• Language Services with Eloquence (French, German, Spanish, Italian and English Language Improvement Website)

• Tape a sample of authentic TL speech (e.g., native speakers in conversation, radio or TV announcers) and listen to it with a native speaker in order to verify comprehension.

• Tape a sample of authentic TL speech and repeat and/or record selected segments as a means of improving pronunciation and fluency.

• Try CD Roms or other computer software which focus on TL learning (e.g., Available at Harriet Irving Library: "Larousse Multimédia Encyclopedique", and "VideoLinguist- French" or software such as "À la rencontre de Philippe" available at the French lab in Singer Hall or the Multimedia Centre in D'Avray Hall )

• Monitor TL production in order to discover commonly made (or fossilized) errors and make a conscious effort to correct one at a time.

• When reading the newspaper, always look for clues which help to discover meaning

• Ask for constructive and specific feedback from a native speaker on oral and written production
  

When doing academic work:

• Use a "process writing approach" to your own written assignments

• Use a French word processor with French spell and grammar check

• Video or audio tape presentations before doing them for the class

• Use dictionaries, grammar guides (e.g., Ollivier- grammaire française, Grevisse- Le bon usage) verb books, and effective writing guides when doing written assignments

• Ask (or pay) a TL speaker to proofread assignments

• Speak the target language (TL) with a native speaker

• Join cultural or sporting activities at the local TL community centre (e.g., choirs, volleyball at the "Centre" Communautaire Ste. Anne)

• Read TL literature (e.g., books, magazines, newspapers)

• Watch a film in the TL

• Watch a sporting event or the news on television in the TL

• Learn by heart common everyday TL sayings which can be easily used in social settings

• Read and follow recipes in the TL

• Subscribe to TL magazines or newspapers
  

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• Set aside a certain amount of time each week to use the TL

• Find an e-mail or regular pen-pal with whom you can correspond in the TL

• Listen to a radio station in the TL

• Attend concerts or plays in the TL (check the local paper for upcoming events at the "Centre")

• Visit a library which houses TL literature and music (e.g. library at the "Centre")

• Listen to recorded messages in the target language (e.g., flight information, weather forecasts, voice messages at government offices)

• Use TL whenever possible.