Learning skills

​Emmanuelle Soucy. Vers une définition de l’approche intégrée du français. Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

​Emmanuelle Soucy. Vers une définition de l’approche intégrée du français. Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

" Learning a new language can be extremely boring if not done right.
Memorizing a long list of verbs and doing one grammar exercise after the other are the most common, yet uninspiring ways of learning a foreign language.
Professionals know that this not only results in never achieving spoken fluency, but it is also a sure way to make people want to quit."

​How to learn a language based on
the 4 common language skills

Interpro Translation Solution - https://www.interproinc.com/how-to-learn-a-language-based-on-4-common-language-skills/

Read aloud a text in your target language. In this way, you will improve your reading and pronunciation skills.

Read aloud

Listen to podcast with or without videos; answer comprehension questions; complete exercises.

Listen to interactive podcast

Your family?
Your roomate?
Other SOLET students?
RMC staff?
Language exchange app?
Chat GPT?

Converse with language partners

International penpal online
Language exchange interpal
With another SOLET Student?
French forums?

Pen pal exchange

Read the general news
Read military news
Record your comments about it
Record your own podcast
Do it with another student
The Tonight Show - RMC Live - Late Night RMC

Read a story then
verbally summarize it

Read the general news
Read military news
Write a summary in writing
Find a text and write questions of comprehension for your class
Write your own blog

Read a story then
summarize it
in writing

Netflix
Ici artv
Mauril.ca
Spotify (lyrics)
Duolingo podcast
Encyclopédie Canadienne

Watch a movie in the other language's audio along with subtitles

Outline a conversation with your language partner, then read it aloud conversationnally and respond back and forth.

Record yourself reading a passage, then transcribe your voice while you listen to the audio.

​Dictaly - Lingua.com -
Podastfrançaisfacile.com

With a language partner, read a story, write the important points, read those points aloud, then have your partner do the same.

​Find and apply efficient strategies
tailored to your needs and interests.

Measure your own progress.
Appreciate your improvement.
Compare yourself.....to yourself!

Ask questions in class
Ask for individual help
As for help from other students

Important for long term memory;
Iff you are sleeping in class, you can't learn

Set and measure a specific time frame
to complete your tasks:
Balance and divides your time