Can’t get past ‘bonjour’? I tried learning French on Duolingo, Babbel and Pimsleur — here’s how it went

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Time

The Secret to Learning a Foreign Language as an Adult

Answer by David Bailey, CEO of Spotnight, on Quora. I’ve learned several foreign languages as an adult. I was able to learn French to conversation fluency in 17 days using the following techniques.
CNET

Sacre bleu! Learning French with the iPod

For Samantha Greene's parents, there was no getting around it: She had to have an iPod this year. Everybody at school was getting one. At the Brearley School, a private school for girls on the Upper ...
The Nation Newspaper

Seven reasons you should consider learning French

Speaking just one foreign language or perhaps the universal language is not enough. The importance of acquiring the ability to speak the French language has become more imperative especially with the ...
The Atlantic

The Joy of Learning French, Part Deux

After seven weeks of nothing but French, Ta-Nehisi Coates reflects on his summer of study and the benefits of learning another language. Watch the first video. Read more on Ta-Nehisi's experience here ...