Bundle: Motifs: An Introduction to French, Enhanced, 6th + Student Activity Manual + Premium Web Site, 4 terms (24 months) Printed Access Card

Jansma, Kimberly; Kassen, Margaret Ann

ISBN 10: 1305596129 ISBN 13: 9781305596122

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2015

Synopsis

Immersing you in the world of French language and culture, MOTIFS: AN INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH, Enhanced Sixth Edition, teaches you to communicate with confidence. Lively, culturally authentic contexts enable you to communicate on larger, real-life themes, such as housing, school, food, work, and relationships. Offering a systematic study of French, the MOTIFS program provides the structures, vocabulary, communication strategies, and cultural background that enable you to experience French as it is spoken today.

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About the Authors

Kimberly Jansma directs the French Language Program at The University of California at Los Angeles, where she supervises teaching instructors and teaches language, culture, and linguistics courses. She has published pedagogical texts and multimedia materials and presents her research at major conferences. Dr. Jansma�s areas of interest include hybrid language instruction, second language acquisition, and sociolinguistics. She received her Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin.

Margaret Ann Kassen, who received her Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin, is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D. C. She teaches undergraduate French and applied linguistics courses and works with graduate and undergraduate teacher preparation. Her research interests include foreign language writing, performance assessment, technology-enhanced language learning, and instructor development. In addition to presenting at conferences, Dr. Kassen has published articles on technology and writing and edited a volume on developing self-direction in foreign language learners.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1305596129
• ISBN 13: 9781305596122
• Binding: Product Bundle
• Edition number: 6