How to find free French ebooks
You're learning French and you'd like to find longer, richer material to practice reading? Once you've tackled news articles, blog posts and short stories, the next step is immersing yourself…
Authentic and modern professional written conversations in French
In French courses and manuals, conversation examples are not really natural. For example, nowadays, professional conversations are ways less formal than what you can learn from school and classes. When…
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Using gen AI to learn French: how to do it well
How to use Artificial Intelligence (AI), and services like ChatGPT, Copilot or DeepL, to learn French or another foreign language? In this post, I share good practices and attention points…
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French book summary: Chroniques Z (feel good, slice of life)
"Chroniques Z" is a novel written by Savina Lenoble and published by La Lucarne Indécente. The book was written for a large audience: it can be enjoyed by teenagers or…
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French book summary: Big Universe (dystopian thriller)
In this post, I share a summary of the first novel I wrote, "Big Universe". I won't tell how it ends but explain a bit what the story's about. Big…
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How I’m learning a language by myself (part 2: from beginner to intermediate)
In the first post of this series, I explained how I started learning a language by myself, without going to school and taking private lessons. I started with mobile apps…
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Learn new French expressions with a manga: “L’auberge des saisons perdues”
Reading "slice of life" manga is a great way to practice reading in French and to discover new words and expressions. I read a sample of the manga "L'auberge des…
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How I’m learning a new language all by myself (part 1: the beginning)
On this blog, I publish texts and advice for French learners. I had this idea because I do love learning foreign languages myself. For a few years now, I've been…
How to improve your French reading with the “French comprehensible input” method
Using the "French comprehensible input" method means consuming French content (articles, books, videos, shows, movies, podcasts...) instead of studying vocabulary and grammar. It allows to learn the "real French", the…
Writing about your education in French
In this post, I'm going to describe my education (school years) and professional trainings in French. I'll also talk about the education system in Belgium, which differs a bit from…