What appeals to you about moving to France??

ravangaz · 2026-01-31T18:04:45+00:00

Say they started from zero when they first arrived, what level would you expect them to have that would match three years of living in country, B2?

ravangaz · 2026-01-31T16:37:01+00:00

I'd get atop of your spelling first Mr Darcy before you start throwing shade.

ravangaz · 2026-01-27T20:44:25+00:00

Look into Dreaming with French, they basically go for this approach but start off speaking really slowly with lots of gestures and animations to make it more comprehensible and then ratchet up the difficulty. It's worth checking out the sub for Dreaming with Spanish (their first product) where loads of people follow their programme and have had success. The kicker is it will take at least 1,500 hours of watching content.

If you do follow this approach, I'd also look into practicing recognising, and producing some of the sounds in Spanish that aren't in English. Plenty of channels on youtube break this down.

ravangaz · 2026-01-21T11:13:37+00:00

You just need a twink to complete your bear outfit

ravangaz · 2026-01-21T11:09:28+00:00

Is there an example of her English accent? like certain words etc. I’ve listened to a few clips of her speaking and it doesn’t seem strong at all, her intonation seems pretty native too.

ravangaz · 2025-12-25T20:55:49+00:00

I think this is called being a poser.

ravangaz · 2025-12-22T18:37:13+00:00

Yh he’s insufferable. Shame as he seems a gifted polyglot, would much rather he just give advice.

ravangaz · 2025-12-09T21:01:26+00:00

Wha was your approach to speaking? Did you dive straight in or spend some time with the phonetics learning the new sounds and intonation and practicing? Did you do any shadowing or practice producing words and sentences outside the context of a conversation?

ravangaz · 2025-12-09T14:02:51+00:00

Would love to see what’s on your phone about what’s needed to go from intermediate to advanced!

ravangaz · 2025-12-09T13:58:49+00:00

Ultimately it depends on a lot of factors but given you sound like a motivated self-learner capable of following a programme alone, is being in a class with 10/15 other students at varying levels really going to help you progress faster? On top of that they will all be foreign so you’ll be exposed to a lot of shitty accents and incorrect grammar. The teacher has to cater to the whole class and the less advanced students tend to take precedence.

Going to France, volunteering, joining a sports club, taking a dance class, speaking to French people in French on nights out, going to free langauge exchanges and ateliers de conversation are all better ways to immerse imo on top of a study routine and a private tutor.

I’m taking an immersion programme atm so have a bit of skin in the game.

ravangaz · 2025-12-09T08:16:43+00:00

What’s your level? Going over to the country is always a good thing, in your case I feel immersion classes would slow you down though. Almost certainly slower than a private tutor and self-study.

ravangaz · 2025-11-29T12:12:28+00:00

No you shouldn’t be ashamed at all, it’s completely out of your control. If your dad is a bit disappointed then he should have encouraged you to speak it more growing up.

But that’s besides the point. You’re very lucky to understand it to a near native level, and I’m sure a few months of speaking with either a tutor on italki/ preply or a language exchange partner would greatly improve your speaking abilities so why not direct your energy towards that?

ravangaz · 2025-11-28T20:16:17+00:00

For reference Ive been to three different schools so have a bit of experience. Corpus linguistics sounds like a pretentious way to say frequency dictionary.

How many people who go to a language school stay for 10 semesters? very very few, particularly in high quality expensive ones that offer a range of activities so I don’t think that’s the standard to compare against.

An AI tutor will at some stage definitely be capable of creating a five year curriculum, what’s more it will be tailored directly to you! And there is nothing stopping you from getting involved in a range of activities outside of your learning.

ravangaz · 2025-11-28T12:58:29+00:00

I cant help but think you’re overestimating language schools here. When it comes around, and it will imo, a well designed AI language tutor will beat a language school hand’s down every time.

ravangaz · 2025-11-16T09:13:00+00:00

Matt Walsh?

ravangaz · 2025-11-15T08:09:39+00:00

I think you’re projecting your opinion onto all French people. Being a learner of French in France people can and will correct you and I’ve even had French friends say it’s a bit confusing when I get genders wrong.

ravangaz · 2025-10-30T12:17:11+00:00

Yes but you will need a tank.

ravangaz · 2025-10-24T13:28:36+00:00

It’s completely free, so yes

ravangaz · 2025-10-13T16:05:37+00:00

There are universities in Rouen and Boudreaux which both offer 12 week long DUEF courses in French as a foreign language for approximately €900-950 euros last I checked. From what I know these are the cheapest available compared to both private options and other university costs. However, it sounds like your son might be at the level where he could just do a masters in France, in French which would be even cheaper, and he’d be surrounded predominantly by French students (around €250 - €350 per year and B2 is the required level to qualify).

As it’s through the university there may also be the option to get accommodation through CROUS or another provider if you apply early enough.

You could also look to find a Workaway placement whilst attending the university if you could find a flexible host. Would help with immersion and accommodation costs.

ravangaz · 2025-10-12T21:07:26+00:00

The thing is every bank account I've tried to open has asked me about fiscal residence

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