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Learning a 2nd language for a job
I'm applying for several retail jobs that ask if I speak a 2nd language. In high school and college I took a total of 6 years of French. My accent is great but my speaking/reading/writing ability is rusty. I'd like to list on my resume that I'm solid in French.
What is the best way for me to become fluent? Rosetta Stone, something else?
TIA!
Re: Learning a 2nd language for a job
Do community colleges nearby offer classes?
No amount of education could convince Betty to be nice to possums
Immersion is the best way to learn a language.
You can look for conversation groups on something like meetup.com or craigslist. Watching programs online, reading in the language, and anything else you can do to be surrounded by it would help. If it's just for something like a retail job buying Rosetta Stone might not be cost effective.
Signed,
A Spanish immersion teacher
Rosetta Stone won't make you fluent in a second language all on it's own. It's expensive, think about $150-$200 for each lesson, and you'll just be reinforcing the basics and covering material you already learned in high school/college for at least the first 2-3 lessons (basic verbs, counting, telling time, basic grammar, giving directions, etc). It would be a great refresher or supplement to immersion classes, a language class at a college, or even a meetup group to practice a second language. I used Rosetta Stone for french, and while I learned to speak conversationally, it's a long way from fluency.
Additionally, I'm sure you'll pick things up much quicker than most given your background in french, but if you're applying for these jobs now, I wouldn't list French fluency on your resume yet. You'd be in a heap o' trouble if you happened to interview with a bilingual representative and they put you to the test
I wouldn't list French fluency on your resume either. You're probably conversational. But using it in a working environment is a new ballgame and from what I understand, very difficult.
I live in French Canada and have to speak the language everyday and have been taking 20 hours a week in courses and am still nowhere near being fluent. I would recommend Fluenz over Rosetta stone (it's another software program) and trying to find an immersive course that allows you to speak it everyday.
Learning a 2nd language is amazing though! Good for you for giving it a shot.
Hey! Totally in a similar boat as you, and not to hijack this thread and go completely off topic, but can I pick your brain for a minute? I've heard of Fluenz before, but I have never known anyone who actually tried it, what did you like about it? Their approach is sort of a blended approach vs. Rosetta Stone, right? Also, are you doing the Quebec-provided immersion courses for immigrants, or are you in a private class? I've been here a good while, but I still haven't taken advantage of the free language courses they offer yet for a variety of reasons.. What did you think of the program?
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I am in an immersion course for immigrants. I absolutely love it! I met all of my friends, who are from all different countries in the class and we share our cultures. Also, they realize you have to speak to people so they make you talk a lot and they help you get to know the Quebecois culture. The immersion part is intimidating but after about a week, you'll know what's going on.
I like Fluenz because it helps not only with writing but speaking and gets you used to conversation. It's a lady talking to you and I think if you have a mic, you can talk back. I have never used Rosetta Stone but all the French speakers here recommended Fluenz.
I'm appyling as a salesperson for a few French retailers in New Jersey stores. I work for a French retailer now and only a few French-speaking customers have come into the mall-located store in 10 months since the boutique was launched.
I don't see a lot of French speaking customers coming into any of these stores I'm applying for in suburban NJ. Asian languages and Russian, yes, but not French. I just mention French because I'm familiar with it.