Foreign language study

Combining music with lesson, this French workbook and companion CD covers a wide range of grammar and vocabulary using song as a fun way to retain each concept and to develop language skills. Each chapter includes a detailed explanation of the grammar rule it teaches, fun activities and exercises, a vocabulary list, song lyrics to one of the 14 songs included on the CD, and helpful tips and tricks. With this workbook, students can put the songs into practice to hone their French and fully grasp each lesson. The instructions in this edition are written in English."

Learn French with songs. This book contains 8 French grammar and vocabulary concepts. Each rule is taught with a song. Activities and exercises go along the songs to help the student practice and reinforce the concept.

The Way of The Linguist, A language learning odyssey. It is now a cliché that the world is a smaller place. We think nothing of jumping on a plane to travel to another country or continent. The most exotic locations are now destinations for mass tourism. Small business people are dealing across frontiers and language barriers like never before. The Internet brings different languages and cultures to our finger-tips. English, the hybrid language of an island at the western extremity of Europe seems to have an unrivalled position as an international medium of communication. But historically periods of cultural and economic domination have never lasted forever. Do we not lose something by relying on the wide spread use of English rather than discovering other languages and cultures? As citizens of this shrunken world, would we not be better off if we were able to speak a few languages other than our own? The answer is obviously yes. Certainly Steve Kaufmann thinks so, and in his busy life as a diplomat and businessman he managed to learn to speak nine languages fluently and observe first hand some of the dominant cultures of Europe and Asia. Why do not more people do the same? In his book The Way of The Linguist, A language learning odyssey, Steve offers some answers. Steve feels anyone can learn a language if they want to. He points out some of the obstacles that hold people back. Drawing on his adventures in Europe and Asia, as a student and businessman, he describes the rewards that come from knowing languages. He relates his evolution as a language learner, abroad and back in his native Canada and explains the kind of attitude that will enable others to achieve second language fluency. Many people have taken on the challenge of language learning but have been frustrated by their lack of success. This book offers detailed advice on the kind of study practices that will achieve language breakthroughs. Steve has developed a language learning system available online at: www.thelinguist.com.

A collection of 12 songs, both original and traditional, to help children learn basic French vocabulary and pronunciation.

Foreign language study