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Title: Learn in Your Car French: Level One (Learn in Your Car) by Henry N. Raymond ISBN: 1-59125-189-3 Publisher: Penton Overseas, Inc. Pub. Date: May, 2002 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 3 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.6 (10 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Good Series
Comment: No French music? No long-winded promotional introduction? I was actually disappointed at first! Then I realized these tapes teach in a simple, direct fashion, and that with persistence they will substantially improve your French vocabulary fairly quickly. After three weeks I am no native speaker, but I already know that my vocabulary and pronunciation have improved. Is this the best series available? Not having tried others, I can't say. However, I can respond to other two reviews here at Amazon by saying: If you expect to learn a significant amount of French after having had the tapes for "a day," you must be kidding. And I don't think someone who is not a French speaker is any authority on whether the woman on the tapes is pronouncing correctly. (Duh.) Her voice is a little high-pitched, but fairly pleasant. If I had more money, I would probably get the CDs for sake of ease, but when it comes to rewinding, any review is good review.
Rating: 5
Summary: This is the one to try
Comment: I 've purchased three different "Learn French On Tape" sets in the last few years, and "Learn In Your Car" is by far the best. I've just started taking "real", in-person lessons at Berlitz, so I've been able to put these to the test-and they've given me a great head start. Humble though the level one tapes are, their virtue is that they are VERY simple, and believe it or not, the french DOES sink in, a little at a time, as you're driving around or on your daily commute. The thing about language tapes or CDs, of course, is that you take quite a chance when you buy them-you can't know if they'll be any good until they're unreturnable! Hence my review-and my heartiest recommendation to try this particular series. Bon chance!
Rating: 3
Summary: Great to supplement outside courses, but has some flaws
Comment: I have had a few years of French in High School and a semester in college, and it is amazing how quickly you can loose a language if you do not use it. I had purchased this complete set (level 1 - 3) to supplement the Living Language's Ultimate French to get more practice on pronunciation and some CDs that can be taken on the go. I have found that these CDs work well in some ways, but have some flaws.
These CDs are great for adding some new vocabulary to your language base. Some grammar is covered, but you will definitely need an additional resource to truly get a better understanding of the grammar rules.
As mentioned, there are a few flaws that are somewhat annoying:
1. The sound is set up so that the spoken English comes from one speaker and the spoken French comes from the other speaker. This is fine if you are listening on a regular stereo, but is difficult if you are trying to listen to it using headphones. Also, the volume is not balanced very well between the two speakers.
2. French speaking woman has a rather high pitched voice and can sound a little "sing-songy". She also seems to add a few extra syllables to some of the phrases. For example, when she is pronouncing "une carte de credit" (credit card), she pronounces the 'e' in 'une' ("oon-eh carte de credit"). To the best of my knowledge, this should not be pronounced.
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