Courses

TeachMe! French

- a CD-ROM course which helps to learn French grammar and a wide range of vocabulary. Also includes a book of stories, which you can listen to and read, an audio CD, and an AutoLearn feature.

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Colloquial French - A Complete Language Course

by Alan Moys

- a good introduction to French as it is actually spoken in France. Includes a course book containing dialogues, grammatical notes, exercises and cultural information, together with two cassettes with recordings of some of the dialogues and exercises.

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Colloquial French 2: The Next Step in Language Learning

by Elspeth Broady

- a intermediate-level course in spoken and written French that helps you to review and expand your knowledge of the language. Includes a textbook and two cassettes or CDs with recordings of some of the dialogues and exercises.

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Rocket French

- a computer-based French course consisting of 45 2-hour lessons, over 700 activities and exercises, over 3,000 separate sound files (more than 7 hours of audio), three software games and step-by-step instructions. Available in on CD-ROMs or in downloadable format.

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Glossika French

by Glossika

- Glossika's audiovisual method helps you master comprehension and achieve fluency. Great on its own, or the perfect companion to your ongoing studies.

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Dictionaries

Collins-Robert French Dictionary

- an excellent, comprehensive dictionary which includes numerous examples of how everyday French is used. It also provides guidance on essay-writing and correspondence, and gives help in expressing yourself in a wide variety of situations

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The Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary: French-English, English-French

by Marie-Helene Correard, Valerie Grundy et al

- an up-to-date, comprehensive dictionary with over 350,000 words and phrases, and 530,000 translations. Provides good coverage of the language used in French literature by great writers such as Zola, Dumas, Proust, and Hugo. Also includes practical guidance for those planning to live in France, including over 100 model letters and postcards, help in writing job applications and CVs, and a completely new section on using the telephone in France.

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The Oxford French Minidictionary: French-English, English-French

by Marianne Chalmers et al

- an up-to-date pocket dictionary with over 100,000 words, phrases, and translations.

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Grammars

Schaum's Outline of French Grammar

by Mary E. Coffman

- an excellent grammar reference suitable for beginners and intermediate students of French.

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Help Yourself to Advanced French Grammar

by Thalia Marriott and Mireille Ribiere

- an good grammar reference suitable for advanced students of French.

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Complete Guide to Conjugating 12,000 French Verbs

by Bescherelle

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Other materials

101 French Idioms

by Jean-Marie Cassagne and Luc Nisset-Raidon

- a collection of idiomatic French phrases with English translations and illustrations.

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101 French Proverbs

by Jean-Marie Cassagne

- a collection of French proverbs for every occasion with English translations and illustrations.

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