French With Ease: Day by Day Method (Assimil Method Books)

Rating:
Summary: Recommended by a French friend.
Review: I just started this book, strange that it says here its not published yet, hmm. Actually, I have a very old edition that was given to me by a French friend of mine who highly recommended this system to me. He teaches French as a foreign language and thinks its the best system for English speakers to use. It is really interesting, fun and even funny. Not too much new vocab in each lesson so you're not overwhelmed. The emphasis seems to be on real, spoken French, and not too concerned with rules, grammar, and the why's and wherefore's, the kinds of things that bog down beginning language learners. A brief explanation is given as needed, and then you just move on. I would like to see the practice dialogues on cd.

I have essentially no experience with studying French though it is not my first foray into foreign language study. As a language text goes, it seems to be fitting my needs very well. Someone who has studied French more than I may find fault where I cannot. To me, an enthusiastic beginner in French it's a good 4 and a half stars. I'm not far enough along to give this a 5 star rating which leaves me with my 4 stars for now.