three’s company (but five might be better)
What’s it like when you only have one other student in your French class? Continue reading
Category Archives: FSI
meet me halfway
Twelve weeks down. Twelve weeks to go. Halfway to French proficiency? Here’s hoping! Continue reading
5 strange things about learning french at fsi
A Thursday morning dispatch from the language lab. Continue reading
10/24 of the way proficient
Tomorrow marks the end of 10 weeks of French — not yet halfway to the finish line, but almost. My mom (hi Mom!) was asking me the other day just how much French Andy and I speak. ”I mean, can you … Continue reading
miscellany (french, tandem & abbey)
Some news about French, an update (or lack thereof) about our future as a tandem couple, and an urgent plea from Abbey. Continue reading
Posted in Abbey Q. Howley, FSI, Tandem Issues
Tagged Abbey, Andy, class, French, FSI, FSOA, oa, test, wedding
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enough is enough
So after a hard day of French class and language lab, what do two French students do when they get home? Well, speak more French, of course. Until Andy put a stop to it. Continue reading
slowly but surely
This week Andy and I both had our first formal progress evaluation… Continue reading
french, french and more french
Week 5: French officially takes over our lives. Continue reading
give me five
Read on to find out why I was awarded a high five for excellent French. Continue reading
Posted in French, FSI
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alex vs. the french r
After four years of Spanish in high school and then three semesters in college — just one semester away from fulfilling my language requirement — I quit. I started all over again with Zulu. Why? Well, a lot of reasons, … Continue reading