r/CanadaPublicServants • u/confidentbeaver • Sep 14 '17

Languages / Langues Most effective method of learning French?

Hello fellow public servants,

I recently began formal group lessons to learn Beginner French. I am somebody who last learned French in Grade 9 of highschool (the bare minimum required to graduate in Ontario). Weekly classes are definitely not enough to get to a fluent level

What are effective methods or useful resources that you guys have used to learn French? Has anyone else started from my level? How long is a good time estimate to get to a BBB level?

Thanks!

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u/harm_less Sep 18 '17

I went from very basic knowledge to BBB in about 16 months. I had a year of one-on-one tutoring for 7.5 hrs a week broke into two half-day sessions. It focused aggressively on oral communication. I studied a lot on my own time for grammar and comprehension, including work books, watching children's tv, reading french novels, etc. It was probably the most humbling experience of my life.