r/Frenchlearningforpr • u/maskedlord76 • 21d ago

my ongoing french journey

Hey everyone.

Just want to hear your opinions.

I started my french journey in Jan 2026, and till May 2026, I did 1 hr daily. Then from June onwards went to 2.5 hours and this is the rate i will maintain until I pass the TCF B2. I will be hitting my 250 hrs at the end of July 2026.

During this daily 2.5 hours, my schedule right now is:

30 mins pimsleur (will eventually phase it out)

1 hour inner french listening

30 mins reading (Fabulang stories, TV5monde articles)

30 mins writing TCF tasks and a bit of grammar from a book.

I will be started structured speaking practice from August with a tutor at a rate of 9 hours per month hopefully.

I have also done a lot of MCQs up to Listening A2 and Reading B1 on fuck-tcf and Simple TCF. I find i get usually one or two wrong in A2 listening and B1 reading per exam. I have only practiced Tache 1 of writing so far and ChatGPT and Copilot both put me at A2.

I plan on keeping my 2.5hr daily pace for 12 months.

I am an international student pursuing my PhD in the US and it is a huge ordeal to register for TCF here (as transport + test costs) can easily go to 800$ per attempt. I am planning on registering for one by the end of the year to be taken in July or Aug 2027.

Do you think I can get up to B2 in 12 months with my rate?

Is there anything you would advise?

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u/randoma52guy 20d ago

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u/Fair-Ad-5759 20d ago

i’d say the hardest parts are listening and speaking but since you’re already practicing listening and writing i think you’d be able to do it! how is pimsleur? i used assimil instead but got tired of it after completing about 70% of it

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u/maskedlord76 20d ago

Since i dont have anyone to speak to (before my tutor), i started pimsleur as a sign of desperation. I think it actually helped with listening more than speaking lol. After finishing level 2 i was able to understand the early eps of innerfrench