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Oct 2022
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#120 Melanie on Learning French With Her...

FLUENT IN 3 MONTHS
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Fluent in 3 Months Challenge participant and French learner, Melanie, discusses taking part in the Challenge and connecting with her kids through French with hosts Benny and Shannon

We guarantee that anyone who completes the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge will have a 15-minute conversation in their new language after 90 days of learning. You can find out more here.

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Episode Overview

Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

  • Learning French in the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge
  • How language helped Melanie find new ways to connect with her kids
  • Learning a language alongside her kids and how supporting one another goes both ways
  • Creating a language learning environment with 7 kids
  • Learning a heritage language
  • Ways to support your kids’ language learning
  • How being a part of her kids’ language learning journeys has helped Melanie improve her own learning

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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