Quick Learn Yourself French  (English, Paperback, Jaini Chandrika)

A quick practical guide to learning French.

Summary Of The Book

Learning a new language is always a challenge. When one needs to do it for academic purposes, it is accepted as a matter of course, and becomes part of the normal process of learning. To make oneself understood, one needs a basic understanding of grammar and proper syntactical construction etc. One needs to be sure that they can make themselves understood.

This is where books like Quick Learn Yourself: French come in. Part of a series of book that intends to teach over 50 world languages, for everyday and practical use, this book covers the French language.

French is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. The soft toned language is evocative of romance and fashion, of glamour and beauty. French is spoken in over 40 countries in the world, like France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada etc. It is also spoken in former French colonies in Africa and Asia. In India, many people in Pondicherry still speak French.

The book, Quick Learn Yourself: French, is intended for tourists and business people who are visiting regions of the world where French is the major language of communication, and they need to make themselves understood in that language.

As it is a practical guide for everyday conversations, it does not go deep into the history and grammar of the language. It is not an academic course, it is just meant to help the readers get by in ordinary situations they might encounter everyday. Quick Learn Yourself: French covers the fundamentals of the language. It teaches the script - the letters, sentence construction, pronunciation and so on. It covers some basic, essential grammar rules.

It covers just enough grammar to ensure that the readers can construct meaningful sentences. It contains a clear explanation of the grammar concepts that are covered. The book provides a list of grammatical aids to help the reader quickly learn to read, write and speak. Quick Learn Yourself: French contains 250 example conversations in French. These conversations deal with real life, ordinary situations like shopping, booking tickets, dealing with room service etc.

This book is meant for an immediate and basic understanding of the language and its usage for practical purposes. It is not meant for an academic course on the language. However, it can help students proposing to take a full language course pick up a few quick pointers.