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FRENCH LANGUAGE-- SELECTED RESOURCES 

Keeley Library  January 23, 2001
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  • French Literature
  • Languages
  • BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT FRENCH LANGUAGE

    in World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, 2001
    Ref. 031 W927 1990 v.7
     inEncyclopedia Americana. Danbury, CT:Grolier, 1999
    Ref. 031 E56A 1999 v. 
    Jenkins, Fred M. "French Language". v.7 .

    FRENCH LANGUAGE  BROWSING GUIDE 440's
    See our guide, Finding Your Way in the Library, and our Library Floor Plan to locate books on the shelves

    440's     Romance Languages,   French
    441's     French Writing System and Phonology
    442's     French Etymology
    443's     French Dictionaries
    445's     French Grammar
    447's     French Language Variations
    448's     Standard French Usage
    449's     Provencal and Catalan
    See our guides ,Finding Your Way in the Library, and  Library Floor Plan to locate books on the shelves.

    sailscat.gif (2318 bytes)To locate items in our library network, search our New WebCat™ using the following subjects.
    French language 
    French language--Idioms 
    French language--Verb
    Picture dictionaries, French
    French language--History
    French language--Readers 
    French  phrase books--English
    French language--Vocabulary
    French language--Grammar
    French language--Dictionaries
    French language--Slang--Dictionaries 
    Encyclopedias and dictionaries, French 
    French language--Readers--Civilization
    French language--Spoken French
    French language--Terms and phrases 
    French language--Self-instruction
    French language--Dictionaries 
    French language--Self-instruction
    French language--Pronunciation
    French language--Composition and exercises
    French language--Programmed instruction 
    French language--Glossaries,vocabularies,etc. 
    French language--Conversation and phrase
    English language--Films for French speakers 
    French language--Conversation and Pharase Books
    French language--Study and teaching
    French language--Audio-visual instruction

    PERIODICALS AND NEWS ARTICLES ONLINE

    SIRS NEWSPAPER AND PERIODICAL REPRINTS: INFOTRAC  WEB ONLINE PERIODICALS DATABASE ELECTRIC LIBRARY
    As members of SAILS, Durfee  students and teachers can access SIRS, INFOTRAC AND ELECTRIC LIBRARY, both  from library workstations, and from home. From home or a school lab computer, go to SAILS  Databases.. You will need your library barcode when dialing from a home computer or a lab.
    Bilingual Stacks
    Images de la vie francaise : textes d'explications francaises, lectures suivies et diriges FRENCH  448.2469 B827
    Lectures vivantes   ( Text entirely in French) FRENCH   448.6 C331L
    Premier guide de France : a first year reader FRENCH    448.642 B894P

    FRENCH  LANGUAGE- SELECTED REFERENCE BOOKS
    The call  number for each will bring you to the general area for that subject.

    Nouveau petit Larousse illustre : dictionnaire encyclopedique Ref. 034.1 N934 1924 FR
    Larousse universel : dictionnaire encyclopedique en deux volumes Ref. 034.1 L332 1948 FR
    The Oxford-Duden pictorial French-English dictionary /  Ref. 443.21 O98
    The New Cassell's French dictionary: French-English, English-French. Ref. 443 N532 1971
    Heath's standard French and English dictionary; Ref. 443.21 M288 1939
    Mansion's shorter French and English dictionary Ref. 443.21 M288 1941
    Burt's French-English dictionary. In two parts. French-English. English-French Ref. 443.21 W515 1900

    CIRCULATING COLLECTION

    La Robe et le couteau  448.6421 C188 FR
    Contes dramatiques, with French songs, exercises, directions for acting, and vocabulary 448.6421 H655 1960 FR
    Selections from standard French authors : a reader for first and second year students /with vocabulary, notes, and brief biographical sketches  448.6421 S464 FR
    Variete: conteurs, romanciers, dramaturges, poetes, penseurs.     NOTES      1) "A collection of varied French literary pieces. 448.6421 V299 FR
    Vignettes litteraires; French life and ideals.  448.6421 V684 FR
    Selections from standard French authors : a reader for first and 448.6421 S464 FR
    Noel  448.6421 D278 FR
    La France contemporaine: choix de textes culturels,  448.6421 F815CO FR
    Actualites francaises  448.6421 F761 FR
     Conversational French review grammar  445 K24 1961 FRA
    French verbs fully conjugated in all the tenses : 448.242 K33201
    L'essentiel de la grammaire francaise.  445 H699 FR
    A conversational French review grammar 445 K24 1961 FR
    Essential French grammar  448.2421 R434
    Selections from standard French authors : a reader for first and second year students /with vocabulary, notes, and brief biographical sketche 448.6421 S464 FR

    WEB SITES

    IPL Say Hello tothe World French Language Project  MIT French Language Newspapers online
    Tennesse Bob's Famous French Sites Study Guides and Strategies from University of St. Thomas 
    Paris French Language Resources LInks
    French Lanuguage Resources: Electronic Text Center VolterreFr- French/English Resources
     
    History of the French Language Resources for Students and Teachers of French as a Second Language
    ARTFL Project: Dictionary French Language Resources:Subject Guides
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