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Binding: Audio CDDewey Decimal Number: 440 EAN: 9780300101379 Edition: Abridged 2nd Format: Audiobook, CD ISBN: 0300101376 Label: Yale University Press Manufacturer: Yale University Press Number Of Items: 1 Publication Date: July 11, 2003 Publisher: Yale University Press Studio: Yale University Press Average Rating:
 Rating:  - least useful piece of a magnificent courseYou will find many five star reviews for various pieces of the French in Action course. There is a good reason for this, since the course is a magnificent introduction to French, covering roughly the material of four college semesters of French language courses. If you want to learn to speak French and have the time and dedication (at 30 minutes a day, the course should take a year or so to complete), I highly recommend French in Action to you. The theory behind French in Action is ... Read More Rating: - Wonderful way to learn a languageFrench in Action: A Beginning Course in language and Culture, Second Edition: Workbook, Part 1 (Yale Language Series) I wanted to learn French and selected the Capretz Method - French in Action as a beginning course in language and culture. The workbook is essential, but it must be stressed that to learn effectively, you also need the audio tapes and the videos. They are often available on the air or in the library, however, you need to study them more than one time through to pick ... Read More Rating: - French In ActionThe book was not what I had expected, and Amazon made it very easy to return the book and quickly refunded my full purchase price. All dealings with Amazon was very easy. Rating:  - C'est vraiment excellent! BEST language book!Used in combination with the audio materials, this course promises so much more than the usual (colors, numbers, basic greetings, etc.), and places a strong emphasis on pronunciation and idioms. You finish with a useful knowlege of French--the kind people actually speak. Comprehension is difficult at first because the speakers talk at a normal pace without overemphasizing the words, but it is this technique that leaves one able to know what people are saying without having them slow down. Read More Rating: - Language Dunce - even have trouble with EnglishI went through the 52 PBS programs first, then went through them again making notes, then I bought the book. This immersion method I believe is like a child learning their own language for the first time - you watch and over time figure out what people are saying - you do not begin taking courses for 5 years. If I had, had to take a typical language course to learn my native English - I believe I would never have learned. The book is the immersion method in writting ... Read More |
