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Foreign Language Study French

The French They Never Taught You, Second Edition

Tips for Teachers and Advanced Students

by (author) J.J. Biname & P.G. Socken

Publisher
Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
Initial publish date
Nov 2006
Category
French
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781551303161
    Publish Date
    Nov 2006
    List Price
    $15.95

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Description

Grammar is not a four-letter word. Learning vocabulary is not a form of punishment. They are the basis of any language, and a student who wants more than a tourist's booklet of useful phrases will need to learn them sooner or later. The second edition of this popular little book takes the sting out of the exercise and even makes it a pleasant experience. By tackling issues not addressed in other texts or by doing so in a new way, we examine questions you will find novel and intriguing.
In the section on grammar, we propose a new and better way to tell the use of the passé simple or passé composé and the imparfait. There really are differences in causal conjunctions (parce que/car/comme/puisque). The agreement of the past participle of pronominal verbs (Elle s'est coupée au doigt) is also explained clearly. The updated section on vocabulary helps you distinguish between pouvoir and puissance (power), and the section on style deals with such issues as letter-writing and levels of language.
The purpose of this work, like that of second-language teachers, is to inspire students to seek what is unique in both languages and to reflect on the relationship and interplay between them.

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