Learning French in Cambodia
Learning French in Cambodia
Does anyone know of any decent schools in Phnom Penh (or would consider elsewhere) that an English speaker can learn to speak French to business level. I am not really interested in one of one lessons from a dodgy barfly but but am interested in something structured. Cheers. Ideally I would like to do six months of intensive learning but certainly don't want to live in France to do it.
Try the French cultural center on 184. They have classes at all levels and you can choose from one hour per day to an intensive program. At the lower levels the teachers are locals though, not sure that is the best option. Their part time classes usually last three months , with regular intakes throughout the year.
Curious why the OP wants to learn French if they have no intention of living in France. If you need a second language for business surely Chinese would be a better choice out this neck of the woods; even if returning to Europe, German would be more suitable when it comes to job hunting.
Still, each to their own, sorry if there's a specific reason why it must be French, just throwing out some food for thought.
Still, each to their own, sorry if there's a specific reason why it must be French, just throwing out some food for thought.
Meum est propositum in taberna mori,
ut sint Guinness proxima morientis ori.
tunc cantabunt letius angelorum chori:
"Sit Deus propitius huic potatori."
ut sint Guinness proxima morientis ori.
tunc cantabunt letius angelorum chori:
"Sit Deus propitius huic potatori."
Spigzy wrote:Curious why the OP wants to learn French if they have no intention of living in France. If you need a second language for business surely Chinese would be a better choice out this neck of the woods; even if returning to Europe, German would be more suitable when it comes to job hunting.
Still, each to their own, sorry if there's a specific reason why it must be French, just throwing out some food for thought.
you forget french is widely spoken in other parts of the world called africa or even some of latin america. people who are here may be planning to move there next for some reason.
anyways at least that is why i am learning french, and i've tried IFC someone mentioned above, and while i believe local teachers there are generally ok, most of the classmates are louis vuitton wielding teenagers or medical students, not sure if it's the best environment for language learning. there are some committed 1-on-1 teachers in town i think, better place an advertisement looking for one on CPN though maybes..?
Hopefully he can find a French as a Foreign Language class, as opposed to a radically different French as a Second Language class.Spigzy wrote:Curious why the OP wants to learn French if they have no intention of living in France.
Thanks for the replies. It looks like there may be some possibility of me making this work. I previously worked in Mali for 3 very odd years and although I started learning french I was a terrible student with work and the bar being a terrible distraction.
At the time I was very mindful that my Malian French would not have gone down too well in Paris but I doubt speaking a Cambodian version of French would matter greatly in say Cameroon, Bakina Faso or anyone of the other 30 odd countries in Africa where french is either an official or spoken language. I am having a forced break from work at the moment and learning to speak french would be a big plus for me to get back into the French West African Job market and allow me to do something constructive.
At the time I was very mindful that my Malian French would not have gone down too well in Paris but I doubt speaking a Cambodian version of French would matter greatly in say Cameroon, Bakina Faso or anyone of the other 30 odd countries in Africa where french is either an official or spoken language. I am having a forced break from work at the moment and learning to speak french would be a big plus for me to get back into the French West African Job market and allow me to do something constructive.
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Yes, no chance of that problem in Cambodia.Clap wrote:... I was a terrible student ... the bar being a terrible distraction...
You should look online in all case.
Finding French DVD would be a big help ( take an american movie put the sound in French and the subtitle in English ), and comics books to train when in the toilet or the taxis.
If you can already speak, joining a online french speaking gaming communities could be good, or any other communities where you have to talk (but not to elaborately) a little.
French like german is quite hard to write (but not to read) but easier to speak so I would work mainly my reading and speaking skill. Forgot the writing part.
Finding French DVD would be a big help ( take an american movie put the sound in French and the subtitle in English ), and comics books to train when in the toilet or the taxis.
If you can already speak, joining a online french speaking gaming communities could be good, or any other communities where you have to talk (but not to elaborately) a little.
French like german is quite hard to write (but not to read) but easier to speak so I would work mainly my reading and speaking skill. Forgot the writing part.
http://french.about.com/
Hi
Yes, you probably need a teacher, (what about L'Alliance Francaise?) but you'll have to do a lot of work by yourself if you want to do this properly. I have used this website while studying French and I found it a good support. It won't help with actually speaking french, but will answer questions like "should I say it like this or that?" Also has lots of links.
Good luck.
Hi
Yes, you probably need a teacher, (what about L'Alliance Francaise?) but you'll have to do a lot of work by yourself if you want to do this properly. I have used this website while studying French and I found it a good support. It won't help with actually speaking french, but will answer questions like "should I say it like this or that?" Also has lots of links.
Good luck.
Some good suggestions here (and good web resources). I agree that my chances certainly won't be harmed by using every tool i can get. Internet, TV, books, magazines, casual teachers, schools. Just bombard myself with it for a couple of hours a day, everyday.
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