My oldest daughter has been interested in learning French since she was four years old.  I’ve bought her audiobooks recorded in French so that she can be immersed in the language and several French dictionaries and other books to help her learn the language.  Recently she began the Elementary French I course from Middlebury Interactive Languages.

The program is written “to be self-explanatory, self-paced, self-contained, and inexpensive.” I can say that all four of these components are true about the program.  There are 172 lessons in the book which are written clearly and concisely, and doesn’t leave much room for misunderstanding the purpose of the program.