Provide 2nd-year undergraduate French professors with a French language and culture textbook which integrates the study of language and culture with the study of films.
Provide contextualized and structured pre-/post-viewing activities which maximize student comprehension of the films.
Increase language proficiency through review of 1st-year grammar structures and vocabulary and through the progressive acquisition of 2nd year vocabulary and grammar structures necessary for the successful communication of ideas and opinions about the films.
Break-down cultural barriers through the study of contemporary films.
Increase student interest in French courses by integrating contemporary films that generate a greater appreciation of French culture, music, etc.
New to this Edition:
Reorganized flow of chapter content and activities
More grammar activities including closed- and open-ended exercises
Updated and expanded cultural content and activities
Student's workbook includes a reading section
Instructor's Composition & Exams provides new composition topics and an oral production for each chapter, designed to test the student's oral proficiency.