In one year, a beginner can learn French. That’s quick, although not as quick as the one-month guarantees you see online. Specifically, a year is the average amount of time it will take a beginner who studies at least five hours per day to become proficient enough to work in French. But everyone is unique. How long it will take you to learn French is contingent on a variety of factors:
- Your current French proficiency
- The required French proficiency (Hint: for most people, upper intermediate is enough)
- What languages do you already know?
- If you reside in a French-speaking city?
- How hard you study
- How good you are at learning languages
To determine your current French level, take a test. This test will give you a score on the six-level CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
Therefore, if you are a beginner and must attain a B2 level, you will need 100 + 200 + 400 = 700 hours of instruction. Add 50 percent to these estimates if you only speak a language that is significantly different from French and you only speak that language (for example, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, Korean)
Our professional language communications programs are intended for learners who wish or need to complete a specific language level for their job. Our signature programs: LAD, LAD Intense, VBOB, or Blended-Lingua, will help achieve the targeted language level. This brief guide should have helped you estimate roughly how long it will take you to learn English. And remember: the earlier you begin, the quicker you will finish.