#<Udemy Course- Recommended or Not?>

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<Udemy Course- Recommended or Not?>

trim schooner
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that's a lot of money to spend on stuff you could pretty easily get for free from places like lawlessfrench and YouTube imo.

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also i saw this in the prerequisites section

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I think the general consensus here is that immersion is only effective once you have a solid foundation in French. I don't see how a course for absolute beginners being entirely in French is a good thing.

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The course says it has 16 hours of video - you should know that it's probably going to take close to 200 hours of study to reach A2 level. Even assuming there are many hours of other activities included in the course, the majority of your study time is probably still going to have to come from somewhere else

solar tendon
# trim schooner that's a lot of money to spend on stuff you could pretty easily get for free fro...

Ah, yes. I wasn't planning on buying it right now, Udemy has sales quite regularly.
Also, though I don't want to seem a dunce blaring a 'well, actually' trumpet, it does seem that the explanations for all the grammar and terms are in English, at least from the available preview videos. Along with non-automatically generated English captions.
(I just wanted to point that out in the spirit of transparency, I would find myself much the happier not bereft of my money.)
Does this happen to be the recommended beginner course from Lawless French? Do I just progress unit-by-unit?

trim schooner
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that link seems right to me. full disclosure, I didn't use lawlessfrench when I was starting, I learned in high school. however, i do use lawless french as a grammar reference and I can vouch that it's excellent for that. if the courses are of similar quality you should be in good hands.

That said, all learning methods lead to the same end, and at the risk of being overly reductive, boil down to the same thing: learn a little bit of French every day until you know all of French. I say that to underline that which particular lesson plan you put your effort into matters not nearly as much as that you are putting in effort.

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if i personally were going to spend money on learning French, I would get a kwiziq subscription.

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It's pretty much impossible to learn french in the wrong order. No matter what you do, you'll comprehend things in roughly the same order and time frame as everyone else who has ever learned the language. At least, according to Hugo from InnerFrench.

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So it's less like a maze to traverse and more like one long path into the distance.

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I find that the best resources are the flexible ones. Anything that tries too hard to control the pacing ends up inevitably getting in my way. That said, I understand wanting structure in the beginning.

solar tendon
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Thank you for the wonderful explanations, you have no idea how comforting it is to hear those basic concepts be clarified at the get-go!
Sorry, but would you recommend just starting with the Lawless French course for now without supplementation from other resources?

trim schooner
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I'd just go for lawless french and if you have any specific questions or are confused about anything you can ask in #salle-de-classe here and we'll help. Once you're able to say a few things you can practice your skills in any of the chat channels.

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in order to train your skills you're going to have to write, read, speak, and listen to French. you can find podcasts for beginners and such on YouTube.

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also, you're welcome, glad I could help! blobheart

solar tendon
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That's really helpful, thanks a lot!