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General Bibliography
“As, painfully to pore upon a book To seek the light of truth while truth the while Doth falsely blind the eyesight of his look. Light, seeking light, doth light of light beguile.” Love’s Labour Lost, W.Shakespeare, Act 1 sc.1, 72-79.
A/ DICTIONARIES ϖ English language dictionaries The following are online editions which are not as comprehensive as a hard copy but contain useful tools such a thesaurus, some synonyms/antonyms lists and some audio recordings of tricky words. It will prove useful over the holidays when you do not have a voluminous English dictionary at hand. -The Oxford English Dictionary (UK) : www.oxforddictionaries.com (English definitions/ synonyms, ready-to-use articles on some main grammatical difficulties)
- Merriam Webster (US) : www.merriam-webster.com (authoritative American English dictionary, handy thesaurus)
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (UK) : www.ldoceonline.com (up to date English AND many examples of word pronunciation)
- Collins (UK) : www.collinsdictionary.com (up-to-date English, a special section of ‘English for learners’ with simple definitions, a useful thesaurus)
ϖ Bilingual dictionaries Online edition -Larousse : www.larousse.fr (tab : dictionnaires) - Collins : www.collinsdictionary.com (tab : French ) Hard copy -Le Robert et Collins Senior, Robert et Collins. (Concise and handy yet you might find it limited at some point.)
-Le Grand Robert et Collins, Robert et Collins. (The most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary with its two volumes, ideal for idiomatic translations.)
ϖ French language dictionaries Online edition -Larousse : www.larousse.fr (tab : dictionnaires) - Littré : littre.reverso.net - Lexilogos : www.lexilogos.com
B/ VOCABULARY TEXTBOOKS Over the course of your preparation, you will need to acquire vocabulary for up-to-date English as we will be working on press articles, audio files and video documents. The textbooks below cover this requirement. - Anglais : Vocabulaire, Fromonot, Leguy, Fontane, Le Robert et Nathan, 2012. (If you need to refresh
your everyday concrete vocabulary this might prove useful. Plus the methodology section at the end of the book is great.) - The Vocabulary Guide, Daniel Bonnet-Piron, Édith Dermaux-Froissart, Nathan, 2015. (Everyday English and useful English to work on press articles) - The Big Picture, Vocabulaire de l'Actualité en Anglais, Jean-Max Thompson, Ellipses, 2014. (Reference work on business and professional English needed to read and understand press articles)
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C/ GRAMMAR TEXTBOOKS You will get a copy of a concise grammar made by a colleague. If you need more in-depth analysis you can use one of the following works. ϖ English Grammar - L’anglais de A à Z, Swan, Hatier, 2011. (essential tool to fix any grammatical problems and to make useful revisions)
- Anglais : Grammaire, Marcelin, Faivre, Garner, Ratié, Le Robert et Nathan, 2012. - English Grammar in Use, Murphy, Cambridge University Press, 2012 (intermediate or advanced learners).
- Grammaire raisonnée 2, Persec, Burgué, Ophrys, 2006. - The Grammar Guide, Daniel Bonnet-Piron, Édith Dermaux-Froissart, Nathan, 2015. (Coherent and progressive organization, intermediate to advanced learners, exercises with corrigés are available.)
ϖ French grammar -Bescherelle : La grammaire pour tous, Delaunay, Laurent, Hatier. -Bescherelle : La Conjugaison pour tous, dir. Delaunay, Laurent, Hatier. D/ TRANSLATION TEXTBOOKS
