News In Slow French (podcast)
Subject: French
Type: Podcast
Created by: Linguistica 360
How long is it?
There are hundreds of episodes.
Is it easy to understand?
There are 3 levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced.
Who is it for?
It is for anyone who hopes to improve their French.
How recent is it?
Episodes continue to be released
What to expect
“Listen to streaming news and culture programming at a pace that aims to be just right”
“Weekly news broadcasts in realistic language”
“Virtual language immersion site”
“Great for increasing your vocabulary on current events”
“Helps you learn a language through current events”
My thoughts…
Can you learn a language by listening to it?
I think we can learn languages by listening, or at the very least, we can make great strides in our progress. We all learnt our first languages by listening, so it must be possible to do the same when we are older. However, it’s not that simple. We are unlikely to be immersed in the new language we want to learn, as infants are, unless we travel to another country and spend a long time there. Even then, we can get by pretty well in some places without absorbing anything, as long as they have self-service checkouts and digital menus. Nevertheless, some activities are very useful and do not require a plane ticket, such as watching a movie in French (with French subtitles), watching a French TV programme for kids, listening to the News in French podcast or listening to a French audiobook.