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Building Confidence in a Second Language

Thank you very much Al. I am going to see if there are any local spots where I can practice in a pressure-free environment like you said. In fact there are quite a few groups at school that are both…

Replied Oct. 1, 2009

What's your bête noire of French grammar?

Indirect and direct object pronouns! COD and COI to me are hard to grasp in plain terms. I can use them when I am answering questions that directly ask for the COD and COI, but when it comes to actua…

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Replied Sep. 30, 2009

Building Confidence in a Second Language
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I am a student studying at a Bilingual University. I have a hard time keeping my confidence level up when speaking french because there are just simply so many people around me that can speak it so m…

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Jessica replied to Jessica's discussion 'Building Confidence in a Second Language'

Thank you very much Al. I am going to see if there are any local spots where I can practice in a pressure-free environment like you said. in fact there are quite a few groups at school that are both English and French speaking so I will check those…

October 1, 2009

Al Graham replied to Jessica's discussion 'Building Confidence in a Second Language'

Hi Jessica I'm also learning French, though at the very beginner level, at a community centre. I can understand your problem with freezing up when trying to speak the language. A couple of thoughts that might help: -to become comfortable speaking…

September 30, 2009

Jessica replied to Neil Coffey's discussion 'What's your bête noire of French grammar?'

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