I bought a workbook and set of CDs called Pronounce It Perfectly In French a while ago - they're meant to improve pronunciation, but I wonder if they'll help with listening comprehension too, since they're training you on the different sounds of French? I haven't tried them yet, but if they work I'll let you know!
Sometimes I get so frustrated with trying to understand and say things in French that I almost forget I actually am fluent in a language (my own). I listen to French speakers and think "Gah, I'll never be able to speak that fluidly and say everything I want to say," but of course I can speak fluidly and I have all the vocabulary I need, just not in French. It really makes me feel for my MIL, who lived in the US for most of her adult life and still laments the language barrier sometimes, even though her English sounds great to me.
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Date: 2015-05-05 06:02 pm (UTC)Sometimes I get so frustrated with trying to understand and say things in French that I almost forget I actually am fluent in a language (my own). I listen to French speakers and think "Gah, I'll never be able to speak that fluidly and say everything I want to say," but of course I can speak fluidly and I have all the vocabulary I need, just not in French. It really makes me feel for my MIL, who lived in the US for most of her adult life and still laments the language barrier sometimes, even though her English sounds great to me.