French lessons

[tothestarswego]

I'm looking for full-time French classes to take this summer. I know some French but it's too basic to get me anywhere here! I know there are little places here and there around the city that offers lessons but I don't know if any of them are good. Also, I remember hearing about a program to learn French through the government here that is less

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[hyperallergina]

I don't know of anything myself but your question looked like something that someone might ask frequently in this community so I dove into the Tags section of this community and found a bunch of stuff. Have a look.

http://community.livejournal.com/montreal/tag/education%20%28language%29

I am actually looking for something similar myself and will also be spending the next hour exploring the community looking for classes :)
Happy hunting!

[hyperallergina]

I found this list of schools where french classes are offered. http://www.csdm.qc.ca/EducationAdultes/Programmes/FrancaisLangueSeconde.aspx
Maybe you will find it useful?

It really blows my mind that a lot of the sites I come across advertising courses for french as a second language or french for immigrants etc are 100% IN FRENCH. It baffles me really.

[eveglass]

It really blows my mind that a lot of the sites I come across advertising courses for french as a second language or french for immigrants etc are 100% IN FRENCH. It baffles me really.

Yeah, that one gives me no end of entertainment, especially since those particular classes (which both I and my boyfriend have taken) are really geared to people who are true beginners in French and can barely speak the language.

[kaylla_334]

All the language classes I've ever taken were all 100% in that language, because if the teacher lets you fall back on your mother tongue, then even without wanting to do it, every time you'll be struggling to find a word, you'll end up saying it in english or whatever. Beginner class teachers arent stupid tho and they know that the students probably don't understand all/a lot and they mime and draw a lot until they can figure it out for themselves.

[eclips1st]

But the point here is for the websites to only be in French, not the class.
(Any decent language teacher knows to only use the targeted language no matter what!)

[kaylla_334]

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