Reference Resources

Business French Dictionary

Collins French Dictionary and Grammar

Dictionary of Canadian French = Dictionnaire Franc̜ais Canadien by Sinclair Robinson, Donald Smith

Dictionary of Modern Colloquial French by René James Hérail, Edwin A. Lovatt

Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture by Alex Hughes, Keith Reader More than 700 alphabetically organized entries by an international team of contributors provide a fascinating survey of French culture post 1945. Entries include: * advertising * Beur cinema * Coco Chanel * decolonization * écriture feminine * football * francophone press * gay activism * Seuil * youth culture Entries range from short factual/biographical pieces to longer overview articles. All are extensively cross-referenced and longer entries are 'facts-fronted' so important information is clear at a glance. It includes a thematic contents list, extensive index and suggestions for further reading. The Encyclopedia will provide hours of enjoyable browsing for all francophiles, and essential cultural context for students of French, Modern History, Comparative European Studies and Cultural Studies.

How to Learn French in Canada by Victor E. Graham Professor Graham's book gives useful and practical suggestions on how to go about becoming fluent in French. It offers not a course of instruction, but a listing of practical ways of applying oneself to a study of the language.