So, you've been looking for a way to enhance your second language(French)? Perhaps you are looking to become an officer in the CF, or maybe just want to reap the advantages of being a bit more competent in the other official language of Canada.
There is an free and easy way in which you can increase your competence in French. Pretty much there are two parts to the language; vocabulary and grammar. They are integral, as you need the words to speak and the grammar to be understood.
Vocabulary
http://www.bonjour.com/
http://french.about.com/library/begin/bl_begin_vocab.htm
http://www.lingolex.com/french.htm
http://www.languageguide.org/francais/
http://www.happychild.org.uk/freeway/french/index.htm
http://www.ielanguages.com/french.html
http://iteslj.org/v/fr/
Grammar
http://french.about.com/od/beggram/Beginning_French_Grammar.htm
http://french.about.com/od/intgram/Intermediate_French_Grammar_Lessons_Resources.htm
http://french.about.com/od/advgram/Advanced_French_Grammar_Lessons.htm
http://www.languageguide.org/francais/grammar/
With these resources, the window of opportunity is there. However, it requires a lot of effort. Reading, writing and speaking French at every opportunity is very important. For reading and writing, I fully recommend reading the French posts on this forum, and possibly finding another forum for writing. Speaking is possibly the more difficult part. Speaking is where comprehension of the language is tested to it's fullest.
I recommend learning vocabulary by just thinking of words for everything you see. If you don't know it, look it up. This works wonders. After a while, you'll know words for many things off the top of your head. This is very useful for talking... without... long... pauses.
For grammar, writing is your best bet. Learning your irregular verbs in all the verb tense(past, present, future(near, simple), imperfect, conditional, past participle, present participle, etc...) and knowing your tenses and their proper uses is crucial! Once you have the tenses and verb conjugations down, life becomes easier when writing. Writing is the window to speaking.
Speaking is a difficult beast, especially conversation. Accents and such can make is difficult to understand what people are saying. However, watching French channels on television and listening to French radio stations works well for listening comprehension. Speaking is learned by speaking(amazing!). You can do that by(when you're alone) speaking what you're thinking in French and reciting sentences and vocabulary to enhance your pronunciation.
Maintenant, apprenez le français aujourd'hui pour demain!
There is an free and easy way in which you can increase your competence in French. Pretty much there are two parts to the language; vocabulary and grammar. They are integral, as you need the words to speak and the grammar to be understood.
Vocabulary
http://www.bonjour.com/
http://french.about.com/library/begin/bl_begin_vocab.htm
http://www.lingolex.com/french.htm
http://www.languageguide.org/francais/
http://www.happychild.org.uk/freeway/french/index.htm
http://www.ielanguages.com/french.html
http://iteslj.org/v/fr/
Grammar
http://french.about.com/od/beggram/Beginning_French_Grammar.htm
http://french.about.com/od/intgram/Intermediate_French_Grammar_Lessons_Resources.htm
http://french.about.com/od/advgram/Advanced_French_Grammar_Lessons.htm
http://www.languageguide.org/francais/grammar/
With these resources, the window of opportunity is there. However, it requires a lot of effort. Reading, writing and speaking French at every opportunity is very important. For reading and writing, I fully recommend reading the French posts on this forum, and possibly finding another forum for writing. Speaking is possibly the more difficult part. Speaking is where comprehension of the language is tested to it's fullest.
I recommend learning vocabulary by just thinking of words for everything you see. If you don't know it, look it up. This works wonders. After a while, you'll know words for many things off the top of your head. This is very useful for talking... without... long... pauses.
For grammar, writing is your best bet. Learning your irregular verbs in all the verb tense(past, present, future(near, simple), imperfect, conditional, past participle, present participle, etc...) and knowing your tenses and their proper uses is crucial! Once you have the tenses and verb conjugations down, life becomes easier when writing. Writing is the window to speaking.
Speaking is a difficult beast, especially conversation. Accents and such can make is difficult to understand what people are saying. However, watching French channels on television and listening to French radio stations works well for listening comprehension. Speaking is learned by speaking(amazing!). You can do that by(when you're alone) speaking what you're thinking in French and reciting sentences and vocabulary to enhance your pronunciation.
Maintenant, apprenez le français aujourd'hui pour demain!
