Learning a foreign language is a process; it takes time and requires regular study, continued effort, and constant practice. It also takes coordination with the faculty and program director who will stay in contact with you by e-mail. Please make sure you check your e-mail frequently. Your hard work will pay off and generate a strong sense of achievement when you can, for example, read a French newspaper article, write a business letter to a company in French, follow French instructions at the workplace, or successfully communicate with your landlord in Toulouse.