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French Tree 2.0
I've finished my French tree a couple of months ago. I'm now strengthing my skill so I have an entire gold tree (something that makes me proud). As you can see next to my name I'm level 22 in French, learned 2727 words and Duo says I'm 68% in my French fluency (I know the fluency percent is a bad way to check your fluency).
As I listen to French music, watch French films, read French books etc., I feel like I only understand 25% of the content. Now, I know that you can't be 100 percent fluent in a foreign language, but the French course could be more expanded. Just like the Dutch, Welsh or Norwegian course. (the Spanish team is already updating their tree) Things that could change:
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more skills (like weather, body, the use of "en" and "y", word order for example)
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more grammar explanations (especially for the last skills in the tree)
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more vocabulary
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fewer lessons in one skill (this can be demotivating for some people)
"Updating" the French course would help so many people to read, listen and understand the beautiful French language better.
I really hope the French team sees this and considers to make this "wish" reality.
Give an upvote so the French team sees this post!
Jules
22 Comments
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I agree. I took many French classes in school, and I still can't really understand the radio, even with the help of Duolingo.
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You could try the "journals en français facile" or "news in slow french" sites. I haven't took any classes but with Duo and a little bit more of reading and watching movies I'm able to understand what's going on.
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The Duolingo ios mobile app has chatbots with whom one can chat on specific subjects. It's quite nice and an interesting way to practice French in a realistic situation.