Can’t get past ‘bonjour’? I tried learning French on Duolingo, Babbel and Pimsleur — here’s how it went

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The New York Times

I Kept Failing to Learn French. This Is What Finally Worked.

Doing exercises in a book was très terrible. A friend suggested something more radical. By Rachel Kushner There’s a scene I love in the movie “Husbands,” when John Cassavetes, performing in his own ...
NBC News

New year, une nouvelle langue — I tested Duolingo, Babbel and Pimsleur so you don’t have to

I’ve always wanted to be fluent in multiple languages, but at 27 years old with just English under my belt, I think I’m falling behind on my polyglot dream. It’s partly my fault — I studied French in ...
Fast Company

This new language app is like Netflix meets MasterClass, but for learning French

It is 6 p.m. You have logged off from work and are unwinding with a glass of wine. You turn on the TV, but instead of Netflix, you click on a new app called 6pm in Paris, and spend the next 30 minutes ...
The New York Times

Learning a Language, and a Few Life Lessons, in France

After a painful breakup, the author travels to Provence for a language immersion homestay and learns the value of facing up to mistakes. By Jenny Gross Reporting from the South of France When I booked ...