Ray of hope - FSW - 1

[jrossi]

Hey, I am really interested to learn french, could you please share which method you used to learn the language so fast? Did you take classes? Also any tips. Thanks a lot in advance

Used Busuu app for about 6 weeks, going through Basic1/2 and Intermediate 1 courses. After that, I pretty much started to consume real content on youtube (with reduced playback speed and subtitles) and read a ton of french news websites, changed all my devices to french, started receiving news notifications in french, and by doing that, of course, I had to check the dictionary/translator 200x a day. At the beginning I had more questions than answers, but google is here to answer all of them. I really don't think you need a teacher, the web is here, use it. Don't look for a passive learning experience, but an active one, where you *learn*, instead of you are 'teached'. It's very stressful, but it's the only way I know for you to actually learn a new language in an efficient and fast way.
(Also, btw, later on the journey I did a lot of speaking practice with random people on iTalki... I always booked lessons with the cheapest 'teachers' available on the platform. I wasn't looking for "classes", but simply the opportunity to speak with native french speakers and allow them to point my pronunciation and grammar mistakes)

 

[123hope]

Used Busuu app for about 6 weeks, going through Basic1/2 and Intermediate 1 courses. After that, I pretty much started to consume real content on youtube (with reduced playback speed and subtitles) and read a ton of french news websites, changed all my devices to french, started receiving news notifications in french, and by doing that, of course, I had to check the dictionary/translator 200x a day. At the beginning I had more questions than answers, but google is here to answer all of them. I really don't think you need a teacher, the web is here, use it. Don't look for a passive learning experience, but an active one, where you *learn*, instead of you are 'teached'. It's very stressful, but it's the only way I know for you to actually learn a new language in an efficient and fast way.
(Also, btw, later on the journey I did a lot of speaking practice with random people on iTalki... I always booked lessons with the cheapest 'teachers' available on the platform. I wasn't looking for "classes", but simply the opportunity to speak with native french speakers and allow them to point my pronunciation and grammar mistakes)

Thats impressive! Thank you very much for sharing your experience and tips. Its actually very true what you said, learning through practice is the best way to learn a language fast. Great job! Hope I can do the same! Thanks once again for sharing

 

[saly118]

Results: Rounds of invitations
Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system #172 –January 7, 2021
Canadian Experience Class
See full text of Ministerial Instruction
Number of invitations issued: 4,750Footnote*
Rank required to be invited to apply: 4,750th or above
Date and time of round: January 7, 2021 at 14:15:32 UTC
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 461
Tie-breaking rule: September 12, 2020 at 20:46:32 UTC

• If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html

 

[Jass7146]

CEC is back

 

[Gaurav.Projekt]

Congratulations to all CEC applicants who got ITA today!!

 

[Islander216]

It's a joke, don't take it seriously.

But yeah, i do feel sometimes CECs sort of overvalue their Canadian experience.

If it's in a skilled occupation like yours that's great, but otherwise....i think it's a bit silly.

 

[Igethope]

It looks like they have resulted to selected draws again. But I don’t think it will last for long like last year. Who knows, they might be alternating the draws. We might have general draw on 20th of January. Don’t be discouraged guys if your score is low, pls try and learn French if you have maxed out in IELTS.

 

[jrossi]

I feel so sorry for all the FSWs that were ready to receive their ITAs. Man, it’s so frustrating.
I really hope this wave of CEC draws is sorter than the first one.

 

[mahuuuu]

It's a joke, don't take it seriously.

But yeah, i do feel sometimes CECs sort of overvalue their Canadian experience.

If it's in a skilled occupation like yours that's great, but otherwise....i think it's a bit silly.

Nope. it's not a joke. They study here & get work experience here and contribute to the economy. They deserve results for their hard work.

 

[jrossi]

Nope. it's not a joke. They study here & get work experience here and contribute to the economy. They deserve results for their hard work.

They do get results: points for their Canadian experience and Canadian diploma.
If even with these advantages they can’t compete with FSWs, than it means they need to improve their scores, just like FSWs have to.

 

[jrossi]

I totally get how CEC candidates are happy now. I certainly would be as well if I were on their place. But, I would never try to argue that this is fair. Because I know it isn’t.

 

[mahuuuu]

They do get results: points for their Canadian experience and Canadian diploma.
If even with these advantages they can’t compete with FSWs, than it means they need to improve their scores, just like FSWs have to.

Every cec will eventually get through. This is not a tournament to compete. Government is happy to give the ITA's , so should everybody. BTW anyone is welcome to study in canada and be a cec candidate. No restrictions

 

[Igethope]

General draw is flair and balanced for every one.

 

[Hani424]

I lost my last delicate straw of hope. My score comes down to 461 from 467 on Jan 11. I was praying for 467 on Jan 6 but now there is no hope.
I am not sure if I should re-take the IELTS (not sure if I will have enough time in a day to appear in the next 2 or so weeks and if I will improve my score) or take TEF ( again time constrain. I have B1 but I have not been in touch with the language for more than an year) to at least bring my score back to 467. I am in a dilemma

 

[M.dreamy]

CEC candidates should be grateful to covid 19 for giving them quicker PR pathways without bothering themselves to get clb 10, master or learn french.