French for beginners, resources

--09/01/2016

found some answers to a phrase i couldnt translate with a dictionary here on Reddit, i am not even sure what that does but one discussion was quite useful for me 

https://m.reddit.com/r/French

Also started to use a dictionary, i saw it had a few copies in the local library - Collins Robert Dictionary French, complete and unabridged 2200+ pages, also got a copy for home of its smaller edition  1300+ pages

---17/11/2015 I got an update about Pascale Eyre, she also teaches at Warwick University Language Center, which is a good reference for her skills and she has a regular practice. I am taking a class that she teaches, Lower Intermediate French class, once a week for 9 weeks a 2 hours. I didn't get to do her 1:1 private classes or the group which she runs once a week at her home, also intermediate level.

I wanted to share this resource;

• http://apprendre.tv5monde.com/fr/apprendre-francais/ 

it looks amazing!

I also started using the Conjugator! on the LeFigaro website, has a lot of useful things to do with verbs and their forms.

• http://leconjugueur.lefigaro.fr/ukindex.php

Similar resource is at

• http://french.about.com/this one is getting better and better, the main author seems really good. 

I need to do more writing and indepedant work outside class, doing my writing excercises and looking up words and concepts and figuring out stuff. I am lacking some verbs and basic structures to help me put thoughts into words.

---Today 29/09/2015 i enquired about French practice and modes of teaching with Pascale Eyre. His home in Royal Leamington Spa had a poster advertising classes and i visited his website http://www.peyre.co.uk. It looks like the domain has expired as it takes me here http://66.147.244.109/~mathsapp/PascaleEyre/index.html

Let'see when the reply comes!

I also had a look at the pages of Languages Cafe, World@Warwick

They offer free language classes here

https://www.warwicksu.com/worldatwarwick/language/groups/

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The French section in this page is significant, i used it several times and the quality of materials is comparatively high

http://french.about.com/od/verb_conjugations/a/aider.htm

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Today 9/Feb/2015 I found this video shared on the Languages@Warwick Wesbite -

Comprehensible Input | Stephen Krashen  (3mins)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjAHPl1ACmQ 
How to learn languages


I am 6 weeks into my 2h-a-week french course, and I came across this guy online

searching on ebookee.org - i found this 

French For Beginners Podcast
Louis | 1.01 GB | MP3 | 2008
Read more at http://ebookee.org/French-For-Beginners-Podcast_285882.html#P7TDQk1i6oUs6YSj.99

The link however is broken, but that looks like a serious collection by one website, which intrigued me. http://www.learnfrenchbypodcast.com/beginner.php is the original address and this guy Louis is the author.

Also i find the Alexa french lessons very good: her profile and background make these very high quality material. https://www.youtube.com/user/learnfrenchwithalexa 

I also found a great author on about.com - Laura Lawless. Her profile is here: http://french.about.com/bio/Laura-K-Lawless-3906.htm and apparently she is a French fanatic and author of three books for french. Her French virtual lessons are here http://www.lawlessfrench.com/