Disclaimer: Johan sent me review copies of Pack 1 and Pack 2. This article also contains affiliate links. This means that if you buy a Français Authentique pack after using my link, I receive a commission.
In the first pack, Johan speaks a little slower than normal. This is great to understand what he says and gain confidence. However, in Pack 2 the conversations are at normal speed. This allows you to slowly transition from slow French to normal French.
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What I really liked is that Johan gives you a ton of advice on how to learn French. He understands that learning French is also about motivation and does everything he can to keep you motivated. He also tells you exactly what to do to use the packs as efficiently as possible, and you never have to wonder what to do next.
I love the focus on authentic French content. As intimidating as it may be, this is the best way to go from intermediate to fluent. Johan speaks clearly and you can use the transcripts to read at the same time which makes it easier to follow. Unlike other courses that sometimes contain strange expressions, these packs only teach you authentic French, the kind of French you will actually need in daily life rather than business French.
If you want to go from intermediate to fluent, Français Authentique is THE course to buy. You will learn authentic French, and immerse yourself into the language. Learning with a Français Authentique pack is like having a virtual French immersion.
Francais Authentique has three packs that progress in difficulty level and as aforementioned, each lesson is based around an audio file that is the principal focus of the lesson. Stemming from this audio lesson, there is:
At the beginning of each pack, there is a guideline on how best to use it which includes lots of repetition. He suggests listening to the principal lesson up to thirty times to really take in everything!
The guideline for each pack is really quite useful and in it Johan provides a suggested study timetable which helps to show how the material should be used. It also reminds you of the seven rules which will help you to get the best out of Francais Authentique:
These sixteen audio lessons are at a faster pace and they deal with real-life situations such as going to a restaurant, discussing a film and buying a train ticket. Included in this pack are another three lessons on how to improve your comprehension, how to express yourself better and also how to improve your pronunciation.
While I have not had a chance to try out Pack 3 for myself, after watching their promo video for the pack you can see that they are speaking at a natural speed, using everyday language in the videos that they provide.
In his mind you should spend two weeks on each lesson, slowly moving between the different sections that the lesson includes to give yourself a bit more variation. This shows how the five lessons in pack one should take you at least three months to finish and a suggested timeline is also provided.
This pack is called Authentic Dialogues and while the principal lessons vary in length, they are usually around five to seven minutes in length and will certainly introduce you to the French used in real-life situations.
The guideline Johan provides is very useful and it highlights how best to get the most out of the material. In these lessons, the audio is slightly slow paced and this picks up to almost a natural speed in the next pack.
Johan does think about how to motivate and support learners and that shines through in the guideline he includes. Named Authentic Discussions, this pack has various everyday conversations as the main focus of each lesson.
This time, the pack diverts slightly from the norm as it also includes just under four hours of videos which show daily life scenarios between Johan and his friend. There are 14.5 hours of audio and 180 pages of text accompanying these.
Like all of the packs available, this also comes with a one month guarantee so if you decide that they are not for you, you can simply ask Johan to be reimbursed and he will do so promptly.
That said the content is great, it really is real-life French as used every day in France and you will certainly get an authentic and well thought out product. Johan clearly cares about it and each pack has a PDF accompanying it that outlines how you can motivate yourself, how to plan your time and how to get the most out of the course.
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