Parlez vous francais? Anyone studying french?

[purple_rain0721]

I am torn between Alliance and U.P.    I am planning to enroll next month as my birthday gift for myself. 

[emiii]

Hi. Tanong ko lang, kung may na-miss kang 1 day puwede ba i-resched o make up class?
Mag enroll sana ako ng French sa Alliance or sa UP...


TIA!

[Starlust]

^ in Alliance, if you miss the class voluntarily (example you got sick or need to go on vacation that day) you don't get a special make up class. For the semi-intensive sessions (the twice a week, 3hrs per session) sked you'll cover around 2-3 pages of the book. You can get a tutor from alliance to help you catch up for the lesson you missed for a fee. If it's Alliance who cancels a class (example there's a holiday or teacher can't come in) there will be a free make up class.

[plumpolka]

I also want to learn french but iniisip ko pa kung sa allaince or sa enli. Depende kung anung m magandang schedule and rates. Sana hindi mahirap!

[BicuriousGm]

^sa una mahirap pero haba tuma t,agal nakaka enjoy na. I enrolled sa UP naka hangang French2 ako.

[sima]

I've studied French hanggang level 5 nga lang at hindi ko na naituloy sa level 6.  Ayun, nakalimutan ko na pero I can still understand some words.  Mahirap kasi pag hindi nagagamit yung pinagaralang language.

[lonelymiss28]

dito ako nag-aral ng french sa canada, pero na bored ako sa school, so nagpa-private lesson na lang ako ngayon.

[nessy]

Gusto ko mag-aral nito. San kaya meron dito sa Manila, QC, Makati area?

[plumpolka]

Gusto ko mag-aral nito. San kaya meron dito sa Manila, QC, Makati area?

I'll enroll sa Alliance Française de Manille. October ang start ng classes nila. Sinisigurado ko na sa sarili ko na mageenroll ako sa sept. hahaha! Meron din sa https://www.facebook.com/enLi.Philippines kaso di naman ako sinasagot sa email kung how much yung rates and kung anung schedule ng class nila.

[10tequilashots]

Planning to enroll but still torn between Alliance and UP. Any advice, mga sis?

[oreo08]

I've always wanted to study french kahit na HS palang ako. Up to now shempre gusto ko pa rin. In the meantime, si baby ko nasa waiting list na ng Alliance Francaise for weekly french playgroup (starting 3 trs old). 2 hours lang naman yun pero at least maexpose sya sa french language at an early age. And subject rin nya kasi yun french sa school from Yr 7 to Yr 12. So para di sya mahirapan. At gusto ko rin sya magaral sa France kahit na 1 term lang (2 terms if mapapayag si Daddy nya)

I will learn french pag medyo malaki na sya para sabay kami matuto and makapag practice together.

[stradivarius]

Nagstop ako after 2 modules sa Alliance. I don't know but I feel that the classes are too slow for me, tapos puro grammar ang focus. Self study muna ako..in fact, mas marami na akong alam sabihin na complete sentences ngayon dahil sa self study, kesa sa purely repetitive grammar lessons.

Don't get me wrong. I am not against classroom-based language learning. Siguro depende lang sa approach ng teacher. Nakatapos ako ng advanced level Nihongo sa Nihongo Center and I also did 3 modules at Goethe Institut. I liked both.

Sa French at Spanish, di ako masyadong natuwa kaya nagstop ako.

[iamjoei]

So happy to see this thread!

I studied in Alliance also and after just studied by myself (kasi I don't have time anymore to attend the classes). Having done both, I would have to say that the perk of having a classroom type setting is that you're 'forced' to actually study and do the activities.  If self-study kasi, it depends on how dedicated you are in learning the language.  Plus, if you study in Alliance, your teacher is someone who knows the language (in my case he's French talaga) so you'll hear the correct pronuncation of the words and someone will correct you also if you pronounce it differently.

The perk naman of self study is first, it's cheaper (or free!).  There are a lot of good and free alternatives for people who want to study on their own sa web.  And second, like stradivarius said, you get to set your own pace. 

But if you don't want to research and are willing to spend naman, just enroll in Alliance and see how you like it

[sushisundance]

French ang foreign language namin nun college. Pero ever since I was a kid, I was already fascinated with the French language. For those who want to learn, I suggest try Duolingo first. Very helpful sya, sana nun college ko pa to meron na, haha. May app din, para syang game so madali lang matuto.

[j.adore]

This app is cute. Thanks for sharing

I studied about 3 modules in Alliance and it was such an enjoyable experience. Busy na nga lang so stopped na

[darkjuliet]

Bonjour!
Nag-enroll ako sa UP ng French 1 class. Okay naman kasi nagstick talaga sa akin yung lessons. Now, I'm learning on my own thanks to free online modules hehe. Mas madali na nga matuto ngayon kasi ang daming resources na libre lang. I highly recommend "Learn French With Alexa." Ang aliw nung videos nya. Gusto ko mag Alliance pero namamahalan ako. Haha.

[grace.kelly]

Nagself study ako nito years ago, internet lang ang source ko kaso tinamad ako kasi hindi ko ma-practice kasi wala ako kausap. Meron french class sa metrodeal sa MIILC. May nakapagtry na ba mag-aral doon?

[darkjuliet]

Anyone here studying French on DuoLingo?

[i_miss_sleep]

^DuoLingo is what my husband uses for learning French and German. It's so easy to use daw.

Ako naman, learning along with my son who has French as a subject in school. I had 3 yrs of French in school so I can still somehow pick up.

[shinies]

Gamit ko din yan pero di lang for French. Actually madami pa akong ibang app depende kung ano kailangan like real-time translation pero DuoLingo pinakamasaya gamitin