Chez Nous: Branche sur le monde francophone - Hardcover

Valdman, Albert; Pons, Cathy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0133113582 ISBN 13: 9780133113587

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1996

Synopsis

For beginning French courses. This complete program for beginning French offers a traditional emphasis on correct form combined with the best current innovations in language teaching - a communicative approach, focus on the spoken language and on a functional view of language, stress on culture taken broadly to include francophone countries as well as France, and use of authentic material. Using a careful progression from skill-getting to skill-using activities and a mature treatment of francophone culture, the text and its full complement of supplementary materials - including technology-based supplements - help students develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills by exposing them to authentic, contemporary French and encouraging them to express themselves on a variety of topics.

About this title

From the Publisher:

This complete program for beginning French offers a traditional emphasis on correct form combined with the best current innovations in language teaching -- a communicative approach, focus on the spoken language and on a functional view of language, stress on culture taken broadly to include francophone countries as well as France, and use of authentic material. Using a careful progression from skill-getting to skill-using activities and a mature treatment of francophone culture, the text and its full complement of supplementary materials -- including technology-based supplements -- help students develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills by exposing them to authentic, contemporary French and encouraging them to express themselves on a variety of topics.

From the Back Cover:

This complete program for beginning French offers a traditional emphasis on correct form combined with the best current innovations in language teaching — a communicative approach, focus on the spoken language and on a functional view of language, stress on culture taken broadly to include francophone countries as well as France, and use of authentic material. Uses a large number and variety of authentic texts on contemporary topics as the basis for listening and reading practice, and develops students' writing and speaking skills by means of carefully sequenced activities leading to self-expression. Presents grammar gradually and in the context of authentic texts and actual spoken usage.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0133113582
• ISBN 13: 9780133113587
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 445