Whole French Language (reading and practice)

 

For an interesting example of interlinear reading for language acquisition, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svUZWwqZkC4. Presentation based on The whole French language by Robertson, T. (Théodore), 1803-1871.

 

 

 Interlinear and bilingual texts are great ways to learn/acquire languages since through language we know they make the input in the target language comprehensible. Thus, one wouldn't be wrong at all to call these books a great source of comprehensible input, a term coined by Stephen Krashen. The book at hand, Whole French Language, 650+ pages total, written by T. Robertson and authorship of which dates back to mid-19th century, consists of such interlinear and bilingual text enriched with multiple practical exercises, grammar lessons and a synopsis of the French language attached to the end of the book.

 

For more on reading to acquire L2 based on theory and some research, see Stephen Krashen via these links.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Krashen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Input_hypothesis