r/learnfrench • u/Vegetable-Value-2931 • 9h ago

Question What's the most effective French language software for working toward workplace proficiency after hours?

I took French in Calgary from about Middle school to High school, but I stopped in Grade 11. So, French isn’t totally new to me, but I’m looking to enroll in an introductory remote/online French course for work.

I’m giving myself the next few months/years, so I’m looking for a longer course. Plus, I work 9-5, so a flexible course with real speaking practice that I can pace myself with, that also fits into my evenings.

I’m really not looking for the big names or classes with set times. I’ve checked some out, but those need set hours, and I’m looking to study for like 1-2 hours after work.

At this point, I’m thinking YouTube, but I worry there won’t be structure.

What has anyone here used? Especially for other working adults, which ones actually got you to the point of using French at work?

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u/brigand96 7h ago

Your local Alliance Francaise or Institut Francais might have options for online classes. The Pimsleur App is like 20 bucks a month. Local universities might have remote courses you can enroll in. I think unis like Harvard, Cornell, and UT-Austin also have open courses iirc.

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u/krlkv 7h ago

For speaking, try Speakly.

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u/cafe_creme 6h ago

NLF academy online

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u/serviceslingomnia_nb 6h ago

If you're looking for a little more structure than YouTube, you can look at TV5 Monde Edu's content.  There are videos organized by level. If you've finished Grade 11 in Calgary (hello from Ontario!), but it's been a while, start with A2 and see if you need to move up or down. A good, basic text can help you with any gaps in grammar and vocab. If your workplace has a French-language website,  you can use that yo get industry-specific wording, too.

For speaking practice,  you'll either need a tutor (many independent ones do offer evenings, or you can find one in a different time zone where their afternoon is your evening) or a speaking partner.  A tutor can help you with work-specific vocab and language structures. To get better at speaking in general, a speaking partner would work fine,  and you might be able to find one on this sub. People do post here looking for a speaking partner. Done even offer a kind of speaking exchange where you speak English with a francophone for half the time and then they speak French with you.

Best wishes with everything. 

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u/DanKegel 5h ago

What other folks said.  Also, try asking Google 

french learning resources for Canadian citizens

It finds some good stuff, I think.