Reading French in the Arts and Sciences

by Edward M. Stack

The fourth edition of Reading French in the Arts and Sciences offers a systematic approach to comprehending and translating texts in the humanities and technical disciplines, focusing on the grammar needed for this task. It begins with short passages on familiar themes and gradually increases the difficulty level to more technical and literary topics.

Genres: Textbooks, France, Language, Reference, Nonfiction

292 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1979

Reviews

[Steve Maddux · Rating 4 out of 5]

The chief limitation of the book is that it provides no keys to the French exercises. Try using the book in conjunction with this online course: http://www.madbeppo.com/course/french...

[Timothy Decker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hard to make this kind of book 5 stars. But helpful nonetheless.

[Meg · Rating 1 out of 5]

There is French in the book, so you might learn it that way. The organization is quite poor, and there seems to be little thought put into what should be learned first, and how to build up the language bit by bit. All in all, it proved to be a useless and expensive purchase, which I made only because it was required for a class.

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Straightforward, common-sense approach.

[Drew · Rating 3 out of 5]

As far vocabulary and practice translations go, it is much heavier on the "sciences" side than the "arts."

[Jeremy · Rating 3 out of 5]

French class (last requirement for coursework!) with Dr. Bratu at Baylor (Summer 2014).

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helped me pass the French challenge exam so I wouldn't have to take French in my graduate studies. I never studied French in my life. This book was very helpful and broke lessons down in manageable chunks.