Culture

The French Language Unbound: A Brief Look at Slang, Verlan, and Other Idiomatic Quirks…

Argot, Culture, Jeu de mots, Locution, Vocabulaire

When Urbain apologizes to the “vegans” at the Montreux Festival, only to end up declaring his love for the French language, you really have to master a language quite different from the one taught in our classrooms, and yet his lexical liberties and colloquialisms are quite common and perfectly understandable to the majority of native […]

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Have you ever seen a movie that’s “delicious”? A movie that makes you want to eat?

Filmographie

Steve, a Francophile student, shares his film review of "Délicieux" (2021) The story takes place just before the French Revolution, around 1780… The main character is a chef who works for a duke but gets fired because some of the guests don’t like his food. In fact, the chef loves to innovate and create new

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L'immersion totale ouvre en grand les portes de l'autonomie linguistique.

Here are 5 reasons to opt for "total language immersion" to improve your French as a foreign language

Culture, Francophonie, Immersion linguistique, Séjour linguistique, Visite

One-on-one language immersion at the teacher's home is an effective way to make rapid and significant progress in learning a language. Choosing individual language immersion to improve your language skills offers several advantages. Here are a few widely cited reasons, as highlighted by our students regardless of their age or starting level. 1. **Intensive practice**:

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