pronouncing every single word the way we would write. Let’s analyse the various French pronunciations. Let’s take an example: here are 3 ways to pronounce “I don’t know” in French. A bit pricey, but so worth it.Spoken French Language And French Mistakes Spoken French vs Classic French Pronunciation But to learn the actual language, I suggest trying Fluenz French. If you want to learn a few phrases in French to impress your friends, than this CD will help you do so. You will pick up on a little French grammar here and there, but not enough to really understand the genders with the definite and indefinite articles and the conjugation of the verbs (Which are super important). If you want to learn full French and become immersed in the language, this is not the study guide to get. I guess for the price, I kinda pretty much figured what I was getting. Because you do learn a bit of French, but it didn't teach me French the way I had hoped it would. In hindsight and to a certain extent it is. I thought this would be one of my more promising and rewarding purchases. That is pretty much the extent of this CD. The iSpeak French Phrasebook only helps you if you are traveling to Paris with an American friend and you only speak to each other in English throughout the whole trip, and the only time you actually speak French, is when you want to ask some random stranger in Paris a question or statement, such as: Where is the hotel? Where is the bus stop? What is the weather like today? I am a student. ![]() It only lets you propose the initial question. The audio/book is not built in a way where you can actually give a response back or have a full blown conversation with someone and come off as a purebred Parisian that's incognito. ![]() If you potentially ask a question in French the way the book/audio has instructed you to and you than get a response back from the person you asked the question too, and than what happens if that person responds and also asks you a question in return? You will be stuck with nothing left to say. But French is not just about knowing how to say specific phrases. Of course, if you listen to it non-stop and read the book that is included with the audio CD, you will definitely learn a few things. However, this purchase was a bit of a let down. Having a DVD with French audio and subtitles is a nice way to learn the language as well, but I wanted something that was specifically designed for learners who want to start from the very beginning, slowly build vocabulary, and finally get to master the language. I think it's a beautiful language and after all, it is one of the romance languages. Let me start off by saying that I am being very generous with my four star review. Ok 4 Learning Phrases, Not GREAT for Learning ACTUAL FRENCH!
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