French in action
Subtitle: a beginning course in language and culture : the Capretz method
By: Pierre J. Capretz ; with Barry Lydgate, Béatrice Abetti, Marie-Odile Germain
Contributors: Lydgate, Barry; Abetti, Béatrice; Germain, Marie-Odile
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New Haven; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780300176100
Subjects: French language; Textbooks for foreign speakers; English; Conversation and phrase books; Problems, exercises; Social life and customs; Languages; French
Other titles: Capretz method.
Description: Since it was first published, French in Action: A Beginning Course in Language and Culture-The Capretz Method has been widely recognized in the field as a model for video-based foreign-language instructional materials. The third edition has been revised by Pierre Capretz and Barry Lydgate and includes new, contemporary illustrations throughout and more-relevant information for today's students in the Documents sections of each lesson. A completely new feature is a journal by the popular character Marie-Laure, who observes and humorously comments on the political, cultural, and technological changes in the world between 1985 and today. The new edition also incorporates more content about the entire Francophone world. In use by hundreds of colleges, universities, and high schools, French in Action remains a powerful educational resource, and the third edition updates the course for a new generation of learners.