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Getting Started with French
SKU
063646
ISBN
9781626110052
Grade 4-AD
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Traditional
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Charlotte Mason
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Our Price
$22.95 
Description
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.
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Armfield Academic Press |
| Grades: | 4-AD |
| ISBN: | 9781626110052 |
| Length in Inches: | 10.875 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.25 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.625 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.55 |
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