[Carl Sagan]

Hey guys,

I'm interested in learning French and I wanted to know what are some really good resources out there that will help me the most (guides, instructional books etc.).

Thanks

[Keyser Söze]

(04-21-2012 07:45 PM)Carl Sagan Wrote:  

Hey guys,

I'm interested in learning French and I wanted to know what are some really good resources out there that will help me the most (guides, instructional books etc.).

Thanks

rosetta stone (or similar) + cultural stuff (movies, books, music, etc) + vagina (e.g. "long haired dictionary")

[R-oo-sh-isbadmod]

lifehacker(dot)com/5903288/i-learned-to-speak-four-languages-in-a-few-years-heres-how

That's a golden egg right there.

Pimsleur I recommend highly as it allows you to practice your verbal skills.

[cycliss]

You can use the free and legal resources the US Department of State issues to its diplomatic personnel. They have audio/textbook resources for every major language that you would probably be interested in.

hxxp://fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php

[HiFlo]

Michel Thomas audio courses are very good.

[Blunt]

Guys there are a ton of threads on this very subject.

[Cookie]

Pimsluers, also after you get the basics down, see if there's a place near you that would speak the language your studying (i.e. go to a Mexican grocery store if your learning Spanish) and try and have a conversation there. When I was boning back up on my Spanish and when I was learning Italian I'd always go to restaurants or stores where people spoke the language and I'd try and converse with them. It worked pretty well.