Podcasts

I have recently started to use podcasts to learn french. I've noticed my facility with the language has started to improve a good bit. French is a language that you don't hear often on the streets of Sydney (where I live). Hearing the language is vital to developing confidence with speaking french. You can only go so far with learning a language by reading it. Listening to podcasts prepare you for real converstion when the time comes. There is no substitute for hearing the spoken word.