Dual texts, or bilingual texts, are texts that appear side by side in two different languages. Most language learners consider them useful as they give you the possibility to explore literature in your target language before you actually reach the point where you can read texts independantly. Dual texts can be used at any stage of the learning, depending on their difficulty, and the way one uses them. These are some suggestions on how to work with dual texts. They are however only that, suggestions. The suggestions go from beginner to intermediate to advanced.