“I enrolled in classes at the Alliance Française de Karachi just to see how it goes but during my first class, I had a “coup de foudre” (instant crush) on the French language! ”
“Learn a foreign language” has always been one of the items on my bucket list. However, at first, I thought that it’s an unreachable goal. I enrolled in classes at the Alliance Française de Karachi just to see how it goes but during my first class, I had a “coup de foudre” (instant crush) on the French language!
The classes are such a delight to attend. I absolutely love the teachers: they are so competent, supportive, patient, and non-judgmental.
One of them, Ahlam, soon became a favorite because of how invested she was in my learning. Once, when I was feeling frustrated at not being able to understand a conversation between native speakers, she told me, “If you don’t understand it today, don't worry you will understand it tomorrow”. That gave me so much hope!
I also really enjoyed the learning games our professors organized for us which I think is a super effective teaching method.
“Learning French has helped me forge connections with francophones all over the world and discover the beautiful French culture, cinema and literature.”
Learning French has helped me forge connections with francophones all over the world and discover the beautiful French culture, cinema and literature.
I'm currently watching a French series on Netflix called Call My Agent. I'm also reading a book titled Un si petit oiseau written by Marie Pavlenko. And I've also started listening to a podcast called La vérité eclate toujours by Coffee Break French.
It has been a bittersweet journey with its fair share of setbacks, self-doubt, learning and discovery but it made me believe that I can do anything in the world if I just put my heart in it. So merci beaucoup à l’AFK for one of the most intellectually enriching experiences of my life!
—Kisa