Voila! An Introduction to French, Enhanced (with Audio CD) / Edition 6

by L. Kathy Heilenman, Isabelle Kaplan, Claude Toussaint Tournier

Overview

Renowned for its balance and integration of language learning and culture, the popular and proven VOIL ! AN INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH, ENHANCED, Sixth Edition, emphasizes skill acquisition through progressive vocabulary and grammar activities, integrated culture, authentic spoken French, and literature. Extremely user friendly, the book is divided into 20 manageable lessons that can be easily adjusted to fit any instructor's schedule.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781133950127
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Series:	World Languages
Edition description:	Enhanced
Pages:	576
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Kathy Heilenman held a joint appointment in French and Italian and Foreign and English as a Second Language Education at the University of Iowa. She was co-director of the Foreign Language Acquisition, Research, and Education Program, which houses a Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition.


Isabelle Kaplan recently retired from the Isabelle Kaplan Center for Languages and Cultures at Bennington College, VT. She was the Vermont President of the AATF Chapter, a member of the Executive Board of the VFLA, and a Project Director for ACTFL. She remains an active member in the foreign language community, consulting for ACTFL, the Department of Defense, and several colleges and universities. She is also an oral proficiency tester and trainer.


Claude Toussaint Tournier is College Lecturer Emerita of French and Italian at Northwestern University. He previously served as first-year French program coordinator and teaching assistant supervisor at Northwestern University.

Table of Contents

1. Qui tes-Vous? 2. Comment tes-Vous? 3. Comment Est Votre Chambre? 4. Qu'est-Ce Que Vous Aimez? 5. Les Ages De La Vie. Magazine Litteraire. Conversation (Le Fleuve Cache, Jean Tardieu). 6. L'espace Et Le Temps. 7. Famille, Familles. 8. Vous tes Artiste Ou Sportif? 9. Qu'est-Ce Qu'on Mange? 10. Qu'est-Ce Que Vous Portez? Magazine Litteraire: Toussaint (Maurice Car me). 11. O Est-Ce Que Vous Habitez? 12. Au Travail! 13. Une Invitation Chez Les Dumas. 14. Que Faire Un Jour De Pluie? 15. Chez Les Hanin Magazine Litteraire: L'addition (Jacques Prevert). 16. Une Histoire D'amour. 17. Une Soiree Devant La Television. 18. Le Tour Du Monde En 365 Jours. 19. Le Tour De France. 20. Le Bonheur, Qu'est-Ce Que C'est? Magazine Litteraire: Je Vous Remercie Mon Dieu (Bernard Binlin Dadie).

Editorial Reviews

"[VOIL ] is a very solid, comprehensive, and user-friendly elementary textbook that almost all students and instructors are enthusiastic about. It is easy for a novice instructor to do a very good job teaching with this book—it is my task to train new instructors at Columbia, and I can assure you that using a good, clear, reliable textbook that comes with good resources for instructors is a huge help!"

"There are numerous things . . . that I find positive about [VOIL ]. I like the characters and the images that are provided in the first part of the chapters. I like the clear explanations of grammatical structures and I like it when there are numerous activities and exercises for students to practice what they have just learned."

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