Autour de la litterature: Ecriture et lecture aux cours moyens de français (with Audio CD)
Autour de la litterature is an outstanding text--innovative, exciting, and pedagogical--and it is easy to see why it works so well at the intermediate level as an initiation into French and Francophone literature. It features a great selection of readings and uses a common-sensical critical approach."The book has worked well because it is complete and easy to use. I have used it as a reader along with a grammar textbook and workbook."…there is a lot of choice, a variety of genres (poetry, film, plays, prose), and it provides an excellent intro to literary analysis. Students can go directly from using Autour in the 3rd and 4th semester to an Intro to literature class and be confident that they are well-prepared."Exercises and activities are] both challenging and stimulating. They have just the right approach for this level, and they provide ample opportunity for creativity. At the same time, they guide the students towards a more in-depth familiarity with what happens in the story… thus making them better readers while at the same time encouraging them to think critically and/or creatively.