I have never been that good of a "language learner." I have been in French classes since I was 7 years old and I am still far from being fluent. At home in the States, it is especially hard for me to retain what I learn in class. So often I close my books as soon as the bell rings, open them for about 3o min. at night for homework, and then don't resume my French studies until the next class. I learn only just enough to complete the exercises on my tests.
When I learn languages, I have to practice in order to retain any kind of information. I have to use my exercise book to get down a tense and continually use vocabulary in order to learn it. I have noticed that I remember vocabulary more easily here because I am constantly surrounded by the language and constantly thinking about it.
Also, it now seems like there is a meaning to all of this memorization. Being in France has become a motivator to learning and comprehending the language.
Au Revoir, Sophie
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Listen, just because you haven't become fluent by taking formal classes does NOT mean you are a bad learner. NOBODY acquires fluency by sitting in a classroom. If you are serious about learning French, then you need to have an extended stay in the country. The Lyon program is good for convincing students what it really takes to achieve fluency. But make no mistake about it...you CAN be fluent too.
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