Comments on: Learning French for Beginners https://thefrenchstreet.com/learning-french-for-beginners/ Learn About All Things French! Fri, 01 Apr 2022 03:15:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 By: Enrique https://thefrenchstreet.com/learning-french-for-beginners/#comment-41 Sun, 24 May 2020 23:44:26 +0000 https://thefrenchstreet.com/?p=94#comment-41 In reply to Tam.

Hi, Tam,

We tend to underestimate our abilities. We may feel insecure when retaking a language, but I’ve found it’s not that hard.

Learning a language has many variables. Not all of us learn at the same time. It’s not all about attitude, but it definitely plays a major role.

Thanks for commenting.

]]> By: Enrique https://thefrenchstreet.com/learning-french-for-beginners/#comment-39 Sun, 24 May 2020 23:42:22 +0000 https://thefrenchstreet.com/?p=94#comment-39 In reply to Michel.

Hi, Michel,

You’re right. We need to practice on a regular basis. However, I’ve noticed when you retake it, it’s easier than when learning for the very first time.

Answering your question, I would say 12 months is a reasonable time to achieve an advanced level. 

Thanks for commenting,

]]> By: Tam https://thefrenchstreet.com/learning-french-for-beginners/#comment-40 Sat, 23 May 2020 13:51:02 +0000 https://thefrenchstreet.com/?p=94#comment-40 Hi Enrique,

Great article right there. I like it how you raise the question “Are You Really a Beginner?”. Very often we have a time gap in between while learning a new language; and then when we return, we feel like we are at beginner level again. It might lead to a little bit of de motivation “I have been a beginner-level learner for XXX years”. Before I read your article, I did not think of such a simple solution: taking a test. Wow. Things do not have to be always complicated.

I agree with “Change Your Mindset”. Mindset is an important factor in almost everything we do, not only language.

Thank you for the post Enrique.
Tam.

]]> By: Michel https://thefrenchstreet.com/learning-french-for-beginners/#comment-38 Sat, 23 May 2020 13:34:48 +0000 https://thefrenchstreet.com/?p=94#comment-38 I did French at school for two years and I was really bad, so even now I consider myself a beginner and I can only remember a few words of the language. I think to learn any language well you actually need to be speaking it all the time and practicing having conversations with natives of the language on a regular basis. Doing this and the repetition it involves will surely make the learning process a lot faster.

How long do you think on average it takes a person to learn a new language if he practices each day for at least an hour?

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