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Scope: Sources for the study of French
language and culture.
Books - Audio-Visual - Periodicals - Internet
Clicking on the links will take you
the corresponding bibliographic record in the TNCC online catalog, and show the location
and availability of the titles.
Call number areas to browse:
DC 16-801 - France & French history
PC 2001-3761 - French language
PQ 1240-1243 - French literature
Subjects to search (Library of Congress):
France
French
French Canadians
French drama
French language
--Composition and exercises
--Conversation and phrase books
--Dictionaries
--Films
--Grammar
--Readers
--Study and teaching
French literature
French poetry
"French" will appear as a subheading appear after other topic headings, i.e.
Art--French
Cookery--French
Fables--French
Also search names of French speaking countries:
Canada
Congo (Democratic Republic)
France
Haiti
Madagascar
Quebec
(Province)
Seychelles
Vietnam
Zaire
SELECTED LIBRARY
RESOURCES
AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS
FRENCH LANGUAGE FILMS
PERIODICALS
ONLINE JOURNALS & INDEXES - Access to the subscription-based resources from off campus is available for TNCC faculty,
staff, and registered students through the use of a proxy server. Click the link for instructions. Remote Access
INTERNET RESOURCES
- About.com - French grammar links,
verb charts, pronunciation guides, chat rooms and more.
- Annenberg Media - Offers free Video On Demand programs for students of French, German, Spanish, and English (registration required)
- ARTFL Reference Collection Online translating dictionary, verb conjugator, French encyclopedias and more.
- BBC Languages - Beginning and advanced courses, links to news, and the opportunity to learn international slang.
- Bonjour de France.com - Written and aural
lessons and exercises from beginning through advanced levels. (in French)
- Franc-parler.com - Collection of links to a variety of French
lexicons - specialized dictionaries and word lists.
- Federation of Alliance Françaises, USA - works for the promotion and understanding of the French language, history
and culture. There is a local
chapter based in Norfolk.
- Francophone Music Resources - Extensive list of links to music sources from many French speaking countries.
- French slang - L'Argot Français -
Intermediate/Advanced site for from the
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
- I Love Languages - French - Languages "supersite" with over 2400 language related links.
- L'internetculturel -
A guide provided by the French
government that connects to hundreds of French culture sites (in French).
- Internet Public Library page on France
- Français parlé pour enfants (Everyday French
For Children) - Produced by
Radio Canada International, aim to teach children from 7 to 12 years
old and their parents, either one or the other official language of
Canada (French and English) . Using tales, legends, nursery rhymes,
traditional songs and games from Canadian culture and tradition, this
program combines educational and entertaining means to teach children a
second language. Requires RealAudio Player (There is a free version available through
this link, but you have to hunt for it)
- Le monde francophone -
Site developed by McGraw-Hill publishers to support the textbook Rendez-vous.
Thematic links, activities and grammar help.
- Online
translator from Altavista - This is helpful for single word translations but not for sentences. No computer program can
translate
syntax, so don't try to use this to write papers!
- Radio
France Internationale - Language learning pages from RFI, easy to
understand news and information in text and audio.
- Tennessee Bob's Famous French Links - Comprehensive list of links to anything and everything French.
From a French professor at the University of Tennessee-Martin.
- Tex's French Grammar - Designed for beginning students. From the University of Austin.
- VCCS Virtual Foreign Language Classroom -
Online dictionaries and other language resources.
- Word Wizards : the
Canadian Online Language Toolkit - Designed for bilingual (French/English)
Canadians. Includes dictionaries, style guides, spell-check and grammar-check
software, translation tools, glossaries, and more.
- Yahoo! Canada en Français - French-Canadian version of the Yahoo! website
and search engine.
- Yahoo! France - French version of the Yahoo! website
and search engine.
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