Language Learning · Léa Tirard-Hersant
by Léa Tirard-Hersant
Par cœur — French by Heart is an immersive French-learning podcast created and hosted by Léa Tirard-Hersant, a linguist trained at Sorbonne Paris IV University, French tutor with more than 10,000 hours taught, and creator and producer of the French-learning audio series Le Vignoble. Par cœur teaches French through stories, voices, characters, repetition, and real-life language. Rather than listening to a single host explain French from behind a microphone, you step into original stories set in France, brought to life by multiple voices and recurring characters: Claire, Etienne, Brice, Malik and more. Conversations unfold in Paris apartments, restaurants, streets, workplaces, parks and family homes, surrounded by immersive, cinematic sound effects designed to make each situation easier to picture — and the language easier to remember. Alongside Léa’s own voice, Par cœur uses ElevenLabs AI voice tools to create additional characters and voices, allowing its stories to sound more like scenes from an audio drama than a conventional solo-host language podcast. Find out more on www.LEACAFE.com (http://www.LEACAFE.com). Bonne écoute ! Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
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The young lady with a sunny personality that shines through in each episode of this podcast is ma prof de français Léa. She is tout à fait génial. This podcast is great stand-alone (quant à moi, j'aime en écouter les episodes en boucle en me promenant ou en faisant la vaisselle) -- or to role-play the dialogues during lessons with Léa, which is a fun and low-pressure way to ease yourself into speaking French. I look forward each week to my sessions with Léa and highly recommend the lessons to anyone seeking consistent engagement with the language.
This podcast is a fantastic and fun way to learn French. Through charming stories about day-to-day life in France, you learn how real French speak, not dry textbook fluff from years ago (no sacre bleu or comme ci comme ca here!). The storylines are engaging and the vocabulary highly relevant. Plus, thanks to the built-in (but still natural) repetition, I’m actually retaining things like never before, even after years of study. I couldn’t recommend it more highly!
I love this show! The host does a wonderful job of writing interesting stories with great sound effects. It makes it easier to stay engaged and learn French. I highly recommend the show to anyone who wants to learn French
What makes this approach unique starts with Léa and her knowledge of the pedagogy of how to learn. Beyond that is her commitment, as embodied in the par cœur system she has developed, to creative, engaging and effective content and tools; whether the unique podcasts that pull you into real life situations and conversations or the daily SMS messages which she uses to reinforce key points, you find yourself engaged! In addition, the lessons are really effective in uncovering “challenges” and then helping you address them! Highly recommend this course and Léa!
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