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The Berlitz Self-Teacher -- French: A Unique Home-Study Method Developed by the Famous Berlitz Schools of Language Paperback – March 6, 1987

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You acquired English naturally. Not through the memorization of long list of vocabulary, not through the tedious chore of learning bare-bones grammar but through actually speaking it. . . If you speak English you can speak French, the natural Berlitz way.
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With the Berlitz Self-Teachers as your guide you’ll soon find that you can understand, speak and even think your own thoughts in another language.

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Berlitz Corporation is a language services and leadership training company based in Princeton, New Jersey. In 1878, Maximilian Berlitz founded his first language school in Providence, Rhode Island. By 1914 there were more than 200 Berlitz schools worldwide. In 2001 Berlitz became wholly owned by the Benesse Corporation, and in 2010 Berlitz changed its name from Berlitz International, Inc. to Berlitz Corporation. The Berlitz method of learning advocates teaching only through the target language, with the idea that students will be able to intuit grammatical rules without knowing how to explain them.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ TarcherPerigee (March 6, 1987)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 286 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 039951323X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399513237
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.2 x 0.83 x 7.95 inches

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Anomi.LS

Old isn't bad!

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2012

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I've just received my copy of this book(Berlitz Self-Teacher French) and I'm very very excited! To start, I've been studying french for quite a while already, and this is really just a way for me to practice and repair holes in my vocabulary, where ever they may be. I originally learned french in high school and am now beginning self-study and this is one of the many resources I will be utilizing.

Firstly, I did not expect this to be a paperback. I didn't dock any stars for this because it obviously states 'paperback' at the top the page but this was one of my first orders from amazon and I didn't really look for that type of information. And because I'd never seen a paperback copy before I didn't think they made them.
Well they do! I ordered this book from the amazon store(or whatever it's called) about 2 weeks ago and received it in good time and packaged wonderfully. My personal opinion about other people stating 'this book is old fashioned' is to say 'yes, it is. But it you have a base of french knowledge already going into learning, or if you are a very thorough beginner with multiple resources than that's okay!' This book isn't useless just because it's old, you just have to be aware of that flaw and work with other resources in order to have a more well-rounded knowledge of the language.

So far I am very happy with my new book, but that's to be expected. I never buy anything without a 'see inside!' glimpse at the book and you'd do very good to make sure that this style of learning appeals to you before you purchase your own copy. Also, I think another reviewer mentioned this but I found out about many different language programs, including Berlitz, through ProfASAr on youtube (: he does a thorough explanation of this product as well as many other similar products and I think everyone interested in thorough language learning(and especially polyglottery) should check him out.

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Ron

Sometimes Low-Tech is Better!

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2010

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Just the steak....without the sizzle!!!! I agree with a previous reviewer that there is a reason why a 60 year old text has held up so well over the years. The instruction is intuitive and builds logically. The pronunciation is transilliterated to facilitate pronunciation. Each leçon is approximately 3 pages long. A certain activity is described in about 50 sentences. Each sentence is in French, transilliterated French, and English. Subsequent sentences build upon the prior ones. At the end of each leçon is a self test of about 15 questions, with answers. Each leçon might take 10-15 minutes, depending on your skills. Effective study sessions can be multiples of that duration of time. Each chapter also has a "Note to Student", where important explanations are given. Concise...convenient....easy...and fun!!!!
This text is also a wonderful adjunct to any other French course(s) you might be using. I believe that there is a tendency to use the latest, most expensive, most hyped language course methods out there. While we all learn differently, a daily, conscientious approach is required, regardless of the course (or cost). My experience with Amazon has been that the most highly rated products do not disappoint. Many of the popular language courses today harp on immersion, as opposed to vocabulary and conjugations. They claim that your first language was learned that way. While I do not disagree, and concur that throwing you in the deep end will force you to learn to swim, the adult brain does learn differently than the child's. Sometimes we need to know WHY it was said like that. Buy, use and enjoy this gem!! You will not be disappointed. Bonne chance!!!!

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CE

Good, but lack of corresponding pictures makes it hard to commit to memory. See it & Say it in French is better.

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2017

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I like it so far. Will update if I am successful with it.

This is one of my two FAVORITE books for learning French.

(Not including Fluent Forever, which can apply to any language, and French editions of fiction books)

The other one being See it & Say it in French!

It is not perfect though.

I think its pronunciations, although Americanized (no phonetic alphabet), help tremendously.

It has little to no helpful pictures though!!! Without pictures, you are just translating it back to English, which is far less helpful.

When it does have pictures, they are during the testing part at the end of the lesson, or at the beginning of the chapter, where they either do NOT correspond to a French word, or they write the word in English next to it, which is even worse than no words at all. While yes, I may not know that a black & white picture of something is meant to represent a color, I know WHAT object it is (when it is not a specific color).

I took the time to draw pictures for each lesson (separately). Just a colored scribble for the colors, for example. This helps.

The Berlitz Self Teacher may be superior in that it helps you THINK in French.

Berlitz Self-Teacher French as well as See it & Say it in French - their lessons/exercises can be done written pretty easily.

Although I do LIKE this book, I find that without corresponding pictures, it is a bit difficult to put to memory because some lessons are just a tome of words, no pictures. Drawing the pictures helps tremendously, but someone reading this book might not think to take the time to draw pictures.

I think that both See It & Say it In and Berlitz Self-Teacher French are excellent books, in my opinion 2 of the best books on the market for learning French, but if you could only, or would only buy one, go with See it & Say it in French.

UPDATE: As you get farther into the lessons, some of them get quite frankly confusing. I had to put it on the shelf for awhile & just stick to See It & Say It In until I got more fluent. Sometimes I have to read the lesson a few times before I can answer the questions. They ask questions for things not pictured, so my assumption is that they want you to remember the exact answer stated in the lesson. For example, how much a newspaper costs, when there is no newspaper pictured in the lesson. I do not think that helps one learn a language. That is literally a waste of memory and time.

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Dr. David R. Lumsden

Start thinking in French.

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2023

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One may learn to converse in French i 4 months, using the Berlitz system.

Merci Beaucoup,

David Lumsden

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Shawn Moore

Clearly develops a foundation and builds on it.

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2022

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Beginner friendly. Establishes vocabulary/rules and uses them with the chapter. Subsequent chapters builds on previous chapters, allowing for a natural learning process. A quality introduction to French.

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DAWN FLETCHER

Very easy to comprehend

Reviewed in Canada on April 9, 2024

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I like that this book has phonetics to help with pronunciation.

Adriano Aguiar

Excelente metodologia!

Reviewed in Brazil on July 28, 2021

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Excelente livro para rever conteúdos e aprender coisas novas. Muito fácil de utilizá-lo.

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chocolate lady

Learning conversational french

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2023

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As a family, we love how this book is laid out. Very different from the other French books we have purchased.

Eugenia

Libro peculiar

Reviewed in Spain on December 2, 2022

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Un libro peculiar. Antes de usarlo hace falta aprender leer las letras en francés. Para sentirse más cómodo. En general un libro para practicar, no tiene dibujos de color o algo así, pero tiene su gracia gracias a su forma de enseñar.
Contiene 41 capítulos. Yo intento hacer un capítulo por día o cada otro día.

Lo combino con otros libros, películas en francés, audios, videos, etc.

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Prasad S

New book and useful for a lazy and slow learner

Reviewed in India on February 9, 2022

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Love this book, got it in very new and good condition. Its good for very new learners and especially for common daily aspects. Good book for lazy or slow learners like me.

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