French for Oral and Written Review, Fifth Edition (English and French Edition) [Paperback]

Charles Carlut (Author), Walter Meiden (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0030758998 | ISBN-13: 978-0030758997 | Publication Date: January 2, 1993 | Edition: 5th

This text is designed to review all the common elements of French grammar, both orally and in written French. To that end it is provided with numerous all-French exercises and English-to-French translations on various phases of the French language and with a set of tapes containing numerous structure drills.

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Text: English, French --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; 5th edition (January 2, 1993)
• Language: English, French
• ISBN-10: 0030758998
• ISBN-13: 978-0030758997
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,413 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Simply the BEST Review of French Language Available, April 23, 2000

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Robert L. Mazzola - See all my reviews

This review is from: French for Oral and Written Review, Fifth Edition (English and French Edition) (Paperback)

I don't need a thousand words to extol the virtues of this compact, totally accessible (to those interested in French at any level of study)handbook of French structure. When I taught French at the university level, this was the only French text students uniformly praised for its clarity and abundance of usable examples of the grammar and idiomatic points it presents. If you have been frustrated in the past by the two extremes in such texts (the hopelessly obtuse--for the beginner and intermediate students at any rate-- on the one hand, and the simplemindedly childish on the other), Carlut and Meiden will come as a refreshing breath of common sense. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. --R. L. Mazzola, PhD

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars French student echoes French teacher, April 26, 2000

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This review is from: French for Oral and Written Review, Fifth Edition (English and French Edition) (Paperback)

I can add this student's complete endorsement of Carlut & Meiden to that of former French teacher Robert Mazzola. It is one of only two French textbooks I've kept years after taking the course, and the only one I recommend to others. This book helped to put me into Phi Sigma Iota (foreign language honorary.)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars perfect, November 19, 2006

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Carson M. "bestdahee" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: French for Oral and Written Review, Fifth Edition (English and French Edition) (Paperback)

Easy to use, straightforward, perfect third-year book, which most people I know who have used it keep after their classes. A bit old (time for an updated version with a strong spine -lots of exercises on every subpart of each chapter and the idea of the problem words that everybody trips on ("room" "space" 'place', etc.) is great. Excellent book (and if you contact the publisher--ask professors, they'll tell you--, you will indeed get the answer key, despite what another reviewer said - try harder and call them).