Monthly Archives: June 2009

A Language Barrier or… Cultural Differences?

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: June 28, 2009

Last night, I went to the movies with Alicia… the two of us are avid fans of  made in Québec films and we wanted to see «J’ai tué ma mère»… a movie that was nominated for five categories at the Cannes Film Festival 2009. It actually received the Art Cinema Award, the Regards Jeunes Prize and [...]

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Savez-vous épeler?…

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: June 25, 2009

I was supposed to publish a test yesterday yet I did not find the time… I could not tell why but… this week brought another wave of people looking for help in order to get ready for their three SLE tests. To make a story short, I was too busy to take care of my [...]

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What do they actually teach?…

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: June 21, 2009

I am always amazed by the fact that many people, after an extended period of time in intensive French training, cannot get their levels!… I agree that getting a C in oral is not easy, yet it should be achievable. As for the written expression test, many months in full-time training should be enough for people [...]

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