I’m a rather busy person these days, and really, who isn’t? I find it hard to make time for language lessons, but I still really want to improve. One thing I have been using for the past year that has worked fairly well is my ipod. It’s compact, convenient, it holds a lot of audio, and it can go just about anywhere.
I love anything that helps me multi-task, and with my lessons on my ipod, I can exercise my body and learn french at the same time! It’s probably not going to work too well if you are a swimmer, but I find it works great for brisk walks around my neighborhood.
a useful tool
I’ve been using Pimsleur, which is a nice audio program. My lessons are roughly 30 minutes long. I have the whole series loaded in a playlist. I like to go through the lessons two or three times, until the new stuff starts to stick, then move on to the next lesson. There is a side benefit to this – I have a double motivation to get out there and exercise, and if I skip it, I notice both my fitness and my french suffer.
