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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

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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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