How to learn the French language without any coaching?
French, also known as the language of love is spoken by over 274 million people around the world. It is also part of a group of five languages known as the Romance languages. Learning French has a bunch of benefits, whether you’re traveller, a student, an artist or even an entrepreneur looking to expand their business, French is the language for you. It also helps the learner experience the vibrant beautiful culture of France. The language of love has earned its name due to its beauty.
According to the FSI, US Foreign Service Institute, French belongs to the group of languages which are termed as the easiest to learn among all present in the world for a native English speaker. French is definitely one of the easiest languages to learn, but the challenging part of this language can be its pronunciations. With that being said, to learn this language, you must set appropriate and logical goals. You must understand where you stand and depending on that formulate a plan. For example, if you can speak any of the rest of the four romance languages, namely- Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Romanian, then you’re already enjoying an advantage over the rest of the learners due to the similarities between French and these languages.
With all these benefits that French carries, you might’ve considered learning the language and don’t want to take up any classes, then you might want to follow the steps listed below to learn the language well.
Step1: Practicing should be a part of your daily routine. Do not at any cost skip practicing French. While there is no doubt that it is one of the easiest languages out there but by underestimating the language, you could make it tough for yourself. So, practice reading and writing French daily.
Step2: Talk to yourself. While this might sound absurd to some people, this is actually an extremely important part of learning French on your own. As previously mentioned, the trickiest part of French is its pronunciation. Therefore, talking to yourself or your reflection in the mirror will help you get the hang of the vocabulary.
Step3: Don’t get bored. Sometimes constant reading and practice can be boring. Getting demotivated or just bored while learning a new language is the worst-case scenario. Therefore, keep yourself entertained by constantly watching French movies with English subtitles, listen to French music and French podcasts, and if you’re in the habit of watching news, then watch it in French instead.
Step4: Play games and quizzes to assess yourself. There are a lot of online French quizzes and games that you can play once you feel you’ve reached a point where you’ve learnt a decent amount of the language, then you should asses yourself by constantly taking up these quizzes or playing these games. This would also help you figure out your areas of improvement and you can focus on correcting those.
Step5: Finally, when you feel comfortable with French, initiate or engage in active conversations with others who speak French as well. This will benefit you in more ways than one. First of all, you would’ve already gotten good at pronouncing due to practicing it by talking to yourself, you would’ve also increased your knowledge when concerned with the vocabulary through constant reading. Hence, putting it all together in a single conversation is going to help you not just gauge your own progress but also help you build confidence. You can also ask for feedback after the conversation and focus on rectifying your mistakes.
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These are five important steps to follow while learning French without any professional coaching or expert guidance. These few steps will definitely enhance your learning ability and help you learn the language with a lot of ease. French, just like other languages cannot be learnt overnight. Constant practice and dedication is the key to mastering this language.