с рождеством!
I took a month off from language learning during December, looking forward to taking the 2015 challenge and earning my free ITC. ha!
What are the best schools for adult professionals to learn French in Montreal?
I am looking for full time or part time intensive classes.
I have no idea what the "official" pronunciation of the word <em>italki</em> is or how the company intends for it to be pronounced.
I pronounce <em>italki</em> like "I-talk-ee" (long 'I' as in the pronoun, talk, ee as in 'cuisine') "italki"
I have heard it pronounced as "I-talk-I" which I think sounds kind of awkward.
I have also heard it pronounced as "ee-talk-ee" which while I think it sounds cute, I just don't think its right.
I am curious to know ... how do YOU pronounce the word "italki"?
What are the most popular social networks in France? Does everyone just use facebook or are there others most popular with the french? (similar to vk in Russia)
There seem to be conflicting points of view on this subject. Some people say pronunciation is not too important early on, that learning grammar and vocabulary is most important and pronunciation can be improved later on.
Others say that it is important to use proper pronunciation right away so that you do not ingrain bad habits which may be difficult to reverse later on.
What do you think? When do YOU focus on proper pronunciation?
I am asking specifically for French because I have difficulty with some vowels and of course the "r" but I am interested in hearing your experience in any second language.
What methods have you used to improve your pronunciation? (especially french would be helpful!)
Merci.
I have recently been using a website called ratatype to help me improve my touch typing speed in my native language (English).
Are there similar sites to help with learning to touch type with the Cyrillic keyboard?
Right now I am waiting on my keyboard stickers to arrive but I don't want to have to rely on looking down at the keyboard when typing in Russian.
Spacibo.
