Get Started in French Absolute Beginner Course
Get Started in French Absolute Beginner Course
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Get started reading, speaking and listening in French. Ideal for complete beginners, this course comprises a book and online audio support.
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Get Started in French Absolute Beginner Course by Catrine Carpenter
Do you want a solid foundation to your French studies? If you are looking for a solid foundation to your language studies for school, work or travel, this engaging course will get you speaking, writing, reading and understanding French in no time. Through authentic conversations, clear language presentations, and extensive practice and review, you will learn the French you need to communicate naturally in everyday situations - from booking a hotel room to talking about friends and family. What will I learn? Basic French is slowly and carefully introduced to ensure you progress confidently through the course and build up a foundation to allow you to feel confident in everyday situations and move to the next level of your learning. It teaches grammar, vocabulary and listening, reading, writing, speaking and pronunciation skills. By the end of the course you will reach a solid Novice High proficiency level of ACTFL (The American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages) and A2 Beginner level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) guidelines. Is this course for me? Get Started in French is for absolute and false beginners of French. Clear and simple explanations make the course appropriate and accessible to anyone learning French. There are extensive illustrations to support the learner working on his or her own. This course is also ideal to use with one-to-one tutoring and as a classroom course. What do I get? This book has a learner-centred approach that incorporates the following features: - 10 units of learning content - covering everyday topics from booking a hotel room to talking about friends and family - Discovery Method - figure out rules and patterns yourself to make the language stick - Outcomes-based learning - focus your studies with clear aims - Vocabulary building - thematic lists and activities to help you learn vocabulary quickly - Test yourself - see and track your own progress - Native speaker audio - available as a digital download - Free, downloadable audio transcripts and vocabulary and language reference lists Access the audio for this course for free by downloading it to the Teach Yourself Library app or streaming it on library.teachyourself.com. Where do I go next? If you want to advance your French, our Complete French course (9781444177299) will take you to an intermediate level of French. If you want to practice your speaking and listening skills, Get Talking and Keep Talking French (9781444184143) is the perfect audio course. Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years
Dr Catrine Carpenter was born and educated in France and now teaches French at university level.
SKU | Unavailable |
ISBN 13 | 9781444174595 |
ISBN 10 | 1444174592 |
Title | Get Started in French Absolute Beginner Course |
Author | Catrine Carpenter |
Condition | Unavailable |
Binding Type | Multiple-component retail product |
Publisher | John Murray Press |
Year published | 2012-12-28 |
Number of pages | 240 |
Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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