⚠️ I FAILED FRENCH for 2 years... but then I was fluent in 1 year

[@rojinabegum5917]

Merci beaucoup 😊

[@FrenchCoach]

no worries - I am glad you enjoyed the video Rojina

[@A13JMC]

The more students in a classroom the more diluted the learning experience therefore by the time you walk out of class, the more likely you are to forget what was taught.

[@FrenchCoach]

100% correct. It's why I am very critical of private tutoring and school French teaching. Only 1% of students actually succeed using these classes, and most of the time the other 99% never try learning French again from their bad experience they had! It's why I started this KZbin channel and my Instagram account - to help those who have not succeeded in learning French through bad methods 😃

[@A13JMC]

The sentences need to be short, fairly simple early on, the stories also fairly short, maybe with a quiz at the end.

[@FrenchCoach]

yep exactly right. Making sure the sentences you learn are at the right level is super important. If they are too hard, they will waste your time and frustrate you. At the beginning of learning French, a clear plan can make sure that every single day you are learning the right sentences - it can reduce stress for beginners 100%!

[@Jay-jn6ul]

Thanks for the vid mate, could you post a vid or refer me to one of you speaking in French?

[@FrenchCoach]

Hey Jay, refer to my 2 most recent videos, they are in French :) you can also turn on English subtitles for the most recent one (see the comments).

[@A13JMC]

French Wizard, My interest in french along with your videos is a crusade to prove my lineage to the American Revolution. My ancestors on my mothers side were among the first settlers of Glenn Sutton, and the town of Potton, southern Quebec. If I can get records from there I should know some of the languages since those towns are predominately french speaking. Thank you for your replies and videos. If I can prove the lineage, I should be able to join NSSAR, the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Thanks for the videos and advice. Jim in Cicero, NY USA

[@FrenchCoach]

That's awesome Jim. When did your ancestors first settle in Quebec? My grandfather was in Canada for a few years during WWII, but I have never been personally ☺

[@A13JMC]

French Wizard,thanks for the reply. First my believed ancestor was Benjamin Barnett who was in the American Revolution, at Valley Forge, and also in our war of 1812. Ben lived in Sutton, his son Rogers lived in Potton for many years, believed to have married there, the years span around 1810 to about 1855 for Rogers. Potton and Sutton are now I believe predominately French speaking. The language is one thing, learning the metric system another. Also getting records or proofs of lineage 200 plus years ago is quite difficult. I have a foot in the door for NSSAR, having supplied a lineage worksheet and been invited to an upcoming luncheon/lecture related to NSSAR. No one said life would be easy, but it's the only game in town. I have recently requested to become a member of the Heritage Sutton Historical Society, and also get their weekly town newsletter ever friday, in french, but my email provider translates to English.

[@FrenchCoach]

@@A13JMC that's awesome. The American Revolution is an amazing history for the founding of the States. So fascinating how brilliant minds came together to form such a world-changing nation through hardship. Best of luck with your NSSAR application, keep me updated with your progress! If you want to read the newsletter in French you can try these 2 things: (1) up near the "favourites" star button in the top right of your browser, see if there is a translate button, OR (2) copy and paste the English into this English-French translator tool. www.reverso.net/text-translation

[@A13JMC]

WE DON'T CARE ABOUT GRAMMER EXERCISES!

[@FrenchCoach]

hahahaha yeah man - they are painful and a waste of time for sure 🙏

[@A13JMC]

BTW, seems to me, I learned to speak, read, and write in English without knowing barely any grammer. The only grammer I was taught was in 7th grade, and most if not all is long ago forgotten. If I have a learn french method, it will be called, The I hate grammer method. Hope no one steals it!

[@FrenchCoach]

@@A13JMC exactly right! it doesn't make sense to study grammar when we all learned English through phrases. Funny learning method name 😂don't tell anyone else about it, so they don't steal it!!

[@A13JMC]

If you want to speak like Quebecois!.

[@FrenchCoach]

that's right!