How did I learn to speak awesome French ? (part 2)
I have a weakness for big ideas. Unfortunately, life is short, so I cannot realize every big idea I that comes into my head. This means I can choose only the best ones. In September 2002, around the time I began actively learning French, I got the big idea to walk...
How did I learn to speak awesome French? (part 1)
French is the fourth language I have learned (including my native English), and the second foreign language I have learned well. My level of French is pretty respectable- I can easily read and understand most newspapers, I have read several unadapted books in French,...
How did I learn English ? (part 2)
My mom taught me to read when I was three, a few years earlier than most other kids. One of the reasons I have a large vocabulary is that I spent eighteen years in school, reading, discussing and writing about books. I had a special advantage early in my learning...
How did I learn English ? (part 1)
I was lucky- my family spoke to me even when I was a small baby. This helped me learn all the different sounds of English very early, and to grow my vocabulary. People also read to me, both in preschool (when I was 3 or 4) and at home.
