Bootstrap French Phrases: Immerse yourself in over 1500 French phrases that cover all the language patterns you need to know

The Bootstrap French Phrases is meant for English‐speaking pupils and students of French who are interesting in material to aid immersive learning.The book contains over 1500 example phrases that have been carefully chosen to cover the breath of everyday French. The example phrases encompass a working vocabulary of several hundred words. All six French grammatical cases are illustrated, as are the most useful prepositions and verb prefixes. If the student is able to understand and reproduce the 1300 phrases, she is well on her way to a solid fluency.The book and app content is designed so that learners can build mental templates of French’s most common structures. And based on these patterns the learner can themselves construct and create new phrases. And recognise new combinations when listening and interacting in the language.The technique behind Bootstrap French Phrases is to expose users to hundreds and hundreds of common colloquial phrases, thereby developing familiarity and a feeling for the language. This is facilitated by the companion mobile app that includes exercises that emphasise memorisation through reiterative exposure to each phrase, and most especially repeated immersive exposure to the sound of each phrase.The core theoretical principle employed by 'Phrases' in facilitating adult language learning is 'immersive exposure'. Immersive exposure is the key to effective language learning. It's a proven method called 'contextual immersion'. The app facilitates immersion through reiteration, repetition, memorisation, and re-enforcement of over a thousand commonly used colloquial phrases - all with native speaker audio and contextual notes.Immersion is not submersion: The immersion approach is a far better way of learning when compared with the submersion approach. Immersing yourself into a language means that you’ve got tools, tips and tricks to support you when it comes to learning the language and culture. Submersion, on the other hand, would plunge you in at the deep end with no resources or support. While submersion is effectively how children learn to speak, adults progress more quickly and efficiently if they have other resources to inform and support their learning. These include explanations of grammar and lessons that are structured.IMPORTANT: The companion app is NOT free. To unlock all Topics requires an in-app purchase. Read more