{"id":112,"date":"2022-02-18T16:45:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T15:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/?p=112"},"modified":"2024-02-19T09:06:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T08:06:43","slug":"how-to-learn-french-without-immersion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/how-to-learn-french-without-immersion\/","title":{"rendered":"How to learn French without immersion?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the old saying goes, \u00ab\u00a0<em>You can&rsquo;t learn a language without immersion.<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb And while this <strong>may be true for some<\/strong>, it&rsquo;s not always possible (<em>or desirable<\/em>) to travel to a foreign country in order to learn a new language. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&rsquo;s why there are now <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/en\/french-self-study.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online programs<\/a><\/strong> and tools that make learning French Language easier than ever &#8211; you can find programs that focus on <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/category\/french-grammar\/\" target=\"_blank\">grammar<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/category\/french-vocabulary\/\" target=\"_blank\">vocabulary<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/category\/french-speaking\/\" target=\"_blank\">conversation<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/category\/french-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\">writing<\/a><\/strong>, and with enough practice, you&rsquo;ll be able to speak and understand French in no time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is immersion and why learn French without it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Language immersion is the process of learning a new language by living in a country where that language is spoken.<\/strong> It can be a great way to learn, but it&rsquo;s not always possible or desirable. That&rsquo;s why there are now online programs and tools that make learning French easier than ever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>learn French without <strong>immersing yourself in a new culture<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>learn French through <strong>reading<\/strong>, <strong>writing<\/strong>, <strong>watching videos\/movies<\/strong>, <strong>listening to music<\/strong>, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>instead of living in a foreign country, you can <strong>learn from the comfort of your home<\/strong> country<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In today&rsquo;s world, it seems like everyone is learning French. It&rsquo;s the \u00ab\u00a0in\u00a0\u00bb language to know. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what about people who want to learn French but don&rsquo;t have the opportunity to go to a country where it&rsquo;s spoken fluently? Is there still a way for them to <strong>learn the French language effectively<\/strong>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#a75881\"><strong>The answer is yes! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many ways to learn French without immersion, and in this blog post, I&rsquo;ll outline a few of them. Keep reading to find out more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#60bceb\"><strong>Do you like learning French with videos?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Receive <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/learn-french-fun.com\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">our free video newsletter<\/a> every Friday in your e-mail box. You will get <strong>3 \u00ab\u00a0Tips &amp; Tricks\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong> on <strong>grammar<\/strong>, <strong>vocabulary<\/strong>, <strong>phonetics <\/strong>or <strong>French culture<\/strong>.<br>\ud83d\udc49\ud83d\udc49 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn-french-fun.com\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn-french-fun.com\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BLOG-newsletter.jpg\" alt=\"Every Friday afternoon, a French-language video delivered straight to your inbox, with three tips and tricks on the French language.\" class=\"wp-image-1882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BLOG-newsletter.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BLOG-newsletter-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The benefits of learning without immersion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to language learning, immersion is often seen as the best way to learn. After all, if you want to learn French, it makes sense to go to france and live there for a while. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what <strong>if you can&rsquo;t<\/strong> or <strong>don&rsquo;t want<\/strong> to do that? Is there still a way for you to learn the language effectively? The answer is yes! There are <strong>many ways to learn French without immersion<\/strong>, and in this blog post, I&rsquo;ll outline a few of them. Keep reading to find out more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The benefits of learning without immersion include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can <strong>learn at your own pace<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can <strong>choose the resources<\/strong> that work <strong>best for you<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can <strong>focus on building your fluency<\/strong> in the areas you find most interesting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You learn French without ever <strong>having to leave<\/strong> your home country.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Many programs<\/strong> allow you to learn at no cost!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-9a9cb1dc alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-bb6a2230\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-489fe274\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2714\ufe0f Ecoute &amp; lis&#8230;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-2297c998\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/francais-a-la-maison.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-df108656\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Le fran\u00e7ais \u00e0 la maison : les 5 astuces pour augmenter le vocabulaire de nos enfants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Soyons pr\u00e9cis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pour commencer, nous allons tout simplement bannir quelques verbes ou mots \u00ab\u00a0fourre-tout\u00a0\u00bb.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exit les \u00ab <em>faire <\/em>\u00bb, \u00ab <em>dire <\/em>\u00bb, \u00ab <em>voir <\/em>\u00bb, \u00ab <em>mettre <\/em>\u00bb et autres \u00ab <em>trucs, machins et bidules<\/em> \u00bb ! S\u2019entra\u00eener \u00e0 trouver le bon mot est un exercice tr\u00e8s enrichissant : \u00e0 la place de \u00ab <em>faire <\/em>\u00bb, on peut d\u00e9sormais \u00ab <strong>r\u00e9aliser <\/strong>\u00bb, \u00ab <strong>accomplir <\/strong>\u00bb, \u00ab <strong>cr\u00e9er <\/strong>\u00bb, \u00ab <strong>effectuer <\/strong>\u00bb \u00ab <strong>agir <\/strong>\u00bb\u2026 Et pour les fameux \u00ab <em>machins <\/em>\u00bb, il suffit de trouver le bon terme et le tour est jou\u00e9 !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On pourra aussi bannir les \u00ab <em>il y a<\/em> \u00bb pour inciter \u00e0 d\u00e9velopper d\u2019autres constructions de phrases. Par exemple, \u00ab <em>il y avait du monde au supermarch\u00e9 !<\/em><strong> \u00bb devient \u00ab le supermarch\u00e9 \u00e9tait bond\u00e9 !<\/strong> \u00bb<br>Attention \u00e0 ne pas pour autant tomber dans le \u00ab non, c\u2019est pas comme \u00e7a qu\u2019il faut dire \u00bb syst\u00e9matique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source :<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femmexpat.com\/dossiers\/education\/les-langues\/garder-le-francais\/le-francais-a-la-maison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Femmexpat<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ways to learn French without ever leaving your home country<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>How can you learn French without immersion? There are so many <strong>fun ways to learn French<\/strong> without ever leaving your home country! Here are some ideas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read French books or listen to French audio stories<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read books<\/strong> or <strong>listen to audio stories-Books<\/strong> are a great way of learning new french vocabulary and practicing your reading. