Resolution: re-establish my skills in French
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:03 pm
September always seems like a good time of year to make resolutions. Even though I left full-time education a long time ago, I always have a “back to school” feeling at this time of year: back into regular routines once the relaxed summer is over. This sentiment is particularly strong this year, as my son is about to start school. I’ve recently changed roles at work and am about to increase working hours. Perhaps a little counter-intuitively, this will also bring me a couple of hours of “spare” time each week, between finishing work and doing the school pick-up.
I don’t want to spend this time doing chores or being a lady of leisure. I want to do something productive with this time, and getting back into French would tick that box nicely. My new boss has asked if I’d be able to deal with French clients in French, and at the moment, the answer is firmly “not at the moment”.
My degree was partly in French, but not having sought much opportunity to use it means that my knowledge and confidence have weakened considerably. I’ve done various online tests which rate me as a B2, but I think a B1 is probably a more accurate reflection of my abilities.
I want to get back to where I was, and feel comfortable in writing and speaking French, then take the plunge of doing this at work. I’m just coming to the end of a holiday, so I’m going to use my first afternoon off to plan out what I’m going to do and set myself some targets.
Any advice would be very much welcomed
I don’t want to spend this time doing chores or being a lady of leisure. I want to do something productive with this time, and getting back into French would tick that box nicely. My new boss has asked if I’d be able to deal with French clients in French, and at the moment, the answer is firmly “not at the moment”.
My degree was partly in French, but not having sought much opportunity to use it means that my knowledge and confidence have weakened considerably. I’ve done various online tests which rate me as a B2, but I think a B1 is probably a more accurate reflection of my abilities.
I want to get back to where I was, and feel comfortable in writing and speaking French, then take the plunge of doing this at work. I’m just coming to the end of a holiday, so I’m going to use my first afternoon off to plan out what I’m going to do and set myself some targets.
Any advice would be very much welcomed