A Short Course In Reading French By Celia Brickman (Paperback, 2012)

This textbook teaches the basics of French grammar reinforcing its lessons with exercises and key practice translations A systematic guide the volume is a critical companion for university-level students learning to read and translate written French into English; for graduate scholars learning to do research in French or prepping for proficiency exams; and for any interested readers who want to improve their facility with the French language In addition A Short Course in Reading French exposes readers to a broad range of French texts from the humanities and social sciences including writings by distinguished francophone authors from around the world The book begins with French pronunciation and cognates and moves through nouns articles and prepositions; verbs adjectives and adverbs; a
graduated presentation of all the indicative and subjunctive tenses; object relative and other pronouns; the passive voice; common idiomatic constructions; and other fundamental building blocks of the French language Chapters contain translation passages from such authors as Pascal Montesquieu Proust Sartre Bourdieu Senghor Cesaire de Certeau de Beauvoir Barthes and Kristeva Drawn from more than two decades of experience teaching French to students from academic and nonacademic backgrounds Celia Brickman&s clear accessible and time-tested format enables even beginners to develop a sophisticated grasp of the language and become adept readers of French There is an answer key for translation exercises and for non-copyrighted translation passages available to professors and teachers who have
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