Summer 2004/Pasadena
Four-week Intensive: July 6-30
LG557
Razafimanantsoa
LG557: THEOLOGICAL FRENCH 1. Edmond Razafimanantsoa.
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.
COURSE FORMAT:
- This is an intensive course and meets twice weekly for
two-and-a-half-hour sessions for four weeks.
REQUIRED READING:
- 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.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- Kendris, Christopher. 501 French Verbs Fully Conjugated in all
the Tenses. 5th ed. Hauppaug, N.Y.: Barron's Educational Series, 2003.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Homework will be assigned for each class session from the
textbooks, along with various handouts distributed in class.
PREREQUISITES:
- None. Transcript evidence of prior study required to audit this
class.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Elective.
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- Yes.