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French Language Course Online

"I wasn't sure which French language course online to choose.
Thanks for your advice."

With the rapid growth of the internet, more and more people are choosing to use a French language course online .


There is a vast choice of online French language courses and some are excellent.

There are also some FREE online courses (which we all like to see).

However bear in mind that if you choose a learn free French online course that it may be a little limiting and will reach only to a basic level. If that is all you are after then go for it.

Some people think that they should start with a free course and and then progress to buying a better French course.

My only comment with that is you are likely to make less effort with a free course and then give up as you may feel "it's not working and French is obviously too difficult".

In that case it would have been better to have for a decent course from the beginining.

If you pay for a French Course, you are much more likely to work at it.



Pros and Cons of a French Language Course Online

Every French learning method has its pros and cons and for each one of us the pros and cons are different.

Below are a few things to think about.

Pros

Cons
  • Some courses are free
  • You can quickly access information
  • Free courses may suit beginners or those who want basic French or just a quick revision
  • Some courses will have an online forum
  • You can learn at your own pace and at a time to suit you
  • You may get email support from the course creator
  • Some courses will offer audio and video French and even webcam teaching (this is quite new).
  • You need to be quite disciplined if you want to progress
  • You need access to a computer and the internet
  • You may feel a bit isolated if you prefer to learn with others
  • Some courses (especially the free ones) may be too basic for you


My Top Online French Language Courses


TELL ME MORE Language Software TELL ME MOREtell me more is renowned for its language learning speech recognition technology software. However they also offer a very comrehensive on-line learning programme.

It doesn't matter what level you are as you do an intial test which then generate a presonalized language course for you.

You can subscribe for just one day or a month or year. The yearly subscription works out at just over $1/day so not bad really.


Linguaphone

Daily French - Linguaphone offer a subscription based online resource of French newspaper cuttings, radio and TV news clips so you can see and hear the language in everyday use.

It is a great way to build up your vocabulary and gets you used to hearing and reading everyday French.

This is NOT for beginners and would suit intermediate to advanced learners.

You pay a 12 monthly subscription.




Other French Language Courses worth considering

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