French Today Audiobook Player

I bought this thinking it would be a more contemporary way of learning. Unfortunately I bought into the ‘speaking street french’ sales pitch. It’s not. It’s very traditional and old school. Throws you straight into the needing to know language labelling & conjugating verbs immediately. Without any explanations or context. This is no different from the majority for teaching apps & online lessons. Other methods e.g. Learn french with Alexa is the same but more accessible & mainly free.

The app itself is so frustrating, it freezes, crashes when you change chapters, jumps backwards when you pause via Bluetooth, decides to repeat sections then freezes and needs to be restarted. I have downloaded on various iOS devices, and reinstalled many times and still the same. Since it is an 'audio' method the app needs to function properly for hands free in a car. It has become so annoying I am not going to buy the final book of the series, which is a pity as the last 2 audiobooks themselves that I bought are fine in content and method. Thank you Olivier@French Today (10/09/20) for your reply. However it is the current version 1.7 and has been downloaded and re-installed multiple times on 2 different iPhones and an iPad all running latest iOS system. And the problems described happen on them all. It gives me no pleasure to leave a review like this as I would gladly buy the last book in the series however as the App works so poorly it is more frustrating than it is worth. With 4 written reviews and 2 of those saying there is a problem with the App freezing, I would suggest there is an issue with your App... Charlie99

Freezes when you download and try to play the free audiobook to check it out

Before spending a fortune on other well marketed & known software products for language try this. It’s not priced exorbitantly as those well known major brands but I feel the results & value for money is far superior.

This is a splendid App because it allows you to work through all the French Today files with ease as one library. I had a problem at first retrieving my files, but help was given to solve the problem and now everything is fine. I am an intermediate student of french and find that the lessons are splendid for training my ear to understand a native french speaker.

Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! Camille and Olivier's frenchtoday is everyday French, not classroom French. Their audio books and lessons are exceptionally well thought out and presented. Their frenchtoday app is intuitive and pleasent to use, and their audio books and lessons are simplly the best of the best.

Camille's French Today Audiobook method is second to none! I taught myself Dutch 30 years ago and realize now, why it was so easy for me. I was married to a Dutch man who was patient and kind enough to show me how he positioned his mouth and spoke slowly and told me how he was pronouncing the letters/words. I had an in home teacher. After learning on my own for 2 years I went to an intensive course and they were shocked at how well I pronounced the Dutch language as well as able to read and write in Dutch. I have faith I will do the same eventually, with French. I am now in Tahiti living on a boat and both of us wanted to learn French, but did not want to be burdened with having to go ashore for French tutoring. We also learn at different speeds and this would have been discouraging for one of us if we had the same teacher..... If you are serious and dedicated you can learn with this method. Camille's voice is beautiful, clear and her pronunciation is perfect. I have never taken any French classes in school and was expecting to have had a basic knowledge of French like every other method online or app expects of you. I have tried many, many apps, YouTube courses, online courses - paid/free etc. Some are okay, but they did not do it for me. Camille's is perfect for the dedicated willing student. Oh, I am so thrilled with her teaching method of Audio /written book method. I am a visual person as well. One of the methods I tried was Pimsler method, which is perfect for some, but it failed just 100 % for me. I could not slow it down enough to understand it. I needed to be able to see the written words and hear it slowly and clearly pronounced and Camille is just brilliant! The format is easy and I can repeat, repeat, repeat and review just as much as I need. She understands that some people need to be started with the very basic. That's me, and others can jump ahead that's my husband. My husband could skip and move ahead because of his Dutch, he already had the basics of the alphabet and mouth / tongue positions. Camille actually starts at the beginning with the alphabet then has pictures and instructions for how to pronounce the letter, or combined letters in your mouth = tongue placement and everything. This may sound strange, but it is exactly how I learned Dutch and so appreciative for this. It's like having my "in home teacher again" It is how we learned from out parents, by watching their mouth and listening to them over

The packages include the ability to reveal the text in English if needed, hear the French spoken in three speeds and practice exercises. French Today is a complete method, Camille has a Facebook page with videos etc to practice and learn French, a signup for weekly emails and more. All well presented.

As an intermediate French speaker I struggle to find learning content tailored to my needs. So many apps are geared towards beginners. I am left to sort through authentic content by myself. After taking the free placement test on Camille’s site she paired me with content that is understandable yet challenging. The perfect blend to make me feel confident, curious, and engaged. I am learning new things while reinforcing what I already know. She is an expert educator who teaches street and textbook French at the same time.

The method is great, the app is good, what I love the most is that it works with my Apple Watch and AirPods so I can use it on the go. Thank you!