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FrenchPod101 Member Survey – We Need Your Help!

Hello Listener, Thank you for learning with FrenchPod101. Through your ongoing feedback and requests, we continue to improve the way we deliver your French lessons. Take for example... Lesson Page Layouts – Completely redesigned based on last year’s survey. Mobile Web App – You requested a mobile friendly version of FrenchPod101. Progress Tracking Dashboard – You wanted to track your progress. We thought it was a great idea. So, if you have 5 minutes to spare, please help us improve FrenchPod101 by taking this short survey at the link below. Click here to take the FrenchPod101.com September Survey! Good, bad or ugly, we will read every single answer. Thank you for your feedback and... Show more

Take Your First Lesson. Your French Class Starts Today

Hi Listener, I hope you weren’t expecting expensive textbooks, surprise quizzes and French conversations completely irrelevant to real life. None of these are in any of our FrenchPod101 lessons. In fact... no textbooks necessary; all the French lessons you’ll ever need are on the site. No surprises. This is stress free, at-your-own-pace learning. And best of all, we only focus on real life French conversations. Now that we’ve covered these crucial basics, you’re ready to learning. In fact, your French lessons start today with the Back to School Sale. Take your first sample lesson here: FrenchPod101.com/Lesson Back To School Sale: Master French This School Year at 24% OFF! Want to jump into speaking and... Show more

Perfect your French pronunciation with the New & Improved Voice Recorder. Here’s how…

Hi there listener, You’re regularly exposed to French speakers and conversations in FrenchPod101 lessons. But do you actively practice pronunciation and the proper accent? If not, now’s the time to start. How would you do it? Simply listening and repeating French speakers isn't enough. You need to hear how you actually sound as opposed to how you think you sound . So, naturally, recording and comparing yourself is one of the best ways of knowing how close your French is to native French. In fact, you can start doing this with your French lessons at FrenchPod101. We've upgraded & re-added the Voice Recording Tool into your lesson pages. If you’re a Premium member, you’ll find the Voice Recorder in the Line-by-Line... Show more

Coming Soon: Visual Dictionary Pro – Learn 30 Languages in One Vocab App for the iPhone and iPad!

Hello Listener, All 30 languages are yours inside one app! Yes, French too! So anywhere you go in the world, we have you covered. And anytime you’re ready to start the next language, you have 30 languages and over 16,500 words instantly available on your iPhone or iPad. And no, you can’t have this app yet. It’s coming soon. Visual Dictionary Pro - Learn 30 languages, presented by InnovativeLanguage.com, comes with 30 languages, including French, that you can easily download with an internet connection. Master French and 29 other languages with real-life scenarios! Visual Dictionary Pro - Learn 30 languages is coming soon to iTunes! Master over 550 must-know words in 30 languages by exploring 26 scenarios, one-by-one.... Show more

Is Improving Your French On Your Summer To-Do List? Start With These Lessons

Hi listener, Improving French is on every learner’s summer to-do list. That is... if you even have one! Oh, you don’t!? How’d you know what you’ve accomplished so far? Do you want to speak French without thinking? Want to understand real life conversation? And have French native speakers teach and guide you step by step? Write these goals and tasks down! Then, start learning French with FrenchPod101 this summer! Summer Survival Sale! Get 30% OFF Basic & Premium Subscriptions ‘til July 26th, 2013! Learn more French for less this summer! All FrenchPod101 Basic & Premium subscriptions are 30% OFF. Get 24-month Premium for as low as $7/month! Click here to learn French with the 30% DISCOUNT! And start... Show more

What Are The New Languages Coming This July?

Hi listeners! Looking for new language to study? Aside from FrenchPod101, there are 26 other languages that you can learn the fast, fun and easy way! And now that we’re done updating our lesson layouts, we’re adding even more languages! There are 2 new language sites and a whole lot of new content on EnglishClass101 coming July 1st and we’re revealing it here first! What are they? Based on user requests, we’re introducing British English, Persian, and Swahili. These new additions will bring the Innovative Language family to a total of 29 sites! British English? That’s right. We have EnglishClass101.com just for our English learners. British English itself has over 58 million speakers in the UK and opens you to... Show more

Want to speak more French? New FrenchPod101 Lessons Series Starting July!

Hi Listener, Want to speak more French? You need exposure to native French conversation. And you need a French speaker to explain it all - the words, the grammar, and cultural nuances. That’s every FrenchPod101 lesson. And there’s more on the way! Starting July 8th, 2013, we’ll be publishing brand new seasons and lessons to get you mastering French the fast, fun and easy way! Want to know what you can expect? Here’s a sneak peek at what you can look forward to: Monday: Upper Intermediate Thursday: Throwback Thursday Friday: Advanced Video Culture Class - French Holidays Remember, FrenchPod101’s newest lessons are free for the first three weeks! You have three weeks worth of lessons at any given time. Oh, and the first... Show more

More Updates To FrenchPod101 Lesson Pages

Hi listeners, Last week we made the switch to cleaner, friendlier lesson-page layout! If you’ve completely missed the big news, click here to take a lesson and see for yourself! In the meantime, we’d like to thank you for all of the fantastic feedback. We took your suggestions to heart and over the past week, we’ve rolled out three updates with more on the way. View Comments Report A Problem All Languages Tab for Line-by-Line Dialogue View Comments & Report A Problem Some of our listeners pointed out that comments disappear when you’re in the Lesson Materials section or the Review Section. We’ve went and added a way to easily access lesson comments from any section on the lesson page. ... Show more

New Years Resolution To Learn French? No. We’re Starting Now!

Hi listener, Where will you be in 6 months? And your French? Successful students plan ahead. They don’t leave learning French to luck. So, when 2014 comes around and most people are just starting their French resolutions, you’ll be 6 months ahead (if not more!) Forget the 2014 Resolution, start French now! Grab 6 months of FrenchPod101 Premium for $66 - that’s 45% OFF! With Premium, you unlock 600+ French lessons (new lessons published weekly), PDF lesson notes, Premium Tools and Exclusive Inner Circle Access! Click Here To Start Right Now! You Speak French From Day One. Want to speak quickly and confidently? You need to be exposed to conversation right now. In every FrenchPod101 lesson, you instantly jump into everyday... Show more

Get A Sneak Peek At The New FrenchPod101 Lesson Layouts Coming June 12th!

Hello Listener, When you’re out to learn French... you want to get straight the point. You want to jump directly into the lesson from day one. Why wait? Now, you don’t have to. These past few months, we’ve been busy redesigning the website and new lesson pages are coming June 12th! And you get straight to the point - you want to learn French with the effective FrenchPod101 lessons you’ve come to love. With the new design, you jump right into our fun and effective audio and video lesson library and tools. So, want a quick preview of the new designs? Of course you do! Here’s what’s coming soon! On June 12th, you’ll be switching from this... (Sample screenshot taken from ArabicPod101.com) ...to the new layout. Since... Show more