Halcyon Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Random question: Would someone happen to know where you can take French studies by distance ed? I know UW has quite a few courses by DE (certificate program) and I think Athabasca has a French major program (4-year general maybe?). Any others? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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humanitiespremed Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Do you need it / want it for credit? If you just want to learn french, I recommend a program call "à l'écoute de la langue française" - their website is http://www.laguinguette.com/learn/full/ I hadn't taken french classes for over a decade but after using this for a few months I was placed in an intermediate class when I started up at school again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted June 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Do you need it / want it for credit? If you just want to learn french, I recommend a program call "à l'écoute de la langue française" - their website is http://www.laguinguette.com/learn/full/ I hadn't taken french classes for over a decade but after using this for a few months I was placed in an intermediate class when I started up at school again. Thanks for the link! Eventually, if I go with my plan, I'll need about 10 courses, which is also half of a 2nd undergrad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 I'm taking French right now with AU, just for fun, and I've taken German and Spanish with them, as well. Having studied my fair share of foreign languages, I have to say that SOME DE learning is ok, but if you're planning on speaking the language (as opposed to just reading/writing in it), you HAVE to take some regular classroom courses to practice speaking, have your pronunciation set properly, etc. I'd recommend alternating between DE and regular (e.g. take Beginners I via DE, Beginners II the regular route, Intermediate I DE, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted June 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 I'm taking French right now with AU, just for fun, and I've taken German and Spanish with them, as well. Having studied my fair share of foreign languages, I have to say that SOME DE learning is ok, but if you're planning on speaking the language (as opposed to just reading/writing in it), you HAVE to take some regular classroom courses to practice speaking, have your pronunciation set properly, etc. I'd recommend alternating between DE and regular (e.g. take Beginners I via DE, Beginners II the regular route, Intermediate I DE, etc). Thanks, Jochi. I was thinking the same thing, having done languages both by DE and in the classroom. For that reason, UW is an attractive option for me b/c I could do a combination of both. How's the French class? Are you doing the intro one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Thanks, Jochi. I was thinking the same thing, having done languages both by DE and in the classroom. For that reason, UW is an attractive option for me b/c I could do a combination of both. How's the French class? Are you doing the intro one? Yeah, French 100. I studied a bit of French in HS, so I'm not learning too much new stuff yet (about 25% through the course), we'll see how it goes. I don't officially start til July 1st, so I haven't had any contact with my tutor or submitted assignments yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted June 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Yeah, French 100. I studied a bit of French in HS, so I'm not learning too much new stuff yet (about 25% through the course), we'll see how it goes. I don't officially start til July 1st, so I haven't had any contact with my tutor or submitted assignments yet. Let me know how it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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