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Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by olabanji88(m): 4:48pm On Jul 15 |
79733139:it's very difficult to maintain this level of devotion with kids around, work, and personal projects, work projects etc but. I try to do at least 2 hrs of active listening every day's some days higher some days lower 4 Likes |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by 79733139(m): 8:24pm On Jul 15 |
You can still do passive listening when you are occupied with something else, just set the proper expectations that you are not going to absorb 100% of the material, even if you absorb 10%, it is still good enough. Only do passive listening with audios to which you have listened and decoded their meanings. Don't do passive listening with new audios. olabanji88: |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by babakb: 9:22am On Jul 16 |
79733139: With your experience in this journey, do you think living in a francophone country for 3 months immersion will help in blasting TEF or TCF, especially for someone on A2 level. I'm looking at embarking on this adventure next year, it'll cost a lot of money so I need some assurances ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by 79733139(m): 10:44am On Jul 16 |
Yes! That's the perfect environment. You also need to put enough self-study, get a French teacher in the city or town and make friends with young Francophones who have lots of freetime, so that you can be forced to keep speaking French and self correcting. babakb: 1 Like |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by babakb: 10:56am On Jul 16 |
79733139: Merci Mon patron, je le ferai l'annee prochain ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by AYOBAMI2017: 8:54am On Jul 17 |
Bilingualism: I agree. He's quite humble and will ensure you get what he's teaching. If you don't understand, ask him repeatedly because sometimes he can be fast while teaching. I've learned so much in a short time since I started my French class with him. I'll recommend him as an expert french tutor. |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by Philosopher234: 12:55pm On Jul 18 |
Hi.. Please can you share a way to reach this French tutor |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by 79733139(m): 3:11pm On Jul 18 |
In case you need those books for the speaking and writing tests of TEF. 79733139: How to Get More Practice to Improve Your Listening Skills! - https://www.nairaland.com/4672912/all-tef-candidates-canada-immigration/175#128301974 How To Improve Your Writing For TEF’s L’Expression Ecrite (Section B – La lettre d’argumentation) - https://www.nairaland.com/4672912/all-tef-candidates-canada-immigration/178#129060620 Check my profile for other details. |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by aurorae1: 6:23pm On Jul 18 |
Date and time of round: July 18, 2024 at 14:58:28 UTC CRS score: 400 (French language proficiency (Version 1)) Invitations: 1,800 French is still relevant! Félicitations à tous ceux qui ont décroché leur ITA!! For all still studying, Godspeed. You can do it!!! 7 Likes |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by babakb: 9:15pm On Jul 18 |
aurorae1: French will remain relevant in Express Entry for the next 3 years or more. Those who can should Wake up to the challenge ![]() ![]() ![]() 4 Likes |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by chythe(m): 10:36pm On Jul 18 |
[[quote author=thelma76 post=130895306] Hello Lovely People ! An update I owe to this platform, following my previous post and your words of encouragement, j’ai repasse l’examen le 10 Juin et par la grace de Dieu, c’est termine! CO 505 C1 CE 518 C1 EO 13 B2 EE 13 B2 I have said this story so many times, so I’d spare you the details. I’d close this with three points: 1. It’s definitely attainable! I heard about this French route a few years ago but I kept telling myself “nahh, the scores would go down, I shouldn’t have to go to this length or kill myself this much”. Last year confirmed this wouldn’t be the case with the trend of the draws, and I had to dive into action. All thanks to people who shared their timelines and stories honestly on this platform to encourage others. I saw it was possible for others juggling job, family, and many other things and figured I could do this also. 2. Find a community! This is super important. This journey is challenging especially for English speakers, starting from scratch (A0,A1 etc). It is not one of those things or hurdles you navigate privately ooo 😂, it is emotionally and mentally arduous. Thus, you need ALL the support you can get (from relatable stories/experiences, astuces, conseils, and exam stories). One of the communities you can leverage is the Telegram group (I discovered this only after my first attempt). Shoutout to those amazing human beings!!! Madam Labelle, ma belle (in her words), you all are too too much! God Bless You! 3. Leverage all resources possible but don’t overwhelm yourself with them. Get a tutor that can guide you and narrow your focus on the most important tools/resources. My tutor was instrumental in this entire journey (I posted previously about this). If you can, try to enjoy the process. If you can’t enjoy it for whatever reason…. just focus on the target and do your best. Ca va aller. Que Dieu nous aide Congratulations to you on your latest results. Please I have some questions for you. Firstly, is this score necessary for someone that is using French as his/her second language? Is B1/B2 score not okay to pull through? Also, can you please assist with the link to a French telegram group or community, I would like to join one. |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by Damzed(f): 4:04pm On Jul 19 |
Please can you share his details so that I can reach him? I need a French Tutor. Thank you. AYOBAMI2017: |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by 79733139(m): 8:20am On Jul 20 |
One of my Nairaland friends just got an ITA via the recent French category draws. French is still hot right now... aurorae1: 3 Likes |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by babakb: 9:52am On Jul 20 |
