Picking up good and bad linguistic habits in Bordeaux
December 30, 2013
The thing about living in a foreign country is that you don’t acquire the sort of language suitable for fourth year essay writing. Unless, of course, the department decides to set an essay about the numerous swear words that are profligate in France. I like to think that I have learnt more than a handful …
What a difference a term makes
Having now spent three months in France I feel a great sense of pride at how my language skills have developed. This has been helped by the amount of traveling I have done around the country. A personal highlight has to be spending a weekend in Bordeaux. I celebrated a friend’s twenty-third birthday in the …
Obviously you can never learn all the words…
December 29, 2013
Post written by Matt Watts. So I’ve now moved on from the sunny climes of Spain and Madrid and have moved to Bressuire, France. Bressuire is a small town near the city of Poitiers in the east of France and I’m working here from October to April as an English Language Assistant through the British …
I spend a good majority of my free time in the local patisserie
Post written by Katherine Hughes. It’s hard to believe that I’ve already spent three months in France. If I’m honest, it’s gone by much more quickly than my time spent in Germany but I think everybody’s experience abroad is influenced, however marginally, by the presence of other people. I can’t stress how much being surrounded …
Living in an apartment full of sticky labels
Living alone in an apartment in a very small town in France has undoubtedly left me with a lot of time on my hands! Although at times I feel very lonely, this has allowed me to use my time and the resources around me efficiently. I quickly came to realise how hard it would be …
Singing in a choir helps my French pronunciation
December 26, 2013
Over the last 3 months I would l like to think that living in France has improved my level of language in many ways. Initially the integration process into the small town that I am based in meant that I needed to research lots of new vocabulary in order to successfully find accommodation, furnish and …
French grammar – My new year’s resolution
December 22, 2013
Post written by Bethan Roberts Bonjour and bonnes fêtes de fin d’année! The last three months really have flown by, and the Christmas holidays came as a surprise! I have been working hard at school and have managed to establish a bit of a routine. I have also been skiing most weekends, visited lots of …
Determined to speak fluent French…even if everyone else is speaking English
December 19, 2013
Having now spent six months in France, I feel it is a good time to reflect on how much my French has improved. I went out in June with very high expectations that I would come back almost fluent. I realise now that this was a very unrealistic aim! The main thing that I feel …
Practice makes perfect
December 16, 2013
Post written by Rosemary Ash. After over three months of living in the country of the language you are studying, linguistic knowledge or skills are bound to have been gained in some form or another, or so you would hope! One portion of mine is comprised of a small vocabulary book I try to keep …
Discovering new words everyday
December 15, 2013
Hello and Bonjour à tous, I hope everyone is well. I can’t believe that Christmas is already upon us… how time flies when you’re having fun! Everything is going well for me in France; after my first three months I feel as though I have fully settled in and made my mark on the community. …
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