Move To France blog book review – D Is For Dictionary

March 11, 2012 by
Children fluent in two languages - a positive from moving to France.

Hands up all those who want to move to France and are trying to learn French? And keep your hands up if you own a French-English dictionary as part of your educational toolkit? Yep, the humble bilingual dictionary is a pretty essential item to have around when you need to check up on the translation of a particular word and, whether you have it in a pocket sized book or an electronic format (for example, as an app on your smart phone), a dictionary is something that you shouldn’t leave home … [Read more...]

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Learn French – Paul Noble’s French language course

February 23, 2012 by
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I’ve commented in earlier posts on this blog about both (a) the need to learn French and improve your French language skills when considering a move to France and (b) my own lack of those skills. However, having finally decided to take my own advice and begun a more serious approach learning French, I’ve spent quite a bit of time looking at the various options. There are, of course, all sorts of possibilities – including classroom tuition (including some very expensive but, I suspect, very … [Read more...]

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Breaking the language barrier to move to France

January 29, 2012 by
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When it comes to making a permanent move to France, learning to speak the language - even if only some basics - is probably one of the most important steps you can take to smooth your transition. This works on two levels; first, and most obviously, it means you can understand what is going on around you - whether it is simply asking for help or understanding that help when it is offered and, second, by demonstrating to the locals that you are at least trying to speak to them in their own … [Read more...]

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