Can anyone out there suggest a good beginner's text for learning to read French?
I don't need to speak French. . .just learn enough grammar to pass a translation test using a dictionary.
I don't need to speak French. . .just learn enough grammar to pass a translation test using a dictionary.
Thanks, Fr. Philip
well, I can think of a resaurant or two where you could practice on the menus......
ReplyDeletedoes that help ;-)
Fr. P.,
ReplyDeleteIf you know Spanish, and I guess that you know a little, having been a priest in the Dallas area, you should be able to learn French by yourself.
My suggestion: read a piece of news from a French newspaper website everyday for a month and you should be up to that task.
HTH
I used "French For Reading":
ReplyDeletehttp://www.amazon.com/French-Reading-Karl-C-Sandberg/dp/0133316033
I was worth the price.
I remember enjoying reading "L'histoire d'une ame" by Ste.Therese and it's very easy French.
ReplyDeleteI have a book on my bookshelf that may fit the bill.
ReplyDeleteHow soon do you need this?
In all seriousness, couldn't you go stay with French or Canadian Dominicans for a while for full immersion and get really good at it in the same amount of time as to get so-so at it through a text book alone? It could only help your academic work in the future, especially if you go back to the post-modernism and theology research agenda.
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I give you the advice of a former professor.
ReplyDeletePick a book you want to read: then get an English and French version of it. Dive in!
This after learning the barest bones of grammar.
It was a key he used to learn many languages.