So… what came first in terms of language ? Oral or written ?
Well… oral, of course, be it in the evolution of humanity… but in the natural evolution of the human being, from baby to adult !
How do we learn our mother language ? By hearing it… repeatedly…
The written language is no more than the symbolic representation of the oral language.
So why on earth would we start learning any language – foreign or not – through writing ???
Makes sense ?
Conversation is the dramatically missing link to access fluent French speaking/reading/writing.