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Education:Self-Improvement
Bonjour à tous !
Just last week, I concluded FR 105 with Washington DC's Alliance de Français, a Zoom/online course that met twice a week, two hours each time since just after Thanksgiving.
You may remember that Part Six of this series was shared during TSLL's Annual French Week which shared what I had learned through FR 104 and 103, and now it is time to share some progress!
Thankfully, there has been progress and while I chose to take Everyday Situational French this fall due to my travel schedule, this once-a-week meeting provided me the opportunity to keep the French language on the tip of my tongue before I could dive back in to the regular course work.
Some of what I share will be from the Situational French course, but most of it was learned during FR 105.
I am tickled to share that while my French definitely has a looooooong way to go, the ease I am feeling constructing basic sentences with a few different tenses delights me to no end. Last year at this time I was nervous and hesitant to attempt to say anything slightly different than what I said the week before when the professor would greet us, but now I at least can speak without hesitation and share what I did over the weekend.
With that said, with growth comes growing pains, and I had a few moments throughout the past 10 weeks of frustration when it just wasn't making sense; however, I have a new-to-me professor, she being French and also a long-time educator, I was and am so grateful for her expertise and professionalism. She pushed, but then lightened up and stuck with us when she could tell we were struggling. In those moments, she encouraged us to keep trying and then doubled down on reviewing that particular difficult piece of the language to ensure the concept was acquired. As a fellow educator, what I observed was a keen awareness demonstrating her skill of both the language and how to teach it based on where the learner was and not holding true to the lesson plan if the class wasn't ready to move forward. I am eager to step back into her class when courses resume later this month. I have made it to FR 201! (We now are enjoying a two week vacances.)
Tune in to discover 13 things I have learned so far in French class.
View the Show Notes — https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/podcast374
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340: What If Today Is Going to Be the Best Day of Your Life? How to Let Such a Day Unfold
339: The Paradox of True Contentment
338: Tips on Taking the Eurostar between Paris and London
337: 10 Everyday French Details I Incorporate Into My Routine
336: How to Live a Life that Nourishes Your Brain, Thereby Elevating the Quality of Your Entire Life
335: How to Savor Staying Home During the Summer Holiday, 17 Ideas
334: 25 Ideas for Celebrating Le Quatorze Juillet (Bastille Day!)
333: What I Do to Lessen Jet Lag (flying from the West Coast to Western Europe)
The French Way: How to Create a Luxurious Everyday Life
332: The Power and Necessity of Regular and Frequent Reflection
331: How to Notice the Awesomeness in Your Life and the World
330: 25 Ideas for Enjoying British Culture in Your Everyday Life
329: 20 Life Lessons Learned on My Recent Trip to England
328: 15 Ideas to Savor Paris
327: How to Change Your Brain So Your Mind (and thus you!) Can Thrive
326: A Life of Abundant Bliss: A Natural State of True Contentment
325: 10 Ideas for Reveling in the Spring Season
324: 13 Ideas for Being Extraordinary at the Ordinary
323: The Art of Savoring: 6 Everyday Moments to Savor, Part Deux
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