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>French books are available both in print and as e-books, so you can learn on the go! You can also listen to audio stories online or download audiobooks onto your mp3 player for offline use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">French conversation partners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&rsquo;re feeling chill, connect with a native French speaker who is learning English via video chat (<em>such as Skype<\/em>) and practice with them! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an excellent way of picking up <strong>new words<\/strong> and <strong>phrases<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/speak-french-with-someone.jpg\" alt=\"Speak French with a French partner\" class=\"wp-image-1395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/speak-french-with-someone.jpg 553w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/speak-french-with-someone-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">French Television\/movies\/YouTube videos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are tons of great shows that you can watch online without having to leave home. Make sure to check if they&rsquo;re dubbed in French before watching though; while subtitles may help you learn the language, dubbing forces you to learn the language as it&rsquo;s spoken in real life, which is a great skill to learn!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have, for example, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/LearnFrenchFun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> YouTube channel of Learn French Fun<\/a> with a new video in French every 15 days \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">French Music<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Listen to French music whenever you can<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Songs will help you learn <strong>new vocabulary<\/strong> and <strong>pronunciation<\/strong>. Try to find songs that are sung by native speakers; these will help you learn natural intonation and accent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also learn the lyrics very quickly this way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I recommend you <strong>the singer Grand Corps Malade<\/strong>. He is easy to understand and you will learn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/10-french-idiomatic-expressions-with-animals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">French idiomatic expressions<\/a> and familiar French vocabulary.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/french-singer-grand-corps-malade.jpg\" alt=\"The French singer Grand Corps Malade\" class=\"wp-image-1396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/french-singer-grand-corps-malade.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/french-singer-grand-corps-malade-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/french-singer-grand-corps-malade-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/french-singer-grand-corps-malade-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f3dfa3\"><tbody><tr><td>\ud83d\udccc Discover the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@GrandCorpsOfficiel\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel of Grand Corps Malade<\/a> to listen to his songs.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">French Games<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Find fun ways for practicing your French skills with games like <strong>Scrabble<\/strong>, <strong>hangman<\/strong>, <strong>crosswords <\/strong>(<em>Le Monde has online versions of their paper crosswords<\/em>), etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social networks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use <strong>Facebook <\/strong>or <strong>Twitter <\/strong>to connect with French people who are learning English. Practice your conversational skills with them over chats or video chats (again, Skype). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&rsquo;re looking for French speaking friends, learn with <strong>duolingo<\/strong>! These are just a few ways of learning without immersion. There are many more out there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">French Online courses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You also have the possibility of taking French courses on the Internet, for example :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/learn-french-fun.com\/fr\/cours-de-francais.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> individual courses<\/a>, alone with the teacher. THE best solution to progress! You will progress very quickly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; or<a href=\"https:\/\/learn-french-fun.com\/en\/french-self-study.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> work alone<\/a>, with video training specially created for students to learn easily French language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the benefits of learning without immersion while most people learn French by immersing themselves in the culture and environment of a country where it&rsquo;s spoken fluently, is this really necessary? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The answer is no; learning French without immersion has its perks too! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And here they are: you can <strong>learn French at your own pace<\/strong>, <strong>choose your resources<\/strong>, <strong>learn what interests you most<\/strong> and learn French without ever having to leave your home country! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here I&rsquo;ve shown that <strong>there are many ways to learn French without immersion<\/strong> (<em>and as such never having to leave your home country!<\/em>), and you&rsquo;re bound to learn the French language in no time at all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you learn French, what is your favorite way of learning the language? Do you learn it through books, movies or by speaking with friends? Or is there something else you like to do? I&rsquo;d love to learn more about??<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/learnfrenchfun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bmc-encart-blog.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bmc-encart-blog.png 600w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bmc-encart-blog-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles that might interest you: <\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/french-idioms-anglicism-germanism-gallicism\/\">French Idioms: Anglicism, Germanism, Gallicism<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/7-resources-to-better-understand-spoken-french\/\">7 resources to better understand spoken French<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/how-to-learn-french-without-translation\/\">How to learn French without translation?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/how-to-improve-your-french-oral-understanding\/\">How to improve your oral understanding in French?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"current\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/how-to-learn-french-without-immersion\/\">How to learn French without immersion?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How many of you have ever wanted to learn the French language but were turned off by the idea of immersion? Maybe you think that it&rsquo;s too difficult or expensive, or maybe you&rsquo;re just not sure how to go about it. Well, fear not! You can learn French without ever leaving your home country. In fact, there are plenty of great ways to do it. Read on for some tips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-french-oral-understanding"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/paris-foule.jpg",1200,680,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/paris-foule-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/paris-foule-300x170.jpg",300,170,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/paris-foule-768x435.jpg",768,435,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/paris-foule-1024x580.jpg",1024,580,true],"hd_qu_size2":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/paris-foule.jpg",400,227,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/paris-foule.jpg",1200,680,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/paris-foule.jpg",1200,680,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Christian","author_link":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/author\/christian\/"},"uagb_comment_info":4,"uagb_excerpt":"How many of you have ever wanted to learn the French language but were turned off by the idea of immersion? 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