French for Beginners

by Linguistica 360
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Language Learning #54

We proudly present a one-of-a kind educational program for beginners that includes vocabulary, grammar, exercises, dialogue, and much more in the form of a theatrical performance!
The plot of the play is simple. Valerie, our French tutor, gives one-on-one lessons to beginner students. Valerie has three rules for her students:

1. Complete the assigned lesson on the website and memorize new vocabulary on the flashcards before coming in for one-on-one studies.
2. You can talk about anything, as long as you employ grammar introduced in the lesson.
3. Don't be afraid to switch to English if you don’t know how to say something in French - but switch back to French as soon as you can!

Follow our heroes from Act 1, with conversation mostly in English, to Act 30, where they speak mostly French!
Together with Valerie's colorful students, you will learn the fundamentals of French grammar and expressions. Your vocabulary will expand rapidly and naturally, and your comprehension skills will improve dramatically.
Enjoy the characters, their secrets, desires, and motivations to learn French! Follow the 3 Valerie’s rules and learn with our students, Michelle, Jack, and Kevin! Bon voyage!

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Recent Episodes
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 30 - La victoire de Michelle
    Nov 29, 2012 – 21:50
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 29 - La muse et le coq
    Nov 29, 2012 – 19:26
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 28 - Irresistible
    Nov 29, 2012 – 22:26
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 27 - No plan B
    Nov 29, 2012 – 18:49
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 26 - Pastis anyone ?
    Nov 28, 2012 – 21:45
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 25 - Blind date
    Nov 28, 2012 – 19:19
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 24 - À la vôtre !
    Nov 28, 2012 – 20:43
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 23 - Bon voyage !
    Nov 28, 2012 – 19:01
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 22 - Tacos fever
    Nov 28, 2012 – 20:56
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 21 - Ambassadress
    Nov 28, 2012 – 22:49
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 20 - Accents
    Nov 28, 2012 – 19:04
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 19 - Sleepless in Paris
    Nov 28, 2012 – 19:41
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 18 - Charity work
    Nov 28, 2012 – 21:34
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 17 - ADN
    Nov 27, 2012 – 17:49
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 16 - Mission impossible?
    Nov 27, 2012 – 20:19
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 15 - The nose job
    Nov 27, 2012 – 20:38
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 14 - How’s your skin today?
    Nov 27, 2012 – 17:32
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 13 - EXpress yourself
    Nov 27, 2012 – 21:52
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 12 - Who wants to live in Whatever-Sur-Mer ?
    Nov 27, 2012 – 21:53
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 11 - Tour de Food
    Nov 27, 2012 – 21:44
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 10 - License to speak
    Nov 27, 2012 – 18:46
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 9 - It’s going South
    Nov 27, 2012 – 21:49
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 8 - Keep on asking and you will receive
    Nov 27, 2012 – 20:42
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 7 - To be or not to be… speaking French ?
    Nov 27, 2012 – 20:46
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 6 - Calorie Count
    Nov 27, 2012 – 26:15
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 5 - Parlez-vous Restaurantien ?
    Nov 26, 2012 – 23:03
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 4 - Low-fat croissants
    Nov 26, 2012 – 25:55
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 3 - Old Dream
    Nov 26, 2012 – 25:28
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 2 - Backward Investors
    Nov 26, 2012 – 24:30
  • French for Beginners: Lesson 1 - Does Roast Beef mean “I’m ready to settle down?”
    Nov 26, 2012 – 18:30
Recent Reviews
  • August Consumer
    Unbelievable
    Poor
  • Rc111122223444
    Advanced way too quickly for me
    In order to use this podcast effectively, I have to have another source of learning and then play the same podcast episode several times. It just goes too fast.
  • amychat
    Learning French while on my bike
    I love listening to this podcast while on long bike rides. The story line keeps me interested and the lessons are relatable and helpful. The progressive nature of slowly adding more and more French dialog happens very naturally. It has really helped me with my vocabulary and pronunciation. It’s a great tool!
  • Mackdaddyfreshhhhhh
    This is where to find the studying material
    For everyone wanting the supplemental material—Just google “news and slow French beginner” and it will come up. It’s on an outdated webpage on newsinslowfrench.com but it’s there. You’re welcome
  • Bangs&Teeth
    I Love This Podcast
    I listen every day while I work. I wish the link to the website was functional so I could study the lesson plans, but it’s not.
  • Kau'i
    Characters are so obnoxious
    I have really mixed feelings about this podcast...the lessons are nice, but the student characters are so incredibly obnoxious that I almost stopped listening. Michelle is a vapid twit who is obsessed with her weight and has a very shallow, stereotypical view of life in France and Kevin sounds like a spoiled kid with a bad attitude. I only keep listening because Valerie and her no nonsense comebacks are fairly entertaining.
  • Angela nice
    It’s so unique!
    Easy to remember! I don’t get the criticisms... thanks for the great work!
  • GoodGood Soul
    love it, wish it was back
    This is a really cute way to learn French. Especially for beginners. Bring it back!!! The acting is JUST FINE!! its supposed to be easier to hear in an english accent. Especially for beginners!!
  • Cobe_mon
    Good content- Michelle's character is terrible
    Michelle's character is so poorly written/acted and her accent is so atrocious that it only serves as an example of what NOT to sound like. I think this entire series is sub-par (compared to the Italian version) for what it is and should be re-written re-cast and redone - I expect more from this brand. I went through it for the content but the annoying voices and dumb writing and poor examples ruined the experience and made me less excited about this particular podcast. Learning should be fun - not patronizing and annoying.
  • Zsddddfff
    Non native speaker speaks most of the time and very bad accent
    Not a good way to learn the most beautiful language on earth The French speaker speaks beautifully and is much easier to understand, but far from enough.
  • Dagrell
    Excellent approach but ...
    The sexist and insensitive language is cringeworthy at best (episode 2 describes someone as “retarded”). It’s like it was written in the 1980s. If you can grit your teeth through all that, it’s a very effective program.
  • bunnieofsnow
    Website and flash cards?
    Like everyone else, it would be nice to know what the website is and where to find the flash cards.
  • anazards
    love it
    I simply love this podcast! So sad its got to an end :(
  • Kdibskcoshndo
    Sexist
    Lessons are weirdly sexist
  • Wxawxa
    One of the speakers isn't a native...
    It's one thing when the speaker/actress is a native and speaks extremely slow. However it's another thing when the speaker isn't a native and have a very distinguished English accent and speaks slow. I can't understand half the things she's saying because of that. I prefer learning from natives...
  • Freddiaschaffer
    Complete waste of time
    I learned maybe one word for each podcast that I listened to. The acting was hokey and a ridiculous premise to teaching the language. The “Low Fat Croissant” episode, for example, had more on the “student’s” stupid juice cleanse that she was on than anything else. It literally was 15 minutes about the woman’s stupid diet and nearly nothing about learning French. Save your time and your ears.
  • Reinhand
    Love it
    So helpful!! I love this!
  • Michele's French class
    Website address?
    I love this podcast but I can't find the website address to study the course. Can someone please share that website address with me?
  • Ciaobella36
    Wonderful resource
    An extremely effective resource! I enjoy listening to and practicing the exercises when I'm taking longing drives.
  • Montessahall
    Very good app
    Where can I obtain the flash cards referred to in the lessons?
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