Fluency
Language Proficiency
One of the questions* that I get asked all the time is How long will it take me to speak French fluently? Unfortunately, the answer to this question is difficult for several reasons:
- There's no universal definition of fluency.
- Every person has a different language-learning potential.
- It depends a great deal on where, when, and how one studies.
| * Wondering what the other questions are? Read my FAQ. |
This article is an attempt to provide you with some information about these issues - the what, when, where, and how of fluency - so that you can determine your own "fluency potential." :-)
Although this article focuses on students learning French, the majority of these concepts
apply to all languages.
Continue reading about fluency...
| 1. | Introduction | ||||||||||
| 2. | What is fluency? | ||||||||||
| 3. | Am I fluent? | ||||||||||
| 4. | Where should I learn? | ||||||||||
| 5. | How should I study? | ||||||||||
| 6. | When will I be fluent? | ||||||||||
| 7. | LKL's fluency history | ||||||||||
| French proficiency test Proficiency standards |
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