postr/StutterJanuary 25, 2017

I Have To Talk In French

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I Have To Talk In French I have to talk in French when I have enough difficulty pronouncing most consonant sounds in English. French is really hard for me, but I have to take the French and Spanish elective, as my school requires it for my grade. For the verbal assessment, fluency is something listed on the rubric and my teacher really ran the point of "not having unnecessary stops" into the ground. But I'm really nervous, so blocks will inevitably happen. When I usually have my blocks I either have to drastically over exaggerate the beginning sound of the word I'm trying to say, or come up with an alternative word. I'm not able to come with an alternative as we are given scripts as to what to say, and I can't exaggerate the sound while still staying true to the accurate French pronunciation. Any advice?

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Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work

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Avoidance & SubstitutionSchool & Academic Life