| Below are five specific ways to accelerate learning | | | | some downtime. But when you are learning words be |
| the French language. | | | | sure to use your imagination. For example you may |
| 1. Incorporating studying into your daily routine means | | | | want to group certain words together and imagine a |
| taking advantage of all the time you spend not working | | | | scenario that is particularly memorable. Be creative and |
| during your busy day. This could be your drive to work, | | | | make your own scenarios. This is much more |
| a walk to work, all your breaks, your lunch hour, your | | | | effective than just memorizing words with no creative |
| bathroom breaks, your morning routine before leaving | | | | thought. |
| for work. Take advantage of all the time during your | | | | 4. Power studying is important when you study during |
| work day you are not actively working. Start by | | | | your free time. So you have had a great day |
| picking up a disc man or I pod of some kind. You want | | | | immersing yourself in the French language. To really |
| to have your French learning audio CDs and | | | | accelerate the process all you need is 15-30 minutes |
| downloads ready for use throughout the day. Calculate | | | | of power studying in the evening. Power studying |
| all the time during your daily routine where you are not | | | | means absolutely no distractions with a specific goal in |
| working and write down the number of hours per | | | | mind. Do not allow yourself to listen to music, watch |
| week. You would be surprised. During this non active | | | | TV, talk on the phone or get up from your study area. |
| working time, plug in and start listening to your French | | | | The more disciplined you are with your power studying |
| study courses. | | | | the less time you will need to master French. |
| 2. Make sure the materials you are using for study are | | | | 5. Language Exchange is the icing on the cake. Once |
| effective. You can study all you want during your | | | | you have immersed yourself in study you need to |
| downtime but if the method of study is poor you will | | | | learn how to use it in conversation. Language |
| not learn a thing. When choosing a good audio course | | | | exchange is an activity that should be fun! During |
| on French you want to make sure it is an audio course | | | | Language Exchange you spend one hour teaching |
| that allows you to immerse yourself in the language. | | | | your language and one hour learning their language. |
| This does not mean just learning nouns. Try to stay | | | | This is what will bring you to fluency without actually |
| away from courses that are excessively heavy on | | | | moving to France. |
| teaching nouns. Learning nouns in French is necessary | | | | Remember that consistency and discipline is key. |
| but make sure it has a good mix of nouns, verb | | | | Before you start following any of these steps you |
| conjugation, grammar and conversational French. The | | | | should write down your daily schedule. It is also a good |
| immersion method offers the best way to learn the | | | | idea to have a checklist. The checklist could be a way |
| language quickly. | | | | of tracking your daily activities. This will keep you |
| 3. When learning French words you can always have | | | | accountable for your actions. |
| a stack of index cards and use them when you have | | | | |