I'm Taking A French Class...
<<K.T., I completely identify. I took French classes since I was a small child and through high school (grew up in Ontario) and never once were we taught proper pronunciation.>>
Actually in my class, my "professeur" corrects most students on their pronunciations. It's just that most of the students aren't retaining most of what he's told them, which I find odd.
Why would you waste your money on a Spanish class?
<<occasionnellement, je fais une erreur de la grammaire>>
Une erreur de grammaire.
Your French is pretty good, though.
<Une erreur de grammaire.>
Is "erreur" feminine in French?
I think a lot of people are scared and feel ashamed to pronounce correctly a foreign language and maybe things are even more complicated because French is often regarded as a very chich language that can't be spoiled by an ugly pronunciation.
Yes Luca, "erreur" is feminine in French.
"I completely identify. I took French classes since I was a small child and through high school (grew up in Ontario) and never once were we taught proper pronunciation. It started with a rough attempt to imitate the teacher, and in later years it was simply assumed that we already knew."
Thanks for sharing this. I am still thinking about it. Recently I saw a Kindergarten teacher with a slight, but noticeable "gringita" accent teaching Spanish and I've noticed preschools offering "languages" popping up in my city. At that age, imitation is everything, so if you get a good model for your language, you have a great start, if not...
-I'm Taking A French Class...-
Bon voyage
<<Your progress?>>
My progress is great. I'm getting pretty good at speaking French. Still, je parle seulement un peu français. I'm getting better each day though I think. It's a fun experience that's for sure. I plan on taking an intensive course in Paris next summer. It should be fun.
Door, Poor= Same sound
Four, Pour = Same sound