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    <title>French Conversation and Composition</title>
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    <namePart>Wann, Harry Vincent</namePart>
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  <abstract>"French Conversation and Composition" by Harry Vincent Wann is an instructional guide designed for learners of the French language, likely written in the early 20th century. This book aims to facilitate conversation and provide a review of elementary grammar principles, making it suitable for students who are beginning to learn French. It utilizes anecdotes and structured exercises as tools to enhance vocabulary acquisition and grammatical understanding.  The opening portion of this work introduces the author’s twofold purpose: stimulating spontaneous conversation and offering a systematic review of fundamental grammar. The preface emphasizes the difficulty teachers face in engaging students without a practical framework and explains the author's reliance on anecdotes drawn from his own experience in conversation classes. The structure includes a section on anecdotes followed by grammar reviews, ensuring that students are not only entertained but also effectively improving their language skills through interactive exercises and varied illustrative examples. (This is an automatically generated summary.)</abstract>
  <note>Release date is 2004-03-01</note>
  <note>Produced by Robert J. Hall.</note>
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