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Best French Course and Best French Teacher
Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! Camille and Olivier's frenchtoday is everyday French, not classroom French. Their audio books and lessons are exceptionally well thought out and presented. Their frenchtoday app is intuitive and pleasent to use, and their audio books and lessons are simplly the best of the best.Show lessjmjblv
BEST FRENCH COURSE ON THE MARKET !
Camille's French Today Audiobook method is second to none!
I taught myself Dutch 30 years ago and realize now, why it was so easy for me. I was married to a Dutch man who was patient and kind enough to show me how he positioned his mouth and spoke slowly and told me how he was pronouncing the letters/words. I had an in home teacher. After learning on my own for 2 years I went to an intensive course and they were shocked at how well I pronounced the Dutch language as well as able to read and write in Dutch.
I have faith I will do the same eventually, with French.
I am now in Tahiti living on a boat and both of us wanted to learn French, but did not want to be burdened with having to go ashore for French tutoring. We also learn at different speeds and this would have been discouraging for one of us if we had the same teacher.....
If you are serious and dedicated you can learn with this method. Camille's voice is beautiful, clear and her pronunciation is perfect. I have never taken any French classes in school and was expecting to have had a basic knowledge of French like every other method online or app expects of you. I have tried many, many apps, YouTube courses, online courses - paid/free etc. Some are okay, but they did not do it for me.
Camille's is perfect for the dedicated willing student.
Oh, I am so thrilled with her teaching method of Audio /written book method. I am a visual person as well. One of the methods I tried was Pimsler method, which is perfect for some, but it failed just 100 % for me. I could not slow it down enough to understand it. I needed to be able to see the written words and hear it slowly and clearly pronounced and Camille is just brilliant! The format is easy and I can repeat, repeat, repeat and review just as much as I need. She understands that some people need to be started with the very basic. That's me, and others can jump ahead that's my husband. My husband could skip and move ahead because of his Dutch, he already had the basics of the alphabet and mouth / tongue positions.
Camille actually starts at the beginning with the alphabet then has pictures and instructions for how to pronounce the letter, or combined letters in your mouth = tongue placement and everything. This may sound strange, but it is exactly how I learned Dutch and so appreciative for this. It's like having my "in home teacher again" It is how we learned from out parents, by watching their mouth and listening to them over and over. I can control my own pace. I am gaining confidence.
I can not say enough wonderful things about this course. It is just what my husband and I were searching for and very happy to find. She has it all, visual, audio with three speeds and even Street French.
I am so excited and thrilled to find her course and am grateful for her and her husband's patience with me during the purchase process. If you have questions, concerns, or need to add to your purchase, they get back to you and help you every step of the way. That is rare in this digital age. Camille and Oliver....Thank you very very much. I hope to meet you both one day and speak to you in French.Show lessGatvol57
Well presented
The packages include the ability to reveal the text in English if needed, hear the French spoken in three speeds and practice exercises.
French Today is a complete method, Camille has a Facebook page with videos etc to practice and learn French, a
signup for weekly emails and more. All well presented.Show lessJpapa53
Tailored to your level
As an intermediate French speaker I struggle to find learning content tailored to my needs. So many apps are geared towards beginners. I am left to sort through authentic content by myself. After taking the free placement test on Camille’s site she paired me with content that is understandable yet challenging. The perfect blend to make me feel confident, curious, and engaged. I am learning new things while reinforcing what I already know. She is an expert educator who teaches street and textbook French at the same time.Show lessH-
Awesome method, works great with AirPods and Apple Watch
The method is great, the app is good, what I love the most is that it works with my Apple Watch and AirPods so I can use it on the go. Thank you!ghennadude
Developer Response
Sorry I missed that comment before. The 1.6.0 version that launched in August 2019 and that you reviewed fully supports Airpods gestures as well as Apple Watch playback control - I'm not sure why you had issues. Contact support@frenchtoday.com if you are still having issues so that I can investigate (but I even tried it again myself just this minute). Olivier - French TodayMethod is phenomenal!
Camille’s method of teaching French is absolutely amazing! How she uses an actual storyline to teach French you’ll actually use is great.
She also does an awesome job breaking down verbs, conjugations, grammar, and expressions.
Pretty unique to this method is Camille’s use of 3 different “speeds”. If you know anything about French, you’d know that written and spoken French are almost like 2 separate languages. Camille does a great job helping to bridge that gap by teaching both ways using the “speeds”.
“Street” French includes the common gliding and pronunciation differences in natural, spoken French.
I’ve learned so much with this method! The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is because the fastest “speed” is too slow. I wish there was a way to play it back faster so it actually sounds like the French do talking to each other on the street. (a lot faster)Show lessCoachCosette
Great way to learn French!
I’ve been studying French nonstop for the past several months, mostly by using these audiobooks. The vocabulary is very practical for my upcoming trip to Paris. The storyline is captivating. I eagerly await each new installment.Alxart56
Great information, very clearly presented
The content that I've purchased (beginner level books) are great. I've been simultaneously learning French with the Pimsleur approach, which, while very good for learning French, does not provide any explanation. The French Today lessons provide really excellent and informative explanations about various language topics. The audio part is very clear and easy to understand. This is a really great supplement to other learning tools. Plus, I really enjoy their blog posts sent as emails, including the most recent one giving the names of yoga poses in French - very interesting for me as an avid yogi. I also identified a small bug with the app which they were very responsive about fixing.Show lessGoldawg
Developer Response
Bonjour. Thank you for your review.Must Have !!!
This app is a must have for French Today Audio Books. It transforms your learning experience into playtime. No more fumbling with navigating PDF readers, audio players, and explorer to change speed and chapters. Very clean user interface that does everything you can think of, including the magical 15-second forward and back, sync PDF to audio button, and simple speed selection. This is truly the 'free razor' and should sell Audio Books like hot cakes (les gateaux chauds).Show lessAlto East
Crashes
Every time I try to use the app it crashesLanguage learner12
Developer Response
Bonjour. Truly sorry for this! The app update we launched crashed for some few upgraders but we fixed that bug right away. Please make sure you update the app to the 1.2.1 version launched July 5th. Again sorry for the inconvenience. If you need more help, don't hesitate to contact me at support@frenchtoday.com . Cheers. Olivier
