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French Second Year Language

Cinéphile

French Language and Culture through Film 2/e

Kerri Conditto

Tufts University

2011 • 978-1-58510-394-2 • paper • 448 pages • 8 x 10 • $89.95

For courses in intermediate French which draw on the use of feature films to provide cultural, real world language skills, high interest for students, and topics for discussion.

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Business French in a Communicative Context

Amy L. Hubbell

Kansas State University

2010 • 978-1-58510-372-0 • paper • 240 pages • 8 x 10 • $59.95

A modern French text on business and job skills in the French speaking world.

French Cinema and culture

Cinema for French Conversation:  3/e

Le cinéma en cours de français

Anne-Christine Rice

Tufts University

  2007 • 978-1-58510-268-6 • hardcover • 370 pages • $69.95

This best-selling textbook, by author Anne-Christine Rice, continues to define language learning through film.

La France contemporaine
à travers ses films

Anne-Christine Rice

2011 • 1-58510-373-7 • paper •   230 pages • $45.95

For French language courses on French culture with an emphasis on contemporary society which uses film for language skills and cultural examples.

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 The Gourmet Culture of France

 Becky Brown

 2010 • 978-1-58510-297-6 • paper • 205 pages • $35.95

This book uses food as a theme to provide coherence for a course that covers French  culture through cuisine. Appropriate for courses in society, history, customs and attitude.

Apprentissage du cinéma français

Alan Singerman

2004 • 1-58510-104-4 • paper • 400 pages • $47.95

An Introduction to French cinema, in French, for American college students. Includes the history of the origins of French film, an explanation of how to analyze a film, a lexicon of French cinema terms, and an analysis of 17 major masterpieces of French filmmaking.

  French Cinema: The Student's Book

  Alan Singerman

  2004 • 1-58510-205-9 • paper •
  410 pages • $49.95

  The English language version of
  Apprentisage du Cinéma Français, for
  instructors who wish to teach their
  French cinema course in English.

Information for finding the films to rent or purchase can be found here. Be sure to search for the films under the
French title, or the English translation of the title, as some films are listed either way.

Ciné-Modules

A series of texts covering individual French language films designed for use at the advanced high school or college  level. Each module consists of a text for students and an extensive instructor's manual for use in presenting the film, and includes aids for watching the film, questions and exercises in discussing and writing about the film, and materials to help the student understand the film in a broader cultural context. Each module contains vocabulary helpful for discussing the film, structured exercises for the film after  viewing—especially for discussion in class—and an accompanying reading designed to provide perspective on the film itself. Current titles in the series are:

• Ciné-module 1: Jean de Florette

• Ciné-module 2: Manon des Sources

• Ciné-module 3: Cyrano de Bergerac

Cinéphile

Étude de films en Français élémentaire

Cinéphile, Etude de films en français élémentaire is a series of workbooks specifically developed for French language students. The series facilitates the integration of films in language courses while reinforcing basic vocabulary and grammar structures. By targeting the four communicative goals; listening, speaking, reading and writing, it serves as an excellent tool for language learners. A teacher's manual is available for each workbook. Current titles in the series are:

• Cinéphile 1: Les Visiteurs

• Cinéphile 2: Etre et Avoir

• Cinéphile 3: Les Triplettes de Belleville

• Cinéphile 4: Le Papillon

• Cinéphile 5: L'Auberge espagnole

French Literature

A Survey of French Literature: Volumes 1-5

Morris Bishop and Kenneth Rivers

A new edition of a classic anthology, updated for the modern student.  Selections in French, with introductory material and notes in English.  Includes time lines, introductions to each period and its culture, and short biographies of the authors.

• Volume 1: The Middle Ages and 16^th Century

• Volume 2: The 17^th Century

• Volume 3: The 18^th Century

• Volume 4: The 19^th Century

• Volume 5: The 20^th Century

French Literature Student Editions

The Focus Student Editions are appropriate as introductory texts for French language courses in literature and culture.

• Camara Laye: L’Enfant noir
  Myrna Bell Rochester and Natalie Schorr

• Moliere: L’Ecole des femmes
  Myrna Bell Rochester and Eileen M. Angelini

• Guy de Maupassant: Pierre et Jean  
  Eileen M. Angelini and Myrna Bell Rochester

• Voltaire: Candide ou l'Optimisme  
  Eileen M. Angelini and Myrna Bell Rochester