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livid totem
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No, you don't have to. Do you do this when reading in your native language?

Now, it can be helpful to do from time to time, intentionally studying them has merit. But just reading can help you internalize these structures if you're understanding what's going on

brave cave
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so i try to naturally perceive those things slowly like how i would learn my native language?

livid totem
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I mean, it all depends what you're trying to do. I don't think it's the best way to learn new grammatical structures, but it's great for comprehension/fluidity/putting it all together. If you want to go through line-by-line and say "ok what grammar things are going on" the book's gonna be a real unenjoyable slog. So think about it as much as you need to to understand, but no more than that, in my opinion

brave cave
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like i try to go with the flow and slowly learn those structures? is this what you mean?

livid totem
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You should use another resource to learn grammar, imo

uneven scroll
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i think it depends how much you read/listen to french

brave cave
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what do you recommend using to learn grammar?

uneven scroll
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if you get a LOT of input you can just study a bit of grammar and then internalize through practice

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uhhhh

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lawlessfrench articles

livid totem
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I used Kwiziq, but it's paid and not for everyone

uneven scroll
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im a native idrk

obsidian lotus
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LawlessFrench + Kwiziq + asking questions here if you see something and don't understand why it is the way it is, or if you're trying to word something and aren't sure how

brave cave
obsidian lotus
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Kwiziq is technically paid but you can use the majority of the functionalities for free, and after doing a certain number of quizzes you can get a week trial without needing to input payment info or anything

brave cave
obsidian lotus
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;kwiziq

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uneven scroll
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to speak it i think you need a good idea of how the rules work so you can actually pick the right words
depends if you're asking ppl to correct you or not

livid totem
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Honestly, a lot of it for speaking is just getting out there and speaking

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Everything else is a lot easier/less intimidating to practice

brave cave
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im not really comfortable in making sentence cuz like everytime i would reply in english

uneven scroll
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by text you have time to look up vocabulary

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so i like it for practice

brave cave
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do you recommend watching a series and practicing that?

uneven scroll
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that's valuable input too yeah

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how do you practice a series?

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i mean it's only listening practice

livid totem
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Shadowing, maybe?

uneven scroll
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but it is pretty great bc you get visual clues etc

brave cave
uneven scroll
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ohh then idk

livid totem
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Ultimately any interaction with the language will help you. Find what you like the most and do that

uneven scroll
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true

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it's important that you enjoy it

brave cave
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im trying to get a 5 on ap french next year 😭

livid totem
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I don't know what that means, but I believe in you. Just get out there and do french things lemon_fingerguns_shades

brave cave
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im grinding this thing in summer

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thanks yall 🙂

uneven scroll
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c'est une certif apparemment

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je connais que le defl

brave cave
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kinda its a college credit

uneven scroll
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ohh

livid totem
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nah AP, c'est un type de cours en amérique du nord, j'en ai déjà entendu parlé
mais j'en sais pas plus que ça missydoge

uneven scroll
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Advanced Placement (AP) courses were created by the College Board, an US non-profit organization that connects high school students to colleges and universities, and assists in their preparation for higher education.

livid totem
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yeah

uneven scroll
digital crest
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I ended up with like 16 college credits because of AP French and went with that as a major, was very convenient

livid totem
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-# 16 credits could've been a whole 3-year degree at my university (0.5/1.0 credits per one/two semester course)

digital crest
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haha, we had to have 30 credits per school year

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120 total

spark python
# brave cave im not really comfortable in making sentence cuz like everytime i would reply in...

you might need to accept that you're going to make mistakes

i have this problem all the time where my standards get too high for myself and i start worrying about making mistakes and freeze up

then i have to remind myself that I'm just a learner and my french is far from perfect and I'm bound to make mistakes. plus everyone here knows that and doesn't expect my french to be perfect. that helps me put myself out there better (in this server particularly)

obsidian lotus
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Something that helped me was to thank anyone that gave me corrections (so long as the corrections were accurate of course)
It helped turn the frustration into something more positive & seeing them happy to have helped made me properly recognize that they were doing it with love, to help, not just to make fun of me or put me down or anything

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And would often encourage them to help more