349: What I Have Learned in French Class, So Far . . . , Partie Quatre

The Simple Sophisticate - Intelligent Living Paired with Signature Style

Shannon Ables

Education, Self-improvement, Britain, Contentment, Podcast, Society & Culture, Simplicity, France, Style, Lifestyle

4.7 • 915 Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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"On ne comprend jamais tout à fait une langue avant d’en comprendre au moins deux."

It took 43 years for me to finally learn the French alphabet, and when I say learn I mean how to properly pronounce each letter, even after taking French classes in college and then again taking French 102 and 103 back in 2016 at our local community college.

After sharing this with someone recently, they looked at me perplexed, but you see I never enrolled in French 101 as it was a fall course, and during the 2015/16 school year I was head-first transitioning into my new teaching position here in Bend, so waited until I was settled with my own schedule to explore French classes. Backtrack to college, as explained in detail in my first book, a similar situation; I began my studies during winter term rather than fall due to a shift in my life journey and needing to acquire the necessary prerequisites to study abroad in French the coming summer.

With that said, learning the alphabet, and singing the French jingle to help cement the sounds of each letter into my memory was one of the most exciting and appreciative moments of my novice French learning experience thus far.

Beginning today is a return to the series I began in 2016, so today's episode/post is labeled as Partie Quatre (part four). As I make my way through my courses - a new quarter/course each season - look for future posts/episodes to be shared. You can explore all of my French-themed posts and episodes via the respective links.

The Simple Sophisticate, episode #349

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0:44.8	reader's favorite regular weekly post this and that which is posted each
0:49.2	Friday morning now to today's episode. Welcome to the simple Sophisticate Podcast, where intelligent living is paired with signature style.
1:16.0	I'm your host, Shannon Ables.
1:18.5	And whether you're listening on your commute, exercising, working in the garden, or sitting down with a hot cup of tea or a
1:24.8	cafe ole, thank you for tuning in. Let's get started. Welcome to the 349th episode of the simple
1:47.7	Sophisticate and today's episode is for Franco-files or anyone who is curious or in the middle of learning a new language.
1:56.0	I am returning to a series that I started back in 2016.
2:01.0	And while there hasn't been any episodes for this particular series, there have been three
2:06.8	previous detailed posts.
2:09.2	And I'm carrying it forward now because I am in the middle of deepening my learning and my understanding of the French
2:17.7	language.
2:18.7	But before I get any further into what we're going to talk about today. Let me just give you a taste of this
2:24.3	week's Petit Pleasure. It is a film that aligns somewhat tangentially with our
2:31.6	topic of the French language because it's a film about France and
2:37.5	it's love for wine. Now this film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival a handful of years ago, but I recently watched it, loved it, and want to share with you.
2:49.0	So stay tuned as I'll introduce that film to you at the end of today's episode.
2:53.0	Now what are we talking about today?
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