Bringing the World to You! France: Learn French
If you've dreamed about going to France or want to experience it again, this guide will help you explore it without leaving home.
Library Digital Resources
- Mango LanguagesPlease note: Access for all registered users while on campus. Remote access only for NSU. Once in, you will need to create a profile.
Mango is a language learning resource with over 70 languages, combining quality content, intelligent technology and an adaptive algorithm that delivers practical phrases from real situations. - Learning French (Streaming video)Please note: Access for all registered users while on campus. Remote access only for NSU.
In Learning French: A Rendezvous with French-Speaking Cultures, you will gain a practical, in-depth introduction to a beautiful language. 30 step-by-step lectures provide you with an effective and eng aging means to grasp the core building blocks of French, while adding insight into the relationship between language and culture.
Music
- La Blanche (Music) (Streaming video)
This live performance, produced by Nicolas Micha, features La Blanche, a french group with folk and contemporary influence in its music. - Claire de Lune: French piano music (Streaming music)
Nocturne No. 1 for piano in C major, FP 56/1 ; Nocturne No. 5 for piano in D minor : Phalenes, FP 56/5 ; Nocturne No. 6 for piano in G major, FP 56/6 ; Presto for piano in B flat major, FP 70 ; Improvisations (15) for piano, and others - Great Music of the 20th Century. Episode 3, Debussy and le français in Musical Action (Streaming video)
Investigate the qualities of Debussy's music that connect it to French art and poetry as well as to the sensuality of the French language. Learn how his landmark work, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, began musical modernism.
Learn from Home - E-books and E-Audiobooks
Learn to Speak and Understand French with Pimsleur Language ProgramsCall Number: eAudiobooks through RBdigitalWith Pimsleur you'll become conversational in French -- to understand and be understood -- quickly and effectively. You'll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation.
Understanding Core French Grammar by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781622730704Publication Date: 2016-10-21This book contains an explanatory treatment of the core areas of difficulty for the English speaking learner of French. It deals with the key issues in tense formation and use and verbal structures and processes such as negation, passives and subjunctives along with a highly exemplified treatment of pronouns and a section dealing with adjectives and other elements of the grammar.
French Grammar for Dummies by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781118502518Publication Date: 2013-04-22The easy way to master French grammar French Grammar For Dummies is a logical extension andcomplement to the successful language learning book, French ForDummies. In plain English, it teaches you the grammatical rulesof the French language, including parts of speech, sentenceconstruction, pronouns, adjectives, punctuation, stress and verbtenses, and moods.
Practising French Grammar by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780340991251Publication Date: 2010-03-26The new edition of Practising French Grammar offers a set of varied and accessible exercises for developing a deep practical awareness of French as it is spoken and written today.
French by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781118228159Publication Date: 2012-10-09Your comprehensive guide to speaking, reading, and writing inFrench French is a beautiful language but can be quite difficult to learn. Whether you need to learn the language for a French class,or for business or leisure travel, French for Dummies All-In-One makes it easier.
The French They Never Taught You by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 1417584343Publication Date: 2002-01-01Grammar is not a four-letter word. Learning vocabulary is not a form of punishment. They are the basis of any language, and a student who wants more than a tourist's booklet of useful phrases will need to learn them sooner or later.
Easy French Step-by-step by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780071642217Publication Date: 2009-01-01Get up and running with French Easy French Step-by-Step proves that a solid grounding in grammar basics is the key to mastering a second language. You are quickly introduced to grammatical rules and concepts in order of importance, which you can build on as you progress through the book.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning French by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 058526032XPublication Date: 1999-01-01You're no idiot, of course. You appreciate wine and brie, can pronounce "croissant," and know that "bonjour" means hello. But when it comes to actually learning the language, you feel stranded on the Eiffel Tower with no way down. Don't strap on your parachute just yet The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning French, Second Edition makes mastering French fun and entertaining--instead of bogging you down with verb tenses and vocabulary lists. Y
