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Pronunciation songs

5 April, 2014Personal, Resourcesforeign language, French, French language, language learning, music, pronunciation, rounds, songsSandra Bogerd

While preparing my choir for a concert of French music I have been inspired to write some rounds and short songs in French to help choristers to produce the correct vowel sounds, and to have a bit of an idea about how to pronounce French. I’ve written one round for each vowel so far, and am now writing songs for various consonants. Today I finished a song for the letter G. I’ll probably publish these as a booklet for choirs and classes.

Success!

2 April, 2014PersonalCEFR, exams, foreign languages, French, French language, language learning, studySandra Bogerd

J’ai réussi! 95.5% (Compréhension Orale: 25, Compréhension Écrite: 25, Production Écrite: 23, Production Orale: 22.5).

I passed A2 French with a score of 95.5%. On to B1…

Language Qualifications

1 April, 2014PersonalAlliance Française, CEFR, exams, French, language, language learning, studySandra Bogerd

As I write a comic book in French for language learners I thought it would be a good idea to update my qualifications. A long time ago I did senior high school French and the corresponding Alliance Française exams. A few years ago I did a few courses at the Alliance Française. This year I sat the (CEFR) A2 exam – a fairly low level exam just so I could see how it all works, and because I haven’t done an exam for a few years.

Europe has a set of standards for language skill, known in English as the “Common European Framework of Reference” (CEFR). The 6 levels go from A1 to C2, and reflect practical skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing, rather than just grammatical skills. I hope to do the B1 exam soon, which is still a lower level than expected by international students entering TAFE in Australia, so I have a bit of a way to go. B2/C1 is needed for tertiary study.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages

Extensive Reading Competition

18 January, 2014

Extensive Reading Competition

While finding my way around WordPress blogs I came across this competition where you try to read as much as possible in your target languages. Naturally I signed up.

Language Comic Books Stuff Here

8 January, 2014Personalcomic books, extensive reading, French, language, language learningSandra Bogerd

I decided to split my creative blog, as the language geekery probably doesn’t belong in my Sandra Bogerd blog. So in here I’ll muse about language stuff and report on the progress of my life-long Gnomeville comic book project.