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Listen to the conversation, follow along with the interactive transcripts, and you will be amazed to discover that you know more French than you think!
We offer various subscription levels to meet your needs, from an audio-only podcast to a rigorous educational course including interactive transcripts of international and French news stories, French grammar and expressions lessons, quizzes and pronunciation.
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Ready for more? Try a change of pace. This program takes you to the next level of immersion. It’s a collaboration of French news writers, journalists, and linguists bringing you a mix of cultural insights, opinions, in-depth news analysis in real everyday French conversation.
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For many months I hesitated signing up for the paid version of News in Slow French. Now that I am a member, I wish I would have signed up sooner! This is a wonderful and stress free way to improve your French - and it is not just textbook French, but living breathing French…. It is so much richer in content than other learning media I have tried. I originally learned with Rosetta Stone, which was good for initial building of sentences and vocabulary. I realized I was still translating in my mind…. Then I found News in Slow French. After a very short time, I realized that I was understanding the podcast without mentally translating everything. I actually listen first in my car, then I go home and do the lesson on line to see how much I got. This is really amazing. And all the lessons are archived for my enjoyment whenever I want if I miss a week.
The iPhone App instantly linked with my car's interface - and works great. I like coming home and easily mousing over words I do not know - and I like that the translations are not totally literal - instead they convey the intention of the phrases. Also - I never had much time to follow the news in English - let alone French. I like the mixture of current affairs selected, they are helping me stay up with world news. I also like hearing the opinions and reflections of Rylan and Catherine - and the comradeship they reflect in their discussions. To top it off, the language lessons and expressions round off the program in such a way as to teach painlessly.
This is probably the most satisfied I have ever been with any service. Keep up the good work!
I have subscribed to News in Slow French for about two years now and still think it is the best French course I have done either on-line or otherwise. The conversations between Catherine and Rylan are always great learning exercises as well as being entertaining.
It was also a good tip recently from Rylan about Un Village Français. I bought the DVDS from Amazon after that and it is a truly superb series, got the first series with French subtitles which of course helps. It is a pity they don't have subtitles for all the series.
Keep those witty dialogues coming!!
Great program!
I've loved "News in Slow French" from the first time I heard it. Out of all the French learning programs on the Internet, yours is the best, in my opinion. It's a great length and a great format, and I never tire of listening to Catherine's beautiful voice or Rylan's animated commentary.
Thank you so much for producing such a high-quality program. It's evident that it's a labor of love.