{"id":547,"date":"2026-04-20T16:27:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.odu.edu\/spring2017-fr102-template\/?page_id=547"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:47:58","slug":"talkabroad-impression-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fr102\/talkabroad-impression-1\/","title":{"rendered":"TalkAbroad Impression #1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During my time abroad, I had the opportunity to work with a French tutor named Albert, and the experience left a lasting impression on me. From the very beginning, Albert created a welcoming and comfortable environment that made it easier for me to step out of my comfort zone and practice speaking French. What stood out most was his kindness and patience. No matter how many mistakes I made or how long it took me to form a sentence, he never rushed or made me feel embarrassed. Instead, he listened carefully and offered gentle corrections that helped me improve without losing confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Albert also had a way of making conversations feel natural rather than forced or overly structured. He would ask thoughtful questions and encourage me to express my ideas, even if my pronunciation of some words were a bit off. This approach helped me realize that learning a language is not just about memorizing words and grammar rules, but about communicating and connecting with others even if there are mistakes. His encouragement motivated me to take more risks in speaking, which ultimately helped me grow.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, my experience with Albert was both enjoyable and meaningful. I left our sessions feeling more confident in my abilities and more motivated to continue improving my French. It was clear that he truly cared about my progress, and that made the experience even more valuable<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Talk Abroad 1\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hkmU0Vju9j0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During my time abroad, I had the opportunity to work with a French tutor named Albert, and the experience left a lasting impression on me. From the very beginning, Albert created a welcoming and comfortable environment that made it easier&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fr102\/talkabroad-impression-1\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28140,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fr102\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/547"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fr102\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fr102\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fr102\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28140"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fr102\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fr102\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":633,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fr102\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/547\/revisions\/633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/fr102\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}