subject: Keep Your French Sharp With Monthly Practice [print this page] The clich, practice makes perfect, is an overlooked idiom that has many realities undeniably attached to it. From the perspective of an audio learner, beginners must uphold the theory of reinforcement by philosopher, Joseph Klapper. He introduced the fact that reinforcement is an essential formula for accuracy in memory. Repetition is considered to be a type of reinforcement and the optimal method to learn a language. In terms of brilliant recollection of vocabulary, correct formation of sentences, and other prolific linguistic exercises, it is unquestionable that a frequent practice of language use if a productive effort in order to perfect ones fluency.
Apart from Mandarin and Arabic, no language proves a bigger perplexity of pronunciation other than French, well at least for someone who has not majored in linguistics or anthropology. This audibly relaxing language is without a doubt the most romantic language in the world. Many of us actually could comprehend the usual Merci and Bonjour, but after the basic levels of studying such a mind boggling language, it is wise to keep going and proceed to a more advanced level.
Experts have advised that you should retain the information gathered during the lessons as well as to keep your French sharp with monthly practice. It is recommended that the beginner spends an hour a day to refresh the lessons learned either by playback of audio tapes or video, or reading post-it notes on the refrigerator, as long as revision is done on a scheduled routine. However many working adults may be unable to carry out daily revisions due to excessive workload and pressure. If this is the case, then the next best thing is to keep your French sharp with monthly practice. The duration of the practice should be at least 6 hours so that all the indispensable linguistic exercises are covered competently.
