Vous voulez discuter en français intermédiaire?

Niveau intermédiaire s'il vous plaît. Je suis à New York et cherche une autre femme qui souhaite discuter de préférence de jour (12h - 16h) ou en début de soirée (16h - 18h).

Les horaires indiqués sont ceux de New York (EST). Faites-moi savoir si vous êtes intéressé et disposé à discuter sur Zoom, Skype ou WhatsApp. Veuillez être une femme et un niveau intermédiaire.

Hi everyone,

I know we are all learning foreign languages but I wondered what does everyone do when they come across new words in their native language. I was reading last night and came across a new word I wasn't sure of. I was pretty certain that I got the definition from the context but wanted to make sure, so I stopped to look up the word in my online dictionary. Are your language learning habits the same in your native language as it is when learning a foreign language?

C'est le titre d'un article de presse.

Merci.

I see many posts for whatsapp groups to help practice a language. Does anyone know of any French language learning groups on Facebook?

In my part of the US, it is customary to give your teachers or tutors a gift for Christmas. I don't know if that is true for the rest of my country or just the NY/NJ/CT area. Is it a custom to give your teachers/tutors a gift for the holidays in your country? If it is your custom, do you do so with your online teachers/tutors too?

For teachers in elementary schools, the parents generally buy the teacher a gift on behalf of the parents. It usually costs each parent $5-10. It is less common in secondary schools. For private tutors, it is customary to give the tutor a gift card for about $20-25 or the price of one lesson. You can give more if you wish but that is what most people I know give to tutors and teachers.

What do they do in your country?

I am learning French and I speak to my dog in French all the time. I wondered if other people do this too, or if I am just a bit weird. 🤣

What language is your pet learning? 😜

I see constant posts looking for language partners. It sounds good in theory but it must be very difficult to find a genuine language partner. Has anyone successfully found a language partner exchange that has gone past 3 conversations?

If you have, what worked in finding that partner?

If you haven't found a good partner, what didn't work?

Pouvez-vous recommander des chansons pour enfants en français? J'enseigne l'anglais à de jeunes étudiants et j'utilise beaucoup de chants et de chants tout en enseignant des choses comme les parties du corps, les mois de l'année, l'alphabet et bien d'autres choses encore. J'adorerais apprendre ce genre de chansons en français. Pouvez-vous en recommander?

I think in order to learn a language, you need a good balance of structured learning with a teacher, some independent study and exposure to the language. That exposure to the language preferably involves actually speaking the language but I realize that isn't always an option. I have been trying to figure out what is the best number of structured lessons and conversation practice. I must confess my independent study could use more discipline but luckily for me there are lots of tutors, so my independent study can always mean hiring another tutor.

How many lessons do you take a month?

Thanks for your insights.