✨ French Dictation Workshop — Listening Precision & Writing Accuracy ✨
Details
Important Availability Note:
This event will be free and open to everyone for the winter 2026 period:
10 weeks, from January 1 until March 15, 2026.
Starting mid-March 2026, this will become available only to Starter ($25 USD/mo.) and Premium ($75 USD/mo.) plan holders on The French Club language platform (currently in development).
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✨ French Dictation Workshop — Listening Precision & Writing Accuracy ✨
January 6 – March 10, 2026 | Tuesdays, 5:00–6:30 pm NY time |
Open to all levels | Unlimited Number of Participants | Free
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Want sharper listening, cleaner spelling, and faster grammar recall?
Join our free French Dictation Workshop every Tuesday evening.
(January 6 – March 10, 2026)
In 75 focused minutes, you’ll train your ear on authentic French while writing what you hear — the classic “dictée,” redesigned for modern learners.
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French Dictation Workshop — Free & Open to All
Date: Tuesdays, January 6 – March 10, 2026
Time: 5:00–6:30 pm (NY time)
Duration: 75 minutes per session
What is it?
You’ll listen to short passages read by a native speaker.
We do multiple passes (normal speed, then chunked), followed by on-screen correction with clear explanations of spelling, liaisons, agreements, and punctuation.
Because this event is open to everyone and due to large group size, participants will remain muted on Zoom — no pressure, just focused listening and writing.
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Why join?
Build accuracy fast: accents, silent letters, agreements, and tricky verb forms.
Train real-life listening: connected speech, reductions, and rhythm.
Strengthen grammar you already “know” so it shows up on the page.
Who is it for?
Open to all levels. Beginners solidify core forms; intermediate and advanced learners target fine-grained accuracy and speed under time pressure.
What you’ll practice
Common homophones (a/à, et/est, son/sont, ces/ses, ou/où, etc.).
Agreements (noun/adjective, past participle with être/avoir when needed).
Liaisons and enchaînements that affect spelling choices.
High-frequency verb endings across tenses (présent, imparfait, passé composé, futur, conditionnel).
Punctuation and capitalization conventions.
Etc.
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Practical Details:
Materials provided on screen; bring paper/pen or open a blank document but try to not use any type of auto-correct options.
Duration: 90 minutes per session.
Frequency: Once a week.
Group Size: Unlimited
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5456313643
Password: galaxy
Note: If you are a native French speaker, we kindly ask you not to attend; our focus is assisting learners.
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About me
As of November 25th, 2025, I’ve given 5,625 online lessons to 780 students from about 50 countries.
For some info about me as a teacher, and testimonials, see:
https://www.italki.com/F_Normandeau
or
https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/7237721
I look forward to assisting you soon.
François Normandeau
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