hahakittykrat

[lunar ivy]

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[steep hinge]

L'Alliance française is a French organization. One of its main goals is to teach French as a foreign language, so yeah, it's pretty serious and pretty good.

[jagged cedar]

Also very expensive

But worth it

Especially if you’re starting out

At a higher level you’re better off self studying (I learned more from chatting on this discord than I did at an Alliance Française B1 course)

[steep hinge]

Yeah in any case, wether you're taking courses or not, practicing and chatting with natives is essential
Depending on your level and your learning process, you can do both, or hire a private tutor or just interact with natives as much as you can

What does "BBB" mean?

[quartz bramble]

In Canada we have SLE or Second Lanugage Equivalency for work. It's a fancy certificate that just says, "hey I speak x language at x level"

There is E,A,B, and C level. E being fail and inability to speak and C being the highest level.

Some people also refer to C level as a native speaker. I need at least a B level in order to get this job I'm working towards

I think your point is valid, practicing and chatting with natives is definitely the way.