Brightonbelle

Thanks everyone!! i think that i will go for the MT advanced course that i will get my company to buy and stick with evening classes that i am paying for myself. Hopefully if all goes well, i should at least be able to speak some decent french by the time the plan is to get out there for a significant part of the year sometime in 2011 early 2012. merci! Marianne

Thanks all, I am interested in Michel Thomas Vs Rosetta Stone. I have heard good things from both, but am not really sure where the difference between them lies. Anyone got any opinions??   Marianne

Hi there, I have been given the opportunity by my company to learn French, which they will be happy to pay for. i have already signed up for a local college class in beginners french out of my own pocket, but this only lasts a couple of months. I want to take up their offer with something that would see me through beginners to advanced French, so i am able to continue learning after my course finishes at no extra cost to me. In my mind this points me in the direction of books and/or CDs, which they can pay for the intial outlay and i can use after my initial course and beyond (they will not pay for more than one course). I would like some advice on the best CD courses/online courses/books that people have used to learn French. i learnt GCSE french way back 20 years ago, and since then my french has been limited to about 3 phrases, asking for a table, the toilet or the ski lift!![:D] I would like to say that price is no object, but i am not sure they would look too kindly on something that cost too much! Thanks for your help   Marianne