Is it possible to go from A1 to B2 French in 7 months - self learning?
Bonjour! I am travelling to France in 7 days. Any tips?
Level 7 in French. Lessons feel more nebulous. Need some advice.
I'm not much higher than you (only level 12 here), but I do know that feeling.
Think of it like strength training. You can't get stronger if you don't struggle. My first advise is to push through. Yes, it's taking a long time, but if you quit now, where will you be in six months? Do you think you would be farther ahead in six months at the pace you're going at now? Compared to quitting, yes, you will!
One thing that helped me was to remove aspects of the lessons that were vexing to me. At around level 7 and 8, I was confused by the conjugation, the determiners (ton vs tes, son vs sa, etc.), and the introduction of new words. To make my job easier, I began using Memrise to help me learn new words, so that Duolingo's introduction of new words wouldn't confuse me anymore.
Another is to learn the grammatical rules of the language. One horrible aspect of Duolingo is the lack of context when they introduce new rules to you. You can solve that by going and watching French tutorials on Youtube. My favorite channel is Imagiers. If you scroll down the link, you will see several playlists (Unit 1, 2, etc.) where he overviews these aspects in a very thorough way.
Maybe you're doing all of these things already. Regardless, don't quit! Any progress is good, and quitting now will waste all the work you've already put in! We've all been there, and we will all trip up again in learning a new language. But push through! :)
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