Required Reading

Students will need the following books to complete the course

Boost - Edexcel A Level French

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Essential Reading

The following materials will provide essential understanding of the subjects covered in the course.

Upgrade your French

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French Cinema: A Student's Guide

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Recommended Resources

Further reading to help you advance your understanding of the concepts in the course and to satisfy your curiosity.

A collection of resources to support you in your understanding of French grammar and vocabulary. Also, a range of revision guides to help you prepare for exams.

Delve into the worlds of Albert Camus, Honoré de Balzac, Simone De Beauvoir, and many more.

These books will help you revise French politics, economics and society as well as history.

From classic French cinema to revolutionary Film Noir, and contemporary dramas to powerful adaptations - we've got a huge collection of French films for you to enjoy!

Finding Other Useful Books

Using the online Accessit catalogue, you can search the Subject Search to find more resources, or use the search bar to look for keywords.

In the Library, Non-fiction books (and some literature) are often arranged using the Dewey Decimal Classification system, using numbers to arrange them by subject. In the college we use the system within key topic areas for each subject. In many university libraries, all books will be found shelved by Dewey Decimal alone. Below is a list of useful number classes for this subject.

034 Encyclopedias in French, Occitan, and Catalan

054 Serials in French, Occitan, and Catalan

064 Organizations in France and Monaco

074 Newspapers in France and Monaco

084 Collections in French, Occitan, Catalan

194 Philosophy of France

410 Linguistics

411 Writing systems of standard forms of languages

412 Etymology of standard forms of languages

413 Dictionaries of standard forms of languages

414 Phonology and phonetics of standard forms of languages

415 Grammar of standard forms of languages

440 French and related Romance languages

441 Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of standard French

442 Etymology of standard French

443 Dictionaries of standard French

445 Grammar of standard French

446 Not assigned or no longer used

447 Historical and geographic variations, modern nongeographic variations of French

448 Standard French usage (Prescriptive linguistics)

449 Occitan Catalan, Franco-Provençal

840 French literature and literatures of related Romance languages

841 French poetry

842 French drama

843 French fiction

844 French essays

845 French speeches

846 French letters

847 French humor and satire

848 French miscellaneous writings

849 Occitan, Catalan, Franco-Provençal literatures

914 Geography of and travel in Europe

944 France and Monaco

Other Resources

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Websites

Lingolia - Lingolia is an online platform for learning German, English, French and Spanish. From grammar and vocabulary through to spelling, punctuation and writing tips, Linoglia provides an easy-learning environment for free.

Languages Online - Created by language teachers across the South-East of the UK, Languages Online offers an interactive platform for students to practice their grammar, vocabulary and spelling through a variety of different exercise styles.

Tex's French Grammar - This website can help you with everything to do with French grammar, including nouns, adjectives, determiners, adverbs, verbs, negation, prepositions, pronouns, conjunctions, tense/aspect and interrogatives.

Verb Generator - Practice your French verbs and get immediate feedback.