Where to Start in the Learn French Libraries – The French Room Guidebook

May 11

Part of the Guidebook Series: How to Use The French Room


Bonjour Brilliance and the free Learn French Libraries that come free with the program, give you incredible flexibility in what—and how—you learn. But when you’re faced with so many options, it can be hard to know where to begin. This guide will help you choose your first (or next) focus area inside the Learn French Libraries with clarity and confidence.




👩‍💻 What Are the Learn French Libraries?

The Learn French Libraries are six themed zones inside the Bonjour Brilliance Program. Each one is packed with tutorials designed to help you build a specific skill:

Where Should You Begin?

That depends on what you need most right now. Here are three great starting points:

1. If you feel unsure about the basics → Start with the Grammar Library

It’s the foundation that helps everything else make more sense—especially for beginners or rusty returners.

2. If you want to understand spoken French better → Go to the Listening Library

Hearing real French regularly—even a little—makes an enormous difference to your confidence and fluency.

3. If you want to speak with more confidence → Try the Vocabulary + Pronunciation Libraries

Start building everyday phrases and working on how you say them, so they roll off your tongue naturally.

Or, if you want to apply what you already know to an everyday situation like shopping, restaurants, hiring things or even quite sophisticated scenarios, the Practical French Library is the place to go.

Can You Mix and Match?

Yes—absolutely.

The beauty of the Libraries is that you can build your own path. One week you might focus on pronunciation, another on listening. You don’t need to follow a linear order.

👉 Tip: Choose one focus for the week, then explore a second if you have time.


📅 Link It to Your Weekly Plan

If you’re already following RDV Tutos or join Live Classes, pick a Library that complements what you’re learning there.

  • Doing grammar in class? Support it with consolidation by watching a follow-up Tuto.

  • Want to speak up more? Pair Vocabulary with Pronunciation.

  • Feeling a bit flat? Try something fun and practical from the Practical French Library

Navigating The Libraries

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The Course player for the Learn French Libraries works in the same way as for Bonjour Brilliance. I will explain the flow of the Tutos within the fluency levels and their objectives in following posts where we visit and look inside each library.

Jumping straight into a Library

Getting back into your learning is easy—wherever you're studying from:

  • 🧭 From the Website Menu:
    Hover over “Membership Courses” in the top menu and select the Library you want to explore.

  • 📋 From Your My Study Page:

    • Use the quick links at the top to jump into any Library.

    • Or scroll down to the Progress section to pick up exactly where you left off.

  • 📱 Using the App?
    Just scroll to the Library list, tap on your chosen Library, and hit “Resume” to reopen the Course Player right where you paused.


Not Sure What You Should Study?

Book a session with Ellie for a bit of inspiration, motivation and direction. 

What’s Next?

Choose a library. And find out how valuable each one is to making you a more fluent and confident French speaker:
> The Grammar Library - What's Inside
> The Vocabulary Library - What's Inside
> The Pronunciation Library - What's Inside
> The Listening Library - What's Inside
> The Practical French Library - What's Inside

The French Room Guide Book Series

Go back to the Guidebook Index >

The French Room Guidebook will give you clarity, confidence and the tools to really get the best out of all The French Room has to offer.

Each post within it answers a specific question or challenge—click the one that matches what you need, or explore them all at your own pace.

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