This is the instructor's manual to accompany Cine-Module 2: Manon des Sources.

This is the instructor's manual to accompany Cine-Module 1: Jean de Florette.

"La France contemporaine a travers ses films" is an engaging textbook that combines written documents and films to present a lively and relevant picture of contemporary France. Noted author Anne-Christine Rice employs a three step approach to each chapter of the text. Students first gather information, then draw conclusions, and finally are asked to challenge their conclusions. The inclusion of a single modern French film in each chapter adds listening comprehension and authentic cultural material to the research and readings.

The topics covered in "La France contemporaine a travers ses films" are broad and numerous, pertaining to a wide variety of issues related to contemporary French society. The topics and the films themselves have been carefully selected in order to maximize student interest, foster a better understanding of contemporary France, and provide a balanced view of French society today.

"La France contemporaine a travers ses films" is truly a unique textbook: one that is flexible enough to allow chapters to be assigned in any order. Additionally, activities within the chapters can also stand alone, providing instructors the ability to assign those activities that best suit their time and interests.

Features include: Concise yet thorough, this manageable text can easily be covered in a single semester.Unique, fresh and engaging approach to teaching French culture, accommodating a high interest level course with substantial material for classroom discussion and student interaction.Chapters end with more opportunities for research and study, affording students and instructors alike to further their knowledge of a particular concept, bringing to light the fact that there is always more to know.Flexible design and presentation affords instructors the ability to easily customize the text to fit their particular syllabus.Carefully chosen research opportunities, discussion topics, contemporary articles and interviews with actual French citizens provide students with a meaningful and relevant grasp of current French cultureComprehensive Instructor's Manual, available to qualified adopters, provides valuable teaching aids and suggested classroom activitiesViewing and discussing feature-length French films with strong, meaningful images of what France really looks like, how it operates, and its cultural norms leads students to a better understanding of a world outside their own.

This is the instructor's manual to accompany Cine-Module 3: Cyrano de Bergerac.

Focused on individual films, each Cine-Module includes a teachers manual and student guide with numerous exercises and aids to structure the experience of watching, discussing and writing about the film in French, and understanding the film in a broad cultural context. Each also contains vocabulary, structured exercises (scene study, vocabulary, topics for discussion, essay topics) and an accompanying reading. This series is intended for intermediate level college and advanced level high school students.

An exciting book for incorporating French cinema and culture into a French language course. Each chapter of the book is devoted to a single movie and includes tools for students watching the film, discussing and writing about the film, and understanding the film in a broader cultural context. This best-selling textbook continues to define language learning through film.

Included in each chapter, is vocabulary helpful to understanding and discussing the film, structured exercises in understanding the film once it has been viewed--especially for discussion in class--and an accompanying reading for each film designed to provide perspective on the film itself.

New to the fourth edition:
- Four new award-winning films
- Revised selection of readings
- Handy textboxes providing clarifications, examples, and how to avoid common mistakes
- Screen shots of characters in "Premiere Approche"
- Companion website offering links to film trailers, interviews, and other online resources
The Films (new in bold):
Inch' Allah dimanche - Jean de Florette - Manon des sources - Ressources humaines - Joyeux Noel - Le fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain -L'esquive - Ridicule - La veuve de Saint-Pierre - Les femmes du 6e etage - Welcome - Au revoir les enfants - 8 femmes - Cyrano de Bergerac - Le hussard sur le toit - Moliere - Le dernier metro - Le diner de cons

This is the instructor's manual to accompany La France contemporaine a travers ses films with answer key, exercises and suggestions for discussions and projects.

Focused on individual films, each Cine-Module includes a teachers manual and student guide with numerous exercises and aids to structure the experience of watching, discussing and writing about the film in French, and understanding the film in a broad cultural context. Each also contains vocabulary, structured exercises (scene study, vocabulary, topics for discussion, essay topics) and an accompanying reading. This series is intended for intermediate level college and advanced level high school students.

Focused on individual films, each Cine-Module includes a teachers manual and student guide with numerous exercises and aids to structure the experience of watching, discussing and writing about the film in French, and understanding the film in a broad cultural context. Each also contains vocabulary, structured exercises (scene study, vocabulary, topics for discussion, essay topics) and an accompanying reading. This series is intended for intermediate level college and advanced level high school students.