Controverses (English and French Edition)

Engaging and thoroughly updated, Solberg/Bertrand/Dugas' CONTROVERSES, 4th edition, presents timely and provocative issues that are important to the French and francophone world -- and relevant to today's learners. This student-centered, advanced intermediate French program is built around the goals of the ACTFL proficiency standards and French thought. Ideal for the communicative, analytical classroom, it includes high-interest topics and well-crafted activities that spark lively conversation and thoughtful classroom debate, strengthen your conversational skills and help you practice the language. Each chapter provides opportunities for you to express your thoughts verbally and in writing. In addition, grammar exercises are digitized to allow the flexibility of online and hybrid learning.

Janet Solberg is Professor Emerita of Romance Languages and Literature at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Her primary areas of interest are 16th century French short narrative, francophone literature (especially the literatures of sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and French Polynesia), intercultural communication and second-language acquisition. She received her Ph.D. in French from the University of Minnesota in 1988.

Didier Bertrand is Associate Professor of French in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. His research and publications focus on the retellings of the Robinson Crusoe story and second language acquisition. Bertrand is the author of several articles on 20th century French fiction and TEST YOURSELF IN FRENCH GRAMMAR, and he is co-author of the ENTRE AMIS workbook. He serves as president of the Indiana chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French and holds a Ph.D. in French from the University of Iowa.

Larissa Dugas is Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Her main areas of interest are second language acquisition and attrition, phonetics and bilingualism. She received her Ph.D. in French linguistics from Indiana University in 1999.