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French Second Year Language

Cinéphile
French Language and Culture through Film

Kerri Conditto

Tufts University

2007 • 978-1-58510-258-7 • hardback • 464 pages • $59.95

The textbook integrates the study of French language and culture with the study of films drawing on French language films not only for their ability to generate high interest among students but also for their range of cultural experiences, idiomatic expressions, interesting and real world situations, as well as, of course, having films themselves as important reflections of modern French artistic endeavors in their own right.

Check out Kerri Conditto & Eileen Angelini's 2008 NECTFL Session handout HERE (4.8Mkb)

The PDF files are read using free Acrobat reader, obtained here www.adobe.com

French Cinema

Cinema for French Conversation: 3rd Edition
Le cinéma en cours de français

Anne-Christine Rice

Tufts University

2007 • 978-1-58510-268-6 • hardback • 370 pages • $59.95

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

  Apprentissage du cinéma français

  Alan Singerman

  2004 • 1-58510-104-4 • paper •
  400 pages • $44.95

  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.

  2004 • 1-58510-205-9 • paper •
  410 pages • $44.95

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

  2003 • 1-58510-072-2 • paper •
  328 pages • $42.95

  Exercises and readings for eighteen films for use
  in the conversation course.

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

Ciné-modules is 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

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