DESCRIPTION:

Theological French 1 and 2 are designed to help theological students meet the French language requirements in advanced degree programs. French 1 is an introduction to French grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and translation, combining both a deductive and an inductive approach to learning. It is intended to provide the requisite skills needed in LG561: Theological French 2.

This is an intensive course and meets twice weekly for two-and-a-half-hour sessions for four weeks.

La Bible en français courant. Alliance Biblique Universelle, 1988.

Palmeri, Joseph and E. E. Milligan. French for Reading Knowledge. 2d ed. Boston: Heinle & Heinle Publishers, 1969. Reprint by Higby Family Trust, 1997.

It is also recommended that students add an English/French dictionary to their library, e.g.:

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary: French-English English-French. Edited by Marie-Helene Correard and Valerie Grundy. 2001. OR

Collins-Robert French-English English-French Dictionary. 2d ed. Collins Publishers, 1987.

Kendris, Christopher. 501 French Verbs Fully Conjugated in all the Tenses. 5th ed. Hauppaug, N.Y.: Barron's Educational Series, 2003.

Homework will be assigned for each class session from the textbooks, along with various handouts distributed in class.

None. Transcript evidence of prior study required to audit this class.

Elective.

Yes.