Synopsis
The updated fifth edition of this high-school level textbook emphasizes oral proficiency while also instructing in written French composition, reading proficiency, listening comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, and the use of French idioms. Updated vocabulary reflects current technology and contemporary social and idiomatic expressions. Student-friendly features include dialogues, songs, word puzzles, and insights into French customs, everyday life, and culture. Practice and review questions appear throughout the text, with answers in a set of perforated pages at the back of the book. The online audio material complements the written text, presenting approximately three hours of coaching in French pronunciation and immersion in conversational French. Photos and illustrations throughout the book.
About the Author
Dr. Christopher Kendris, an accomplished linguist, has worked as an interpreter and translator for the U.S. State Department at the American Embassy in Paris. He holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and diplomas with " Mention Honorable " at the Universite de Paris (en Sorbonne), and at the Institut de Photetique, Paris. He is former Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages and Supervisor of 16 foreign language teachers at Farmingdale High School, Farmingdale, NY, and has taught foreign language courses at various colleges and universities.
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