Learn French Naturally For Children and the Young at Heart 1

Name: Learn French Naturally For Children and the Young at Heart 1
Rating: 4.2 (101 reviews)

Have fun learning how to understand and use basic high-frequency French through stories, conversation, and more.

Created byBryan Whitney

Last updated 2/2016

English

What you'll learn

Understand and use basic high-frequency French.
Have simple conversations in French.
Be able to express basic desires, needs, and wants in French.
Know how to use active learning methods to acquire a language.

Course content

18 sections • 133 lectures • 13h 5m total length

Bonjour ! A short Introduction to the Instructor0:45
Meet the instructor, Brian Whitney, a French teacher living there who shares his passion for French and teaching, invites questions, and requests feedback to improve the course.
Introduction to the Course Video3:36
Learn French naturally through stories and simple conversation for beginners, with high-frequency vocabulary and active learning, including listening, reading, comprehension questions, and fun activities.
Guidelines for the Course3:49

Active Learner Challenge: Breathe0:36
Greetings Intro0:38
Learn essential greetings and simple conversation to meet someone, using basic phrases like hello, how's it going, and what's your name to make an initial connection.
Les Introductions 1: My name is...3:55
Je m'appelle Funny Bear Chanson (My Name is Funny Bear Song)0:05
Les Introductions 2: How are you doing?3:29
Learn to greet in French with a song about how’s it going, including phrases like good day my friends, it’s going well, it’s going poorly, or it’s going all right.
Why and How to Use Quizlet Video8:21
Use Quizlet video to practice French vocabulary with audio, flashcards, and varied quizzes—learn, spell, test, and games like scatter and race to train pronunciation and recall.
Why and How to Use Memrise Video7:37
Learn how to use Memrise to study French vocabulary, create memes as mnemonic devices, and customize learning with memes, cognates, and login with Facebook or Google for personalized reviews.
Les Introductions: Quizlet et Memrise0:08
Tu peux étudier le vocabulaire avec les liens suivants:

(You can study the vocabulary with the following links:)

Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_1fqof0

Memrise: http://www.memrise.com/course/732871/les-introductions/
Les Introductions Vocabulaire1:00

Active Learner Challenge: Stretch0:27
Le Week-end Intro1:09
Qu'est-ce que tu as fait ce week-end? (What did you do this weekend?) Vidéo9:53
What did you do this weekend? Quizlet et Memrise0:04
Qu'est-ce que tu vas faire ce week-end? (What are you going to do this weekend?)11:13
explores the future tense to talk about weekend plans, including pronunciation patterns and silent final letters, with practice using conversation partners.
What are you going to do this weekend? Quizlet et Memrise0:04

Active Learner Challenge: Reader's Theatre0:31
La tortue et le lièvre le vocab Vidéo6:22
La Tortue et le lièvre vocabulaire: Quizlet et Memrise0:08
La tortue et le lièvre in English Vidéo4:43
La tortue et le lièvre histoire en français Vidéo5:00
La Tortue et le lièvre Read and Discuss Part 1 Vidéo11:18
La tortue et le lièvre questions personnelles 1 Vidéo7:11
Practice personal conversation questions with a partner, tutor, or in a face-to-face class, using the tortoise and the hare theme, and learn gender-based spelling differences in French.
La Tortue et le lièvre Read and Discuss Part 2 Vidéo14:17
Read and discuss part 2 of la tortue et le lièvre video, highlighting the race where the hare runs fast and the tortoise walks slowly, for young French learners.
La tortue et le lièvre questions personnelles 2 Vidéo6:10
La Tortue et le lièvre Quiz 1 Questions Translation
La tortue et le lièvre Quiz 1
La tortue et le lièvre Dictée 1-5 Vidéo17:17
Improve your French listening and writing through a guided dictation of ten phrases, focusing on pronunciation, spelling, and practical grammar, with step-by-step corrections.
La tortue et le lièvre Dictée 1-5 Corrections Vidéo16:29
La tortue et le lièvre Read and Discuss Part 3 Vidéo10:43
La tortue et le lièvre questions personnelles 3 Vidéo6:52
Practice personal questions in French using time expressions, rounding wake-up times to the hour, and gender endings to distinguish speakers, with examples like 'I detest singing'.
La tortue et le lièvre Read and Discuss Part 4 Vidéo9:54
La Tortue et le lièvre Quiz 2 Questions Translation
La Tortue et le lièvre Quiz 2
La tortue et le lièvre Dictée 6-10 Vidéo10:02
Practice the numbers six through ten in the 'la tortue et le lièvre' dictation video, with chunked reading, repetition, and spacing for corrections.
La tortue et le lièvre Dictée 6-10 Corrections Vidéo16:13
Practice corrections of a dictation on numbers six to ten, and explore French gender, plural forms, and pronunciation cues for final s and vowels.
Merci ! (Thank you!) & Feedback is Highly Appreciated0:44
Rate the course and share feedback to help improve this French learning experience; contact me with questions or discuss in the discussion board.

Requirements

A notebook may be useful if you are so inclined.
Otherwise, just dive in!

Description

"Learn French Naturally For Children and the Young at Heart 1" will equip you and/or your child with the basic linguistic tools to get started on your French journey. This course teaches French primarily through stories and conversation, which is how our brains naturally learn languages. It is designed for beginners ages 8 and above who have had no experience with French, or for those who want to freshen up their French.

If you want to learn how to actually use the language without having to memorize a bunch of grammar, then this course is for you.

After completing this course you and your child will be able to understand and use basic high-frequency French which will open doors to French conversation, travel, culture, and true joie de vivre. Real fluency takes many, many hours of practice to achieve, and while this course can't promise you that, it will get you and your child off to the right start if you put in the time and effort.

You and your child can go through this course at your own pace, though I would encourage you to spend at least 1-2 weeks per section. It's better to take your time and spread out your learning for long-term retention.

I am committed to improving this course based on your feedback so that it can be the best Introductory French course for children and the young at heart that you you can invest your time and resources in. Of course, if you are dissatisfied for any reason whatsoever this course is covered under Udemy's unconditional 30-day 100% money back guarantee.

Enroll now, or try it out for yourself by using the Free Preview feature to take the first step on your French learning journey!

Who this course is for:

This course is appropriate for those who have never learned French, or who wish to brush up their basic French skills.
This course emphasizes how to actually USE the language, NOT how to talk about the language.
It is for children ages 8 and above, and adults who are young at heart.

Learn French Naturally For Children and the Young at Heart 1

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Bonjour et bienvenue! (Hello and welcome!)3 lectures • 8min

Les Introductions (The Introductions)9 lectures • 26min

Le Super 6! (The Super 6!)5 lectures • 14min

Meunier tu dors Chanson (Miller, You're Sleeping Song)3 lectures • 2min

Les Questions (The Questions)4 lectures • 8min

Une chanson des chiffres 0-10 (A song of numbers 0-10)3 lectures • 1min

Le week-end (The weekend)6 lectures • 23min

Frère Jacques Chanson (Brother John Song)3 lectures • 1min

La Tortue et le lièvre (The Tortoise and the Hare)17 lectures • 2hr 24min

Le Robot dans mon château chanson (The Robot in My Castle Song)5 lectures • 3min

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