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With the goal of being self-explanatory, self-paced and self-contained, this course was written for the homeschooled student in mind. Free pronunciation recordings are available online in an mp3 format and an answer key is in the back of the book itself. Tests can be done by backing up to the previous lesson and having your student translate the exercises there. A parent can use the answer key to grade these, or have the student correct their own work. Students are encouraged to do 30 minutes a day rather than a longer session once or twice a week, but many of the lessons might take only15-20 minutes. This is a stripped down way to introduce your students to French. Each lesson is only a page long for the first 21 lessons and not much longer after that (1-3 pgs). You will cover basics of how to learn French such as pronunciation, gender, formal vs. informal language, some pronouns, beginner vocabulary, expressions which have a cultural element and other useful basics. While there is not enough content here for a full high school credit, after completing this book, your student would be ready for a first year high school level program having never had any other language instruction. This would also be a good option for an older elementary student or a middleschooler interested in French. Both Getting Started with French and Getting Started with Spanish are good ways for a student (and their parents) to see if they are really interested in the further study of a language. Helpful glossary in the back, 281 pp, sc, 8 x 11 ~ Sara
Publisher's Description of Getting Started with French
Getting Started with French: Beginning French for Homeschoolers and Self-Taught Students of Any Age is a book that teaches beginning French gradually yet systematically. This unique method was designed specifically to help homeschooled and self-taught students overcome the obstacles they face when studying French at home. In each lesson, after learning something new, you can immediately apply what you've learned by translating the fun practice sentences. Listen to the free audio recordings that accompany the book and listen to a native speaker pronounce all the exercises. As you practice speaking and understanding spoken French, refer to the answer key in the back if you get stuck. For additional help and instruction, the authors have provided extensive audio commentary recordings that teach through every lesson and exercise in the book.
After struggling with French for two years, I took a chance on this book. It was exactly what we needed! It gives tons of hints, pronunciation helps, and explains how the French language works in addition to the audio files. Each lesson takes just a few minutes a day, but they add up quickly. For those without a natural talent for languages, this book is a must!
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We already own Getting Started with Spanish and really like the way it is set up. Now I have two girls that want to learn French and it made sense to buy the book from an author I'm already familiar…
Elisabeth R
We like this program, and have been working from my book: I'm purchasing copies for each child.
Ana N
I was a French minor and my 11-year-old is interested. it looks simple and uncluttered. Too many books are cluttered up with weird fonts and designs.
Nicholette T
I have used both Getting Started with Latin and Getting Started with Spanish with wild success. I expect this edition to be just as wonderful. This is my go-to with all foreign language study
Rebecca P
Is this book similar to the Latin book? By that I mean, are there translation exercises at the end of each Lesson?
We haven't started this yet, but it looks like there are translation exercises at the end of every lesson.
Rebekah M
How many lessons are in this book? What topics are covered later on in the book? Do they get more advanced? (My student is already familiar with some very basic vocabulary and articles, which the preview pages lessons show).
A L
There are 172 lessons in this book. They are all very short lessons so you can get through 2-3 per day if you spent 1/2 hour including discussion. If your student is already familiar with basic French, this may be too easy. You will get through the first 10-20 lessons right away as they are about gender, prononciation, articles and some very basic vocab. However I found it very useful because most people don't give that enough attention and it leaves confusion down the road. To give you an idea, a lesson in the very middle of the book includes sentences like: "L'ami de mon frere n'a pas sa voiture." A lesson at the very end includes sentences like: "Mes enfants adorent le jus de pomme, mai j'aime le jus d'orange." The book is for very beginning learners, for sure. I like its simiplicity, but because there are no worksheets, sometimes I have to be creative to get more practice work in. There aren't practice ideas in the book, so maybe supplementing with videos, audios, or a phone app would be a good idea. I love the app DuoLingo for practice.I hope that helps! Bonne chance! :)
Laurel K
Is the online MP3 downloadable? We don't have wifi at our house, so I'd have to bring the computer to the library or place with wifi, download it, and use it at home from the computer. Will it work that way?
Lisa S
Yes, that should work. We downloaded it onto our computer and then made a CD of the lessons for our daughter to use in a CD player.
We already own Getting Started with Spanish and really like the way it is set up. Now I have two girls that want to learn French and it made sense to buy the book from an author I'm already familiar…
We like this program, and have been working from my book: I'm purchasing copies for each child.
I was a French minor and my 11-year-old is interested. it looks simple and uncluttered. Too many books are cluttered up with weird fonts and designs.
I have used both Getting Started with Latin and Getting Started with Spanish with wild success. I expect this edition to be just as wonderful. This is my go-to with all foreign language study