My daughter will go into her 5th year of French as a senior next year and although pretty fluent, she wants to improve her conversational ability better than you do in 5 years of French in a classroom. We are considering Middlebury 4 week French immersion program in Quebec City. Our concern is if you are spending most of your time with people that are also learning french, (and possibly at levels below hers) if she will really see improvement or a difference from being in a classroom like she is now, or if they will have enough time with native french speakers and a gain would be expected?
I can't find any reviews anywhere, just that they are in class from 9-12 then I assume out with the locals a great part of the day? Anyone know? It is pricey and she actually is looking to improve french, on top of a fun experience of course. But she can have fun a lot of places for less money, I want to know the French aspect will be beneficial. Just for background, she is a really good french student. Not that, "oh she is so smart," but just to say that she is just into it, so it is a serious pursuit versus just getting another language over with. Studies 4 other languages, it is sorta her thing. So not worried about what she will put into it, but more any info on the quality of the program assuming good effort. Appreciate any feedback.
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