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Nov 12, 2011 - 01:26 PM
Go spam elsewhere.... Also, moderators, these appear to be the same type of spammers that have plagued the Livemocha website
Nov 14, 2011 - 09:00 AM
As delightful as nancy100 sounded, I've deleted her account & all her comments. I'll keep a close eye out for spam in the coming days and will start putting measures in place to combat it.
Nov 14, 2011 - 04:52 PM
Hi Aaronlee. I think you might have to give more information before someone can give you a better answer. You say you’re learning French for your job. So what skills will you need? Reading, writing, listening, and/or speaking. I think you can develop the first three skills with the Fluenz program. But speaking is a
different beast altogether. To speak French, you’ll probably need to find someone with whom you can practice your French speaking skills on a regular basis – a co-worker, via Skype, a tutor maybe.
Also, will you need a specialized vocabulary for your job? If so, does the Fluenz program introduce the vocabulary you’ll need? If not, how will you develop this vocabulary?
Will you be moving to a francophone country and if so, will it be necessary to use French for more than just work? What additional vocabulary will you need to function as more than a tourist?
In the end, I don’t think the question isn't so much, how many hours should you need to study. I think it’s more a question of whether or not you’re studying the right things. Whatever the answers, I wish you success.
different beast altogether. To speak French, you’ll probably need to find someone with whom you can practice your French speaking skills on a regular basis – a co-worker, via Skype, a tutor maybe.
Also, will you need a specialized vocabulary for your job? If so, does the Fluenz program introduce the vocabulary you’ll need? If not, how will you develop this vocabulary?
Will you be moving to a francophone country and if so, will it be necessary to use French for more than just work? What additional vocabulary will you need to function as more than a tourist?
In the end, I don’t think the question isn't so much, how many hours should you need to study. I think it’s more a question of whether or not you’re studying the right things. Whatever the answers, I wish you success.
Nov 15, 2011 - 06:21 PM
I'm an account manager for a company and I will be dealing with Quebec very soon. Mostly by telephone, email, reading, etc. So I really need my French to be very good very soon. Much of my vocabulary will be dealing with business and financial related stuff.
Jan 12, 2013 - 07:13 PM
I did a search for "study time" and this came up. I wonder if anyone has additional comments, especially folks at the Fluenz team. My question is about how much study time per day or week is appropriate, assuming other normal life activities such as a full time job. By that I mean can one study too much? I'm not talking about Fluenz only, as I don't think it's prudent to do more than 2-3 lessons per week, which is why I use multiple study methods.
Would some of the other French students care to comment on how much they study, and if they feel it's a good amount? I'm probably in the 15 hours/week range total, and I'm content with my rate of progress with speaking and written comprehension (still struggling with audio comprehension, especially at normal conversational speeds).
Would some of the other French students care to comment on how much they study, and if they feel it's a good amount? I'm probably in the 15 hours/week range total, and I'm content with my rate of progress with speaking and written comprehension (still struggling with audio comprehension, especially at normal conversational speeds).
Jan 12, 2013 - 08:27 PM
Aaron, I am moving to Montréal this summer and will be there for about 4 years which is why I started fluenz. I've been reading that it takes about 2000 hours of studying/immersion in the language to become fluent. I'm thinking of doing an intensive 4-6 week French course in Montréal after finishing the 5th level and I think at that point I'll be pretty comfortable. I'm trying to study about 5 days per week but I have found that if I go too fast when I'm unsure, I end up not really learning the structure as well and falling behind.
Feb 03, 2013 - 01:57 PM
I found that one hr per day worked well for Fluenz French level 1. However I needed more that three hours to complete a session of Fluenz French level 3.
Feb 04, 2013 - 02:08 AM
I think the most important thing is consistency. Studying every day, or nearly that is the best way to learn any new skill. As far as the length of time you put in, I think is up to the individual. You have to have some balance and if two hours is your balance, then it's probably going to work well for you.
Arne - I totally hear what you are saying about level 3. Not only are the lessons more complex, but everything in the software is longer as well. In the first two levels the tutorial part would typically run about six minutes, on level 3 it's more like fifteen minutes. I've had to readjust my learning schedule to really comprehend everything that I am learning. Which is a good thing. I expect that as you move from one level to the next that things should become more challenging.
Arne - I totally hear what you are saying about level 3. Not only are the lessons more complex, but everything in the software is longer as well. In the first two levels the tutorial part would typically run about six minutes, on level 3 it's more like fifteen minutes. I've had to readjust my learning schedule to really comprehend everything that I am learning. Which is a good thing. I expect that as you move from one level to the next that things should become more challenging.