French Professor

You can absolutely learn French with Netflix shows. The trick is knowing which series to watch and how to watch them. If you just put on a French show with English subtitles and let it play, you are m…

You have tried to learn French before. Maybe you bought a workbook, downloaded an app, or promised yourself you would study for thirty minutes every day. And maybe, after a few weeks, life got busy. T…

You have been studying French for a while now. You know basic vocabulary. You can order a coffee and talk about your weekend. But something still feels off. A native speaker tilts their head when you …

You are in a conversation. Someone asks you a question in French. You understand the words. But before you answer, your brain does something automatic. It translates the French into English, processes…

You have the grammar down. You can conjugate verbs in the present, the passé composé, and maybe even the imparfait. You know your vocabulary lists by heart. Yet when you speak with a native French spe…

You are tired of drilling verb tables from a textbook. You know the difference between *être* and *avoir*, but when you hear a French conversation, it sounds like a blur of swallowed syllables and str…

You have a solid B1 vocabulary. You know how to conjugate your verbs. You can form complex sentences. But when you speak, something feels off. Your French sounds like a textbook. It is correct, but it…

Practice French listening with short YouTube videos, focused replays, transcripts, and speaking exercises that make fast speech feel less intimidating.

You open your new French novel. Page one feels good. By page three, you have stopped four times to check a dictionary. By page ten, the story is gone. You are not reading anymore. You are doing vocabu…

I have been teaching French for over a decade. I have seen students walk into class after using an app for three months, convinced they were ready to hold a conversation. Sometimes they were right. Mo…