Motifs: An Introduction to French (World Languages) - Hardcover

Jansma, Kimberly; Kassen, Margaret Ann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1133311288 ISBN 13: 9781133311287

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2013

Synopsis

Immersing you in the world of French language and culture, MOTIFS: AN INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH, 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.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

"It is rare to find a French textbook that manages so well to keep the grammar explanations so simple and effective. The activities that accompany the grammar explanations are very good because they are engaging and not boring. I love how the activities are interactive and give ample opportunities to students to practice with fun."

"MOTIFS is a very easy textbook to teach from. I coordinate many new instructors and graduate student TAs, and all have found MOTIFS easy to lesson plan from and effective in class. For most students, MOTIFS works very well for learning the French language."

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1133311288
• ISBN 13: 9781133311287
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 544