Oral Language 4-7

Immersing oneself in a language helps develop comfort with the language and grow vocabulary. It is also a nice way to get exposure to a variety of accents and rates of speaking.

Watching French shows is one way to do this. French learners could watch a show in French, including content from Radio-Canada Jeunesse. Using subtitles while watching can also help link auditory cues with written cues.

Listening to French podcasts or French audiobooks is another fantastic way to do this. A number of apps that you can use to access podcasts. This article explains options for listening on various devices and this website lists some app options for audiobooks.

Alliance Française offers a selection of podcasts online as well:

• Salut L’info! – a podcast that presents and explains the news in French
• Quelle Histoire – a French podcast that makes you discover myths and legends from the world as you never heard it before!