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| Burroughsbane Triglot Newbie United States Joined 5552 days ago 7 posts - 6 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: German, Italian | Message 1 of 3 23 December 2009 at 5:21am | IP Logged |
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I am a self-learner who has nearly finished the French in Action beginner’s French program. Does anyone have any recommendations for an intermediate program? The reason I chose French in Action was for the multi-faceted teaching approach: using audio, video, and text. In an intermediate program I am looking for the same features. By the end of French in Action I should(?) know every tense, but my vocabulary will be lacking, and I will only be able to understand basic constructions.
Thank you for your recommendations! I am trying to plow through French and Spanish until I am able to read literature without constant dictionary reference, and construction confusion. I’ve promised myself not to read a single book in English until that happens. It may sound odd, but, for me, that is a powerful motivating factor. Thank you! 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| aliebe Diglot Pro Member United States Joined 5834 days ago 59 posts - 63 votes  Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Spanish Personal Language Map | Message 2 of 3 12 January 2010 at 5:40am | IP Logged |
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If you know most tenses and most grammar, it would seem that you would be ready to read books. Perhaps not Being and Nothingness in the original, however children's books are a great place to start. As you are in the US, you should look at Amazon Canada as they have lots of french children's books available, and often children's books will come with an age range for which they are appropriate giving you some idea of what level they are. For instance you could get Persepolis in French and then watch the movie in order to get a multimedia experience. Also there are many audio magazines (think french, bien dire, for instance) that have readings, of which most are also read aloud. Think french is a little simpler than Bien Dire and has more vocabulary and grammar help for each article. You can buy a back issue of Bien Dire to see if you like it. I realize you were looking for an intermediate program, but these are my thoughts as to an alternative way to proceed.
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| Burroughsbane Triglot Newbie United States Joined 5552 days ago 7 posts - 6 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: German, Italian | Message 3 of 3 22 January 2010 at 7:57pm | IP Logged |
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Thank you for responding. I'm sorry that I haven't gotten back to this thread sooner. After the first week of January I stopped checking. Il faut que j'utilise les matériels gratuites comme les blogs, les sites de noticias, mais surtout les libres faciles de la bibli le plus près. I agree with you that I can learn in an intersting way without paying for more textbooks. I will check out Persepolis and bien dire. Thank you again for your time (and for putting up with my broken french).
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