#085 | Alicya on Wine Tasting to Learn French


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Writer and long-term expat, Alicya, speaks with Benny and Elizabeth about learning French through the lens of another passion – wine tasting.

This episode features Alicya, who made significant progress with her French speaking ability in just 90 days with the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge.

We actually guarantee that anyone who completes the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge will have a 15-minute conversation in their new language after 90 days of learning. You can find out more here.

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Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

  • Arriving in France with zero French
  • Why the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge is so good, even for a shy or introverted person
  • What it’s like living in France as an American
  • Why Alicya had a harder time with French than Spanish and Italian
  • How to make the most of a language exchange opportunity
  • Raising a bilingual child
  • Learning to read, and reading to learn
  • Wine as a gateway to learning about French culture and history
  • Developing a French “wine language island”
  • Learning to do things using your target language
  • How to tackle a polyglot Challenge

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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