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| arbigelow Tetraglot Groupie Canada Joined 5691 days ago 89 posts - 95 votes  Speaks: English*, FrenchC1, German, Spanish | Message 1 of 5 17 May 2011 at 3:34am | IP Logged | ||
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I just got word that my telephone interview in two days will be in French. Apparently,
because I'm applying for a job in a government run service centre, they really need more bilingual people. At the end of my time spent in Switzerland, I had quite advanced fluency; I haven't, however, had the chance to use my French much since returning to Canada (about 1.5 years ago), though I do write in French to my friends in Switzerland fairly often and I've had some conversations in French with Quebecers here and there. I'm writing here because I am looking for advice on all I can do (in the short time I have) to prepare myself for the (telephone) interview. I thought of skyping some Swiss friends, but due to the time difference and little time I have, that might not be possible. I've thought of listening to Swiss radio intensively (although Canadian French might be more useful to hear) and speaking to myself out loud to practice possible answers. Any other thoughts? I'd really appreciate the input :) Edited by arbigelow on 17 May 2011 at 3:35am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| exscribere Diglot Senior Member IndiaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5088 days ago 104 posts - 126 votes Speaks: English*, Danish Studies: Mandarin, French, Korean, Hindi | Message 2 of 5 17 May 2011 at 9:18am | IP Logged | ||
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I'd get ahold of a Michel Thomas course one way or another -- they can be very useful to refresh some of the similarities. Definitely listen to the radio, watch any Quebecois TV you can, and try to re-energize that bit of your brain that remembers things, and reawaken the pathways for similarities with English & French. Poke at an Assimil course too, if you can find one... otherwise I definitely suggest TV, radio, podcasts, etc.!
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| ChristopherB Triglot Senior Member New Zealand Joined 6125 days ago 851 posts - 1074 votes 2 sounds Speaks: English*, German, French | Message 3 of 5 17 May 2011 at 11:32am | IP Logged | ||
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Actually, I'd suggest avoiding courses like Michel Thomas and Assimil: it seems you're much too advanced for that. What you could do is find a conversation tutor, pay him/her, get two if possible, and speak regularly for an hour or two a day. That should get you back in the zone.
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| exscribere Diglot Senior Member IndiaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5088 days ago 104 posts - 126 votes Speaks: English*, Danish Studies: Mandarin, French, Korean, Hindi | Message 4 of 5 17 May 2011 at 2:27pm | IP Logged | ||
I suggest those because the timing is so short a turn-around (2 days from the OP's post). THe OP does seem advanced, but if you're pinched on time but have a library with access to them, the more advanced lessons may help kickstart some things back in gear. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| arbigelow Tetraglot Groupie Canada Joined 5691 days ago 89 posts - 95 votes Speaks: English*, FrenchC1, German, Spanish | Message 5 of 5 17 May 2011 at 6:30pm | IP Logged | ||
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Thanks for the help and good wishes guys!
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