Francophone cultures through film
By: Nabil Boudraa, Cécile Accilien
Contributors: Accilien, Cécile, 1973-
Publisher: Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9781585103119
Subjects: Study and teaching (Secondary); French language; Motion pictures in education
Description: "An engaging, content-based book for incorporating Francophone cinema and culture into advanced French Language courses or Francophone Studies courses. Each chapter of the book is devoted to a single feature film and includes aids for students watching the film, discussing and writing about the film, and understanding the film within the cultural context. The films come from all regions of the Francophone world, from Vietnam to Algeria to Haiti, and are organized chronologically from the colonial experience to today. Features: A great selection of fifteen easily accessible feature films from all areas of the Francophone world that students are sure to enjoy; Analysis of pre-selected scenes that are clearly indicated where they are in the film, giving the class an easy starting point for in-depth study; Relevant readings at the end of each chapter, including interviews with Francophone directors and literary selections; Contextualized, pre-viewing vocabulary lists of just the right length, preparing the students for the film; Group discussion activities in every chapter that engage the class with the themes of the course; and more!"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: List of Films; title: Preface and acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: To the Instructor; title: Vocabulaire du Cinema; title: Comment exprimer votre opinion ?; title: List of Acronyms; title: Part 1: The Colonial Experience; title: Chapter 1: Rue Cases-Negres; title: La Martinique; title: Rue Cases-Negres; title: Activites; title: Bibliographie; title: Chapter 2: Indigenes; title: Algerie; title: Indigenes; title: Activites; title: Bibliographie; title: Chapter 3: Lumumba : La Mort du Prophete; title: Republique Democratique du Congo; title: Lumumba : La Mort du Prophete; title: Activites; title: Bibliographie; title: Part 2: Struggles for Independence; title: Chapter 4: La Bataille d'Alger; title: Algerie; title: La Bataille d'Alger; title: Activites; title: Bibliographie; title: Chapter 5: Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask; title: La Martinique; title: Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask; title: Activites; title: Bibliographie; title: Chapter 6: Lumumba; title: Republique Democratique du Congo; title: Lumumba; title: Activites; title: Bibliographie; title: Part 3: Cultural Diversity; title: Chapter 7: Un ete & agrave; La Goulette; title: La Tunisie; title: Un ete & agrave; La Goulette; title: Activites; title: Bibliographie; title: Chapter 8: L'Auberge Espagnole; title: La France; title: L'Auberge Espagnole; title: Activites; title: Bibliographie; title: Chapter 9: Bienvenue Chez les Ch'tis; title: La France; title: Bienvenue Chez les Ch'tis; title: Activites; title: Bibliographie; title: Part 4: Immigration and Exile; title: Chapter 10: Salut Cousin !; title: Algerie; title: Salut Cousin !; title: Activites; title: Bibliographie; title: Chapter 11: Pieces d'identites; title: Republique Democratique du Congo; title: Pieces d'identites; title: Activites; title: Bibliographie; title: Chapter 12: La Grande Seduction; title: Le Quebec; title: La Grande Seduction; title: Activites; title: Bibliographie; title: Part 5: Women in the Francophone World; title: Chapter 13: Faat Kine; title: Le Senegal; title: Faat Kine; title: Activites; title: Bibliographie; title: Chapter 14: Indochine; title: Le Vietnam; title: Indochine; title: Activites; title: Bibliographie; title: Chapter 15: Poto Mitan: H̐atian Women Pillars of the Global Economy; title: H̐ati; title: Poto Mitan: H̐atian Women Pillars of the Global Economy; title: Activites; title: Bibliographie; title: Bibliography; title: List of Distributors; title: Internet Resources; title: Index.