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| numerodix Trilingual Hexaglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 6781 days ago 856 posts - 1226 votes  Speaks: EnglishC2*, Norwegian*, Polish*, Italian, Dutch, French Studies: Portuguese, Mandarin | Message 1 of 7 02 July 2012 at 10:46pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Does anyone know a textbook that's appropriate for self study? Most textbooks seem to be
made for classroom use, so much so that many of the exercise don't make sense when you're sitting home alone, because you need a teacher to give you corrections. And written in French would be a big plus because then I can learn the terminology in the same language. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| LangWanderer Diglot Pro Member Australia digintoenglish.com Joined 4536 days ago 74 posts - 97 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: Korean, French, Mandarin Personal Language Map | Message 2 of 7 02 July 2012 at 11:35pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Grammaire Française by Jacqueline Olivier is the one I use. It's written entirely in French and from what I've worked through so far, it's excellent.
The main drawback is the price (the RRP lists as $181 on Amazon) but you should have no trouble finding a used copy for much, much less. Another criticism is that you have to buy a separate answer key, as the textbook only includes answers to some of the extensive range of exercises. It's also not a self-contained course, as such, but would supplement an Assimil-type course very well. The beginner's course is reputed to be excellent and I can personally vouch for the high quality of the second, Using French. If you're already at a high beginner-intermediate level and you can overcome the drawbacks, then it's a very good book, especially as it's written in French. You may also have a look for a book published by La Sorbonne. I happened upon one at a library once and had a quick browse, but never worked through it. It was also written entirely in French and seemed to be of a high standard. (EDIT: The title of this book is Grammaire du Français: Cours de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne.) Bonne lecture! Edited by LangWanderer on 02 July 2012 at 11:38pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| DaraghM Diglot Senior Member Ireland Joined 6149 days ago 1947 posts - 2923 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French, Russian, Hungarian | Message 3 of 7 03 July 2012 at 10:10am | IP Logged | |||||
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I'm currently using all French study material for the language. The following are all by CLE International and can be easily got from amazon.fr. I tend to use the French amazon site as it seems to have more material.
Grammaire en Dialogues - Niveau Debutant (includes an audio CD) Vocabulaire en Dialogues - Niveau Debutant (includes an audio CD) Grammaire Progressive du Français - Niveau Intermediaire (answer book is separate) Communication Progressive du Français - Niveau Intermediaire (answer book is separate) The following is by Hachette, and has the exercise book included. Grammaire Pratique du Français en 80 fiches - It's also written by the Sorbonne. Edited by DaraghM on 03 July 2012 at 10:13am 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Splog Diglot Senior Member Czech Republic anthonylauder.c Joined 5667 days ago 1062 posts - 3263 votes Speaks: English*, Czech Studies: Mandarin | Message 4 of 7 03 July 2012 at 11:44am | IP Logged | |||||
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How about French in Action? The videos, audio, and textbook are completely in French (the workbook contains some English admittedly). The quality of the course is very high. In fact, many people consider it the best language course ever made.
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| napoleon Tetraglot Senior Member India Joined 5014 days ago 543 posts - 874 votes Speaks: Bengali*, English, Hindi, Urdu Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 5 of 7 14 July 2012 at 7:48am | IP Logged | |||||
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I second "Grammaire Progressive du Français." You could also try your hand at "Conjugaison
Progressive du Français." I think that the graded nature of these books makes them ideal for self-study. They are also completely in french and I have had to look up words on more than one occasion to be able to do the exercises. The solutions, or "Corrigés" are available separately. The French in Action textbook is an excellent supplement to the videos, its just too expensive for a student like me. 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Antanas Tetraglot Groupie Lithuania Joined 4810 days ago 91 posts - 172 votes Speaks: Lithuanian*, English, Russian, German Studies: FrenchB1, Spanish | Message 6 of 7 18 July 2012 at 3:01pm | IP Logged | |||||
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I found "French for Reading" by Sandberg and Tatham very useful for learning grammar as well as expanding my (at least passive) vocabulary. It contains several exercises, although not as much as in "proper" grammar training books. Edited by Antanas on 18 July 2012 at 3:05pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Wulfgar Senior Member United States Joined 4669 days ago 404 posts - 791 votes Speaks: English* | Message 7 of 7 19 July 2012 at 6:48am | IP Logged | |||||
Third it.
I picked it up for less than $10 used on amazon. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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