Focus Language, located in Phoenix Arizona, offers highly effective and enjoyable Intensive French courses year-round. Our programs can be custom-designed but normally last for eight days (for all levels). Jean-Paul Setlak teaches all the intensives. He is a native Frenchman and a master linguist who speaks and teaches seven languages. In our Intensive French program, you will be closely guided so that you improve your pronunciation, your capacity to express yourself comfortably in French and your ability to understand normal spoken French. You will learn powerful vocabulary expansion strategies. You will also learn how to move quickly and competently through new grammar.
One of the most crucial and yet elusive tasks at hand when you are learning a Foreign Language is to develop your comprehension in a systematic way. Just exposing yourself to the language will not do it, or we would all learn French simply by walking around the streets of Paris. Yet, you originally learned English without knowing any other language. What made it possible? Well, for one thing, you had nothing but time on your hands laying in your crib or screaming in your playpen. You also had a good staff (Mom and Dad) taking care of your basic needs and wants, allowing you to focus on understanding what was going on around you, and learning communicate with the locals. It still took
One of the most challenging things for most people learning French is to actually speak it. This is especially important when you are in an Intensive French course and demands are constantly made on you. So, are there ways to make this easier? Naturally! It is first useful to remember that much of your learning integration is done when you are alone. And fortunately, there are quite a few things you can do by yourself which will gradually develop your confidence and your abilities.
- Practice reading outloud. It improves your pronunciation and your confidence when you speak. This proves vital when you are trying to engage in a conversation with someone.
- Make a list of 20
