SmartFrench: Beginner Level - Learn French from Real French People by Christian Aubert
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Book Reviews of SmartFrench: Beginner Level - Learn French from Real French People
Book Review: Smart French is True to Life
Summary: 5 Stars
My goal has always been to speak FRENCH and I've been working towards that goal for several years. I have purchased the Pimsleur courses I, II and III; Berlitz computer and audio courses; Living Language Complete Course and Ultimate French on the Go and at Home; just to name a few. Then this past August, my husband and I traveled to Paris and it was as if I hadn't studied a day!! They speak at break-neck speed and DO NOT want to speak slowly for a foreigner. I knew something was missing in my studies and now I've found it. It's SMART FRENCH! You may not want to face it, but `spoken French' is an art and needs to be learned from REAL French speaking people. Last night I dreamed I was speaking in French and yesterday my husband and I watched a French movie and I could actually understand a lot of what was said without reading the subtitles. [Which, many times were different from what was actually being said ;-] I thoroughly recommend this course to anyone who wants to truly speak French correctly and to be able to HEAR French when it is spoken by Real French people! ;-)Book Review: The best for learning French
Summary: 5 Stars
The SmartFrench conversations are, in my opinion, the best way to learn the language short of being in France around native speakers. Christian Aubert has recorded conversations with French natives and they are speaking naturally, i.e. with run-on words, dropped endings, etc. (Not like a perfectly speaking textbook teacher) The real way to learn any language is to listen to the way it is really spoken, to let it penetrate the psyche, and eventually to jump in and try to speak. (Of course, you can read the translations ahead of time to know the meanings). I think listening to these wonderful CDs or tapes in the car would be most helpful for developing an ear for French, and eventually the ability to participate. I also highly recommend the CD-ROM because it has the videos of these conversations where you can see facial expressions and hand gestures, which is very helpful. You can also arrange your learning to suit yourself (view, listen, read, all three, etc), and the CD-ROM has beginner through advanced, plus extra material.Book Review: Outstanding audio material, good quality and learned fast, enjoyable
Summary: 5 Stars
I tried a lot of material before, but all I was looking for was good tight nicely designed, organized and natural dialogs, with different degree of complexity and good vocabulary. Up to date course. This information isn't just thrown at you, but is being guided through, by the author who created this courses. You feel more like you are in the classrom and he is tutoring you, this is so valuable when you are trying to learn it fast with our our speedy needs. The name speaks for itself. Smart person's choice definitely!
Thanks a lot Christian!
SmartFrench Audio CDs Beginner Level
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SmartFrench: Learn French from Real French People
Book Review: Very unique and effective!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have studied French off and on since high school. Years ago I studied Spanish with a system similar to this one. It seems to be the only system that really works for me--and now it works for French also! I have tried the traditional approach--answer response, etc. reading all the phrases in the "basic conversations for tourists,,,." This method teaches (1) how the language actually sounds when spoken by people other than language instructors; and (2) gives one a more acceptable accent and an instinctive understanding of what is going on. It's unnerving sometimes not to see everything printed out for verification, but my experience shows that this aural/oral method is probably the fastest way to get a real grasp of the language (at least for me!)--and of course, if you must, the translations are all there for those who wish. I'm extremely pleased to have discovered this fantastically workable system! Thanks!!
Dr. Ellen R. Antoine
Prof. of Political Science
Book Review: Fabulous!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have studied French off and on since high school. Years ago I studied Spanish with a system similar to this one. It seems to be the only system that really works for me--and now it works for French also! I have tried the traditional approach--answer response, etc. reading all the phrases in the "basic conversations for tourists,,,." This method teaches (1) how the language actually sounds when spoken by people other than language instructors; and (2) gives one a more acceptable accent and an instinctive understanding of what is going on. It's unnerving sometimes not to see everything printed out for verification, but my experience shows that this aural/oral method is probably the fastest way to get a real grasp of the language (at least for me!)--and of course, if you must, the translations are all there for those who wish. I'm extremely pleased to have discovered this fantastically workable system! Thanks!!
Dr. Ellen R. Antoine
Prof. of Political Science