Bentley
Active Member
I haven't bothered to read the whole thread, but I took FI in elementary school.
I became fluent. Could speak, read, and write. In grade 5 I left the school because my friends went to different schools. Being away from it, I slowly lost a lot of my French which I now regret. But the thing is I still know it, I just forget words. But when I hear it spoken I know whats going on and I pick it up quickly. I was traveling Europe for a a few months this summer after graduating university and I picked up my French quite a bit being in France for a week.
My grammar has always been good and doing FI certainly did not take away from my English. At that age kids absorb so much and if you speak English to them at home and they get French at school they will be excellent in both.
I would recommend it for sure. Knowing a second language is extremely beneficial later in life.
I became fluent. Could speak, read, and write. In grade 5 I left the school because my friends went to different schools. Being away from it, I slowly lost a lot of my French which I now regret. But the thing is I still know it, I just forget words. But when I hear it spoken I know whats going on and I pick it up quickly. I was traveling Europe for a a few months this summer after graduating university and I picked up my French quite a bit being in France for a week.
My grammar has always been good and doing FI certainly did not take away from my English. At that age kids absorb so much and if you speak English to them at home and they get French at school they will be excellent in both.
I would recommend it for sure. Knowing a second language is extremely beneficial later in life.