Student Audio CD Program Part 1 (Package) to accompany Débuts: An Introduction to French

H. Jay Siskin; Ann Williams Gascon; Elise C. Leahy; Nancy Virtue

ISBN 10: 0072499303 / ISBN 13: 9780072499308

Published by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Student Audio CD Program Part 1 (Package) to accompany Débuts: An Introduction to French
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072499303
• ISBN 13: 9780072499308
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

This innovative film-based program is designed to motivate and inspire beginning French students. Based on the French film Le Chemin du retour, DÃbuts is a completely integrated program for the first -year French course.

Le Chemin du retour is an engaging story about a young French journalist, Camille Leclair, and her pursuit of the truth about her grandfatherâ s past. Through Camilleâ s quest, students are introduced to many facets of todayâ s French and Francophone cultures as well as to important historical events in France. They learn language in the functional context provided by the film, and concepts are reinforced by the on-screen activities that help students verify their comprehension. The two-hour feature-length film is divided into twenty-two episodes and an Epilogue, and each episode includes on-screen pre- and post-viewing activities that make the film accessible to students. Episodes are approximately fifteen minutes in length and correspond to the chapters in the textbook. Over eight hours of viewing bring the richness of French language and culture to beginning students, while at the same time exposing them to clear and natural French that they can understand.

Each chapter of DÃbuts, the textbook, is correlated to an episode of the film. The textbook prepares students for the film-viewing experience through the chapter vocabulary presentations and activities and through additional pre-and post-viewing activities. The vocabulary and grammar presentations and activities recycle and expand on the dialogue and structures presented in the film. Pair and small-group activities enable students to talk about the characters in the story and their own lives. The cultural content of the film is further explored in cultural notes and readings in each chapter.

About the Author

H. Jay Siskin received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in Romance and French linguistics. He is Director of the Language Lab at Cabrillo College. Dr. Siskin has written numerous articles and reviews that have appeared in such journals as Foreign Language Annals, The French Review, The Canadian Review of Modern Languages, the ADFL Bulletin and the MLJ. His research interests include autobiographical narrative and the teaching of culture.