79733139: I just sent u a mail for the speaking and writing test, if you have anything for reading kindly add it too. Merci beaucoup 👍 1 Like |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by 79733139(m): 7:30pm On Jul 20 |
Sent. Need a French tutor? Check my profile for details. babakb: |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by Etinosajay(m): 6:03am On Jul 22 |
Bonjour à tous At the risk of repeating a question already I asked. I want to simply get your opinion. Which is better in learning French ? Online tutor Physical tutor French books Which is better for language immersion? Visiting francophone ? Or listening regularly to French podcasts/radio My target is a B2/C1 |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by aurorae1: 12:29pm On Jul 22 |
Etinosajay: At some point you will basically use all three... I know I did. But with the way distance is set up, you might have to make do with an online tutor. For immersion, nothing beats living amongst francophones and being forced to ingest and produce french. This will not be possible for most people, as such you'll have to create this environment for yourself. Read in french, talk to french people, change your phone's language to french, basically try to live in french as much as possible. You have to be intentional with this. 1 Like |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by 79733139(m): 1:46pm On Jul 22 |
How much resources and free time that you have at your disposal is what would eventually influence your choice. Do you have the money to live in Cotonou, Bénin, whilst attending a French school and engaging a private French tutor to ask questions and put in more practice? Can you afford to subscribe to online programs while living in Cotonou? Are you willing to make friends with French speakers in Cotonou to improve your speaking? Are you willing to also put in time for personal study using books? Like I said, it all depends on your resources and free time. If you can't afford to do all, then you have to make do with whatever you can afford within your work schedule (if you have a regular job). In summary, the perfect option is to do everything, but for most people, it is unrealistic to do that because of money and time constraints, either they can't afford it or they can't quit their jobs to live in a Francophone country. Etinosajay: 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by NwunyeAlberta: 8:42pm On Jul 22 |
Felicitations Thelma! thelma76: 1 Like |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by EuniqueBabe: 5:18pm On Jul 23 |
Hello everyone, please I want to know. Aside writing TEF, does anyone have an idea of someone that got study permit approval to study French as a course in Canada? If yes, which school? |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by NwunyeAlberta: 1:34pm On Jul 25 |
Probably best to ask this on the study thread... EuniqueBabe: 2 Likes |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by Philosopher234: 4:27pm On Jul 28 |
NwunyeAlberta: |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by thelma76(f): 10:48pm On Jul 28 |
[quote author=Philosopher234 post=131189540][/quote] Thank you! And thanks NwunyeAlberta! My tutor was madame Bizang. She taught me for 5months and then we did exam prep for 2months. Her contact is on this thread. Then I self studied the rest of the time. Additionally, I practiced for one week with another tutor before my second attempt (he charges per hour, so that’s all I could spare). His contact is plus two three four eighty sixty-seven eighteen sixty sixty I should say, the time difference makes it hard for him to take students living outside of his time zone (I think he’s currently in Montreal). So it was tough, one day, he had the class at 6am his time…not easy at all. Both are great at their job. Someone asked if C1 is necessary. It isn’t, you need a B2. But make sure it’s B2 “high” in the listening test otherwise you’d have to retake all 4 sections of the exam. Same thing happened to me. So the higher, the better. 7 Likes |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by NwunyeAlberta: 11:15pm On Jul 29 |
Hi Dauphine, have you got your results yet? Dauphine: |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by PrettyRX: 8:24pm On Jul 30 |
I'm considering this too. 3months with a tutor daily. Then 3 months in Benin or Ivory for practical ![]() babakb: 3 Likes |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by 79733139(m): 7:58am On Jul 31 |
If you are having problems with your French listening, here is a useful resource that I used to improve my listening skills before I started attempting the listening tests of TEF. The website FrenchPod closed down over 4 years ago but the audios and transcriptions are still available. 3 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by wright005: 9:02am On Jul 31 |
79733139: Thanks boss. Listening and speaking are my biggest hurdles. 1 Like |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by Dauphine(f): 11:20am On Jul 31 |
NwunyeAlberta: Hi, after 6 weeks long wait, I finally did but I will have to rewrite because I didn’t pass my EO and EE got A2 and B1. CO and CE were C2 and C1 respectively 4 Likes |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by NwunyeAlberta: 10:52pm On Jul 31 |
You're almost there. N'abandonnez pas! Dauphine: |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by aurorae1: 8:20am On Aug 01 |
Dauphine: It's to refire! Just keep on. You'll get it soon.👍 |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by Dauphine(f): 10:27am On Aug 01 |
aurorae1: NwunyeAlberta: Merci beaucoup 🙏🏾 |
Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by 79733139(m): 6:49pm On Aug 02 |
If you don't already do this, record your speaking practice sessions and after each session, listen to the recordings so that you can improve faster. My speaking practice were on regular phone calls (Whatsapp makes it difficult for apps to record voice calls) and I recorded every session (more than 85 hours+) and listened to them immediately afterwards in order to hear my mistakes and areas where I was struggling to remember the right words or messing up sentence structures. Dauphine: 4 Likes |
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