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It’s easy to learn French in your car! There are numerous French modern language courses on offer at the moment that are available in CD or MP3 formats. Learning French has never been easier and new technologies have now made it possible for you to learn on the go. Ready? Then lets go. Check out my advice below on how to learn French in you car…

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The first thing you need to do is find the right course for you. There are many courses available which vary in style and difficulty level. If you are a beginner or know a little French then you should start with a beginners course, you don’t want to try to run before you can walk! There are so many products available, so make sure you shop around. Read as much information on the product as possible so you can make an informed choice when choosing your course.

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Listen! I know it sounds obvious, but it works. Really listen to the accent, the pronunciation and the word emphasis. When repeating words or sentences pay close attention to your own pronunciation, try to imitate the speakers as accurately as possible. The best thing about learning with CDs or MP3s is that you can listen to the same thing over and over again. Remember practice makes perfect.

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Many people feel embarrassed when learning a new language, especially when they attempt to speak in a French accent. Remember, you are in the privacy of your own car. No one can hear you. How many times have you been stuck in a traffic jam singing along to the radio? Hundreds if not thousands. It’s no different. The more you repeat, the more you will learn. There’s no need to be shy.

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Structured learning often proves to be the most effective way to learn any new skill. So, make sure you keep it regular. Set aside some time everyday (if possible) or every week that is dedicated French learning time. Break your learning up into short sessions as these will be most effective. If you listen to your CDs for hours on end, it is unlikely that you will remember all that information.

You see… I told you it was easy to learn French in your car. Learning another language can open your world to brand new opportunities and exciting experiences. If you would like some more information on the CD and MP3 courses that are currently available, check out the links below.

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It used to be that you had two choices for learning French – go to a night course or buy very expensive (and quite boring) sets of tapes to Learn French at home. Times change though, and now with the advent of the internet and the home PC you have a huge number of choices for French home study courses.

Now don’t get me wrong – I’ve got nothing against French text books. There are some very good ones about that use modern teaching methods and patterns of learning that your brain naturally adopts. They’re much better than when I was a kid and I’ve bought quite a few.

But they can’t compete with modern CDs and the interactive programs that are available. A book can’t really talk to you. You can’t hear a French accent from a book. A French book can pose some questions, but it can’t actually react to your answers, correct you and then give you the opportunity to revise your newly learned French phrase or move on to a new one.

The interactive French teaching software available today can do exactly that. In fact it can do more. Some of them supply French MP3 files that can not only be played on your PC but can also be transferred to your MP3 player or a CD so you have portable French language lessons as well. Obviously you don’t get the full benefit of interactivity your computer will give you, but you can listen in the car, on the train, jogging, whatever takes your fancy – and you didn’t pay any extra for it, it’s all part of the system.

I am generalizing to an extent, of course. Not all interactive French courses are the same, just like not all French CDs or French books are the same. In general, however, they offer a level of ‘playability’ which is more involving and more entertaining and thus educates more quickly and with more retention than a book ever could. I love to sit down and read a good story with a book in my hands, but if I need to learn something like the French language, give me my PC and a software program any day.

If there’s a downside at all, it’s price. Now it’s not possible for me to check every program to learn French at home but the ones I’ve found that do what I want them to – which is teaching French to a reasonable degree of competence and confidence – are considerably more expensive than a $20 book. Having said that, they’re not what I’d call expensive either, considering what you can get from them.

Rocket French for example has MP3 files and interactive lessons for grammar, words, French verbs (quite a complicated area if you’re an English speaker by birth). It also has hundreds, if not thousands, of text files for further reference and the whole lot comes in at around $100. If I was looking to learn French at home, that’s exactly the sort of thing I’d be investing in.

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