Ici on parle français!
Welcome to Lone Star College–CyFair Branch Library! The Learning Commons building includes the library plus registration, the testing center, tutoring, and the language lab! This guide lists a number of services and resources of interest to you as students of French.
NOTE:
Titles with
below = Lone Star College System college users access off campus with valid college ID/library card number
Currently we have a paper subscription to Paris Match, the library's only magazine title in French. It is shelved in the periodicals area.
The following database titles include magazines, journals, and/or newspapers in French.
To Find Items in French:
Go to the advanced search option in JSTOR and select "French" as the preferred language under the section "Narrow Your Search To."
(Mellon Foundation) Includes full-text back issues of selected journals in such areas as history, statistics, sociology, literature, and economics.
To Find Items in French:
Use the drop-down menu on the MLA search page labeled "Language of Article/Book" to limit your search to items in French.
(Thomson Gale) Literary research index of journal articles, books and essays within books.
To Find Items in French:
Go to the "General News" section on the right side of the Westlaw search page and select "Foreign Language Sources." Enter words in French to receive results in that language.
(Thomson West) News, business, and legal research materials.
NOTE: Click the GO button at the bottom right corner of the first screen to search the database.
French Collection
Our new French collection is shelved on the first floor to the right of the children’s room. From Harry Potter et la Chambre des Secrets to 501 French Verbs, we’re buying a wide variety of books and film – fiction and non-fiction. If you don’t find what you need, just ask at the reference desk. All items in French can be borrowed from the library.
French history (in English)
Non fiction call number location: 944
French literature and criticism (in English)
Non fiction call number location: 842
Travel guides (in English)
Non fiction call number location: 914
NOTE: Request items online from library catalog with a Harris County Public Library Card or Lone Star College–CyFair Photo ID/Library Card. See instructions on
getting a library card.
Course-Specific Text Websites
http://www.mhhe.com/debuts
This is the website for the new French text Débuts. Students use this book and its website for all four semesters of French.
http://www.mhhe.com/debuts2
This is the text site for the second edition of Débuts, set for Lone Star College System use beginning in the fall of 2006. Along with the same kinds of web activities in the first edition's web area, with the purchase of a new textbook, students have password-protected access to premium course content.
Language Learning Sites: Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Reference & Culture
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/
This is UT-Austin's first-year French area with great grammar explanations, exercises, and cool Franco-Texan characters in interesting dialogues. It's basically a whole textbook online for free!
http://www.lexilogos.com/francais_langue_dictionnaires.htm
This online dictionary queries multiple sources, such as the Trésor de la langue française, the dictionnaire Littré, the dictionary of the Académie française, thematic & synonymic dictionaries.
http://w3.granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index1024_1.asp
Québec's official online dictionary! You can look up lots of things in any direction in French, English, and Latin! Vive le Québec libre!
http://www.louisiane.culture.fr/fr/index.html#SŽquence_1
This wonderful website contains lots of great information on la Louisiane, my place of birth, and home to about 230,000 speakers of French - the largest population of French speakers in the United States.
http://lexiquefle.free.fr/index.htm
My favorite site for first-year French students, this one has great interactive exercises on many of the vocabulary and grammar topics we do in class!
http://elsap1.unicaen.fr/KaliDemo.html
Have you seen 2001: A Space Odyssey? Imagine if HAL9000 was really Hélène-Neuf-Mille! It's an online version of vocal synthesis software. Type in any French word, phrase, or sentence, and hear it pronounced!
http://courseweb.edteched.uottawa.ca/Phonetique/pages/phonetique/intro.htm
This is an excellent site for learning more than you'd ever care to know about French phonetics. It includes sound (RealPlayer), and touches on prosody, vowels, consonants, liaisons, and enchaînements.
French in Houston
http://consulfrance-houston.org/
Here's the website of the French Republic's Consular offices in Houston. Among other things, they have a wonderful cultural calendar telling you about French-related events about town.
http://www.afdehou.org/
The Alliance Française is Houston's outpost of French and Francophone language and culture. They have their own language classes, and they sponsor many cultural events like movies, wine tastings, photo exhibits, etc. A student membership grants you access to their wonderful library! They've long been a great friend to college students of French from all area colleges and universities.
A Bachelor's in French in Your Own Backyard!
Fortunately, Cy-Fair is not too far from some wonderful universities, a few of which offer more advanced studies of French. Continue your studies with a B.A., an M.A., or even a Ph.D.!
http://www.class.uh.edu/mcl/
The University of Houston's Department of Modern & Classical Languages offers a B.A. in French to Houston's largest undergraduate French-major population, and it's home to some very dedicated and talented teachers!
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~fren/
Rice University's Department of French Studies offers the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in French Studies, a field that considers French in more of the humanities than the traditional literature or linguistics paths. After extensive renovations, Rayzor Hall now houses the wonderful Language Resource Center!
http://www.stthom.edu/Public/index.asp?page_ID=1736
University of St. Thomas is yet another great place to earn a B.A. in French without leaving the city. It's where you'll find a real grande dame, a Houston institution when it comes to French - Madame Rolande Léguillon, Program Chair and Professor of French. Bonjour, Madame!
You May Be Certifiable, but Are You Certified?
http://www.texes.ets.org/assets/pdf/testprep_manuals/048_frenchsecondary_55091_web.pdf
(NOTE: large file - 639K - PDF format - download reader as needed)
This is the link to the French area of the Study Guide for the Examination for the Certification of Educators in Texas (ExCET). Note: If you take all four of our classes and do well in them, it's impossible to fail this French test!
http://www.ciep.fr/tcf/
This is the website for information on the TCF (Test de connaissance du français), an internationally recognized means of demonstrating one's French abilities. In Texas, the exam is offered every year in Houston and Dallas.
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