by Dwane | Aug 22, 2026 | Education, French
Tip of the Week #376: How I Taught Myself French I recently came across this video: I Try the 1950’s Nature Method to Learn French The video explores a French textbook called Le Français par la Méthode Nature, written by Arthur M. Jensen. I’ve been using this...
by Dwane | Nov 22, 2025 | French, Tip of the Week
Tip of the Week #346: Dreaming French A few weeks ago, I recommended Lengualytics. The site is great if you want to track the time you spend studying languages. If you study French, I have more good news for you. Dreaming French launched this last week. Dreaming...
by Dwane | Nov 8, 2025 | French, Tip of the Week
Tip of the Week #345: How to Track the Time You Spend Studying French If you spend a lot of time studying languages—or anything, really—it’s a good idea to track your time. Tracking helps you see where you are, how far you’ve come, and where you’re headed. For Spanish...
by Dwane | May 13, 2024 | Education, French, Online Classes
I began studying French in 2020. As I have studied French, I have discovered many useful resources. Here, I share them with you. I hope they help you as much as they have helped me. If you are learning French, here are my top recommendations: (Note: Some of the...
by Dwane | Oct 6, 2023 | Education, French, Italian, Latin, Motivation, Spanish
I received this question. It sparked a short correspondence between us Good afternoon and thank you for your resources! What is the most important/significant material to glean from Virgil’s Aeneid, from a grammar and/or rhetoric perspective? I am leading a...
by Dwane | Sep 22, 2023 | English, French, Vocabulary
My local French students and I (I am not fluent. We are learning together.) have been watching the language learning series Extra. In Episode three, one of the characters uses the phrase ça ne me dérange pas, meaning, it doesn’t bother me. This threw my...
