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.Hi there, nice to hear from a new member. Welcome!NJFrenchy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 07, 2018 2:22 pmI’m a 36 year old born and raised in New York City, though I live outside of Philadelphia. I went to college in France (my father is French) and started wearing speedo style swimsuits there. I’m a high school French and Spanish teacher as well as a part time musician. I’m straight, been married and divorced, however I still have a great deal of appreciation for the male body just not in a sexual way.
Congratulations! I took French from 8th grade through third year college level (it was a requirement to graduate back then!). But I never studied or lived in France. That makes a big difference. My college didn't have a program there. They now have one in Belgium.
Thanks! I think at least one foreign language should be required to graduate. My parents are French and Swiss, so it made sense to go to college in France since it was free (sorry, I know that a sensitive subject in the USAThom wrote: ↑Sun Oct 21, 2018 6:57 amCongratulations! I took French from 8th grade through third year college level (it was a requirement to graduate back then!). But I never studied or lived in France. That makes a big difference. My college didn't have a program there. They now have one in Belgium.
). Just got back from a conference in Belgium last week. Immersion is definitely the best way to learn, and Belgian French I practiced my accent quite a bit in college in the language lab. (I doubt if they have those any more. little booths to practice and a control room with racks of tape recorders). The tape set I used had the accent prevalent in Northern France. Funny, I was looking at travel books at the library today, dreaming of visiting Nice and Provence. I was there with my family when I was a teenager...a rather long time ago. On Bastille Day, we watched the fireworks from the Promende des Anglais in Nice. <sigh>NJFrenchy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 25, 2018 5:26 pm[Thanks! I think at least one foreign language should be required to graduate. My parents are French and Swiss, so it made sense to go to college in France since it was free (sorry, I know that a sensitive subject in the USA
The college I teach at has a language lab, but students don’t usually learn accents unfortunately. It’s mainly used now for vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation. Because I grew up in New York I spoke Parisian French, because that was the only accent that was taught at the Lycée Française. My father’s family comes from Narbonne, way in the south just an hour from the Spanish border. He actually grew up speaking Catalan at home. I love the south, Provence, Langedoc-Roussilon, Nice, Marseille etc.Thom wrote: ↑Fri Oct 26, 2018 8:22 pmI practiced my accent quite a bit in college in the language lab. (I doubt if they have those any more. little booths to practice and a control room with racks of tape recorders). The tape set I used had the accent prevalent in Northern France. Funny, I was looking at travel books at the library today, dreaming of visiting Nice and Provence. I was there with my family when I was a teenager...a rather long time ago. On Bastille Day, we watched the fireworks from the Promende des Anglais in Nice. <sigh>NJFrenchy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 25, 2018 5:26 pm[Thanks! I think at least one foreign language should be required to graduate. My parents are French and Swiss, so it made sense to go to college in France since it was free (sorry, I know that a sensitive subject in the USA
Surprising that students don't learn accents. They must speak French with an American accent.NJFrenchy wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:34 pm
The college I teach at has a language lab, but students don’t usually learn accents unfortunately. It’s mainly used now for vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation. Because I grew up in New York I spoke Parisian French, because that was the only accent that was taught at the Lycée Française. My father’s family comes from Narbonne, way in the south just an hour from the Spanish border. He actually grew up speaking Catalan at home. I love the south, Provence, Langedoc-Roussilon, Nice, Marseille etc.
Well they do try their best to emulate the Parisian accent, which is supposed to be the preferred standard. But only the ones that are really good mimics can pull it off and lose the American accent completely. I also try to teach them slang that people their ages often use. In addition I try to be a bad influence, and speak with my regional accent.
NJ,NJFrenchy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 05, 2018 6:47 pmWell they do try their best to emulate the Parisian accent, which is supposed to be the preferred standard. But only the ones that are really good mimics can pull it off and lose the American accent completely. I also try to teach them slang that people their ages often use. In addition I try to be a bad influence, and speak with my regional accent.