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    Mar 29, 2007, 12:39 PM
    French fluency
    How do I further develop my French fluency?
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    Mar 29, 2007, 12:41 PM
    What have you done so far?
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    Mar 29, 2007, 12:44 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by shygrneyzs
    What have you done so far?
    To improve my french fluency? Nothing.
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    Mar 29, 2007, 01:02 PM
    Unless you are able to go to France and mingle with the people, or find someone near you who is fluent in French with whom you could practice. I would try using the information found on the following links to supplement and enhance the French that you already know.

    You could also purchase some educational CD's that are in French.

    Perhaps there are some games on the internet that are in French.

    Maybe you could get involved in online forums in French and tell the people there that you are trying to improve your fluency.

    What about having a French "Pen Pal?"

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    Apr 4, 2007, 12:41 PM
    How fluent are you?

    You could try talking in french to other people you know who are fluent, thus improving your accent and vocabulary. Watching french movies (without subtitles! :P) or going on holiday there is good too - just generally immersing yourself in the language.
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    Apr 4, 2007, 02:31 PM
    I'd say I'm OK in French. If there is such a thing, I'm an A student in French, I had all 84s in Oral Communication, Writing, and Reading.
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    Apr 4, 2007, 02:33 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by kaleidoscope
    how fluent are you?

    you could try talking in french to other people you know who are fluent, thus improving your accent and vocabulary. watching french movies (without subtitles! :P) or going on holiday there is good too - just generally immersing yourself in the language.
    Good idea. I can always just talk to my French teacher and I have plenty of cousins who speak French!
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    Apr 4, 2007, 02:49 PM
    You're lucky. :]
    I'm studying languages too but I hardly ever get to go on holiday so I mainly rely on talking to my french friend.
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    Apr 4, 2007, 05:11 PM
    If you have money (or bittorrent), Rosetta stone french is supposed to be one of the best!
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    Apr 4, 2007, 06:24 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Lowtax4eva
    If you have money (or bittorrent), Rosetta stone french is supposed to be one of the best!
    That's funny. I used to have Bittorrent! What's Rosetta stone french?
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    Apr 4, 2007, 06:33 PM
    Rosetta Stone is a program that helps you learn languages, it's supposed to be awesome, your would need to get the main program and then the french add-on
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    Apr 4, 2007, 06:34 PM
    Oh, OK! Thanks for the suggestion. I'll do it in my spare time...
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    Apr 5, 2007, 04:51 AM
    Some sort of podcast I'm guessing?
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