The Bla Bla Method
I don’t just teach you French. I teach you how to learn it.
I’m a native French speaker and a self-taught polyglot. I know what learning a language feels like from the inside, and I’ll guide you through every step of it.
The Bla Bla Method in 3 minutes
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Think you’re “bad at languages”?
You’re not. You’ve just never been shown how to learn one.
If French is your first foreign language, it’s normal to feel lost. Your brain has to build new habits, and nobody teaches you how. That’s not a question of being smart. It’s a question of method.
Why I teach this way
I’ve been fascinated by languages since I was a child, and I learned most of the ones I speak on my own. Along the way I tried everything, and I learned what works and what doesn’t.
So I know the challenges you’ll face, because I’ve faced them too. That’s why I’m not only your tutor, but your language coach.
A lesson vs. a learning journey
Most lessons stop when the hour ends. Here, that’s where the method keeps working.
How the method works
Three steps that repeat and build on each other, lesson after lesson.
Speak.
From your very first lesson
- I learn how you learnYour level, goals, strengths and weak spots. Visual, auditory or a mix, we find what works for you.
- Conversation firstLike a child learning to talk, you speak before you overthink, with the French you’ll really use.
- Grammar made simpleNo need to know what an adverb is. I explain it in your terms, one useful piece at a time.
Remember.
So nothing gets lost
- Shared lesson notesLive notes we can both see and edit, to review whenever you want.
- Homework on what we coveredShort practice that locks in the lesson.
- The Memory LoopEvery important word is tracked, tested and brought back until it’s yours.
Grow.
Into an independent learner
- Your plan evolvesI follow your progress and adjust what we do as you move forward.
- You learn how to learnTechniques you keep for life, for advanced French or your next language.
- Real confidenceLess guessing, more knowing what to do next.
- 1. LearnedA new word comes up in our lesson
- 2. LoggedSaved to your word list with example sentences
- 3. TestedFlashcards to quiz yourself, before and after lessons
- 4. FlaggedNot mastered, or not seen in a while? I get a cue
- 5. Back in the lessonUntil it’s marked as mastered
- ↻ and the loop starts again
Remember, for real
Words don’t stay on paper. They go into the Memory Loop.
Rereading a list over and over doesn’t make words stick. Testing yourself does. So every important word we meet becomes part of a system that follows it until you truly know it.
I choose the words that matter for your level and your goals. When one hasn’t come up in a while, or isn’t mastered yet, it shows up again in our next lesson, naturally, in conversation.
You don’t just collect vocabulary. You keep it.
Your personal French dashboard
Here’s what it looks like in practice, lesson after lesson.
Finding an apartment in French
Je cherche un appartement près du centre-ville.
un dépôt de garantie
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A skill you keep
You’ll leave with more than French
You’ll know how you learn best, how to practice on your own and how to make new words stick. Whether you move on to advanced French or start your next language, you won’t be starting from zero.
“Leyla is both passionate and patient in teaching me. The structure of the lessons, in part free conversation, in part reading and discussing a current topic, suits me very well.”
Ready to learn French, the way that works for you?
Start with a free trial lesson. We’ll talk about your goals and I’ll show you how the Bla Bla Method would work for you.