One of my favourite vocabulary-building websites
If you're looking for a way to improve your French vocabulary you should definitely try WordPROF. It's so special that it wins the honour of being the first website reviewed here, although it's still not perfect (more on that below).
First, the advantages: it's free, and unlike many free websites it covers the full range of levels, from beginner to advanced. The vocabulary is exceptionally large, but divided up by category so you don't need to feel overwhelmed. Most important of all, it allows you to learn actively, by testing you as you learn, then giving you the chance to take as many tests as you need until you really know the words. Click on 'Lessons', then 'New Words' to go through the word lists for the first time, or 'Revision' to be tested on what you've already learned.
Then the disadvantages. The software is unfortunately a little unsophisticated - only capable of recognising one correct answer, even if there are several possibilities. While this can be discouraging, it's worth persevering, and remembering that you are getting a lot for free. Lastly, the levels are described in terms of the British education system, which might be confusing for others: to understand the levels, just remember that 'GCSE' means an intermediate level (the exam is taken at the age of 16, after 2-5 years of French lessons) and 'A Level' means an advanced level (the exam is taken at 18, after 4-7 years of French).
One of the best resources for active learning on the web - it requires you to think but the effort will really pay off in the improvement you will see in your French.
First, the advantages: it's free, and unlike many free websites it covers the full range of levels, from beginner to advanced. The vocabulary is exceptionally large, but divided up by category so you don't need to feel overwhelmed. Most important of all, it allows you to learn actively, by testing you as you learn, then giving you the chance to take as many tests as you need until you really know the words. Click on 'Lessons', then 'New Words' to go through the word lists for the first time, or 'Revision' to be tested on what you've already learned.
Then the disadvantages. The software is unfortunately a little unsophisticated - only capable of recognising one correct answer, even if there are several possibilities. While this can be discouraging, it's worth persevering, and remembering that you are getting a lot for free. Lastly, the levels are described in terms of the British education system, which might be confusing for others: to understand the levels, just remember that 'GCSE' means an intermediate level (the exam is taken at the age of 16, after 2-5 years of French lessons) and 'A Level' means an advanced level (the exam is taken at 18, after 4-7 years of French).
One of the best resources for active learning on the web - it requires you to think but the effort will really pay off in the improvement you will see in your French.
posted by Liz @ 2:43 PM
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