What do you do when your French class is hard?

French or more commonly known as the language of love is a romance language that is one of the most popular and globally renowned languages. Spoken by over 235 million people across the globe, this language definitely isn’t short on students. The popularity of French as a first foreign language is perhaps the result of the accurate codification of its grammar, which was particularly effective during the 18th century, as is the brilliance of its literature at all times, despite numerous pronunciation difficulties for almost all foreign speakers.

French is considered to be one of the easiest languages to master for any English native speaker or any romance language speaker like Spanish, Romanian, Italian, etc. With that said, it is most definitely tough for other language speakers like those who speak Arabic, Chinese, Japanese or maybe Hindi as a native language. For these people, the language of French is not an easy one to master. It is almost as tough to master, as Arabic would be for an English native speaker. Keeping this in mind, it is important for an individual who is trying to learn French, that they must opt for professional classes to do so.

If you have already opted for the said professional classes, then you are already a step closer to fluency in the said language. But, we cannot forget the age-old concept of learning on your own along with paying attention to your classes. As a child, you must have heard this quite a lot in your school days. And as you grow up, you’ll most probably come to realise that this is not wrong.

You definitely cannot opt for classes and wake up the next day completely proficient in the language. In fact, you cannot just pay attention to your classes and concentrate on what your teacher says without any self-practice and expect to achieve Proficiency or fluency in the language. Self practising is extremely essential while learning a language that is already pretty tough for you. Self practising can be divided into four different parts depending on the four different skills you plan on mastering.

The four different skills are listening skills, speaking skills, reading skills and writing skills. Do remember that speaking skills and writing skills are completely practical in nature and therefore require practical implementation. On the other hand, listening and reading skills, though practical, can be implemented with the rest of the skills. For example, you can practise your listening skills by listening to native speakers converse with each other or maybe listen to French music while also trying to imitate them and therefore practising your speaking skills as well. On the other hand,

You can practise your reading skills by reading different literature in the language of French and also copying whatever you are reading and therefore practising your writing skills as well. You can incorporate these small tips and tricks into self-learning along with concentrating in your class and practising on a daily basis. This will ensure that you definitely are able to achieve fluency and keep up with your French classes.

The French phonology is distinguished both in the Latin parent forms and in the other Romanic languages, by large variations in the sounds of words. The  Latin word secūrum meaning “sure, secure” became Spanish seguro but sûr in French. Similarly, the Latin word vōcem meaning “voice” became voz in Spanish but is known by the word voix in French, pronounced vwa. Yes, it’s not a piece of cake but then isn’t it the same case with any other thing that you ever learn? Still, finding your classes a little hard? No worries. Join Multibhashi instead, and experience a whole new environment to learn the language of French.