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"As far as I am concerned, among all the first year manuals I am familiar with, INVITATION does the best job in giving a real and practical comprehensive introduction to the whole francophone world. As universities in the United States increasingly reshape their programs around the notion of cultural diversity and globalization, administrators and colleagues around the country will embrace that aspect of the book."
"The Info-culture sections seem to be much richer than the typical culture 'blurbs' found in many textbooks."
". . .the new CHEZ NOUS pre- and post-reading activities are terrific. Without them, this section may have sparked interest in very motivated students, but now there is some reason for everybody to look."
"[I am] favorably impressed by the authors' desire to update the cultural information, to present current language usage, to re-sequence certain grammatical presentations and to include pronunciation exercises in each chapter."
"I am most attracted by programs that use the internet effectively to reinforce authentic situations and lead to interactive activities in class. This text does a nice job of this."
"The Info-culture sections seem to be much richer than the typical culture 'blurbs' found in many textbooks."
". . .the new CHEZ NOUS pre- and post-reading activities are terrific. Without them, this section may have sparked interest in very motivated students, but now there is some reason for everybody to look."
"[I am] favorably impressed by the authors' desire to update the cultural information, to present current language usage, to re-sequence certain grammatical presentations and to include pronunciation exercises in each chapter."
"I am most attracted by programs that use the internet effectively to reinforce authentic situations and lead to interactive activities in class. This text does a nice job of this."
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Has its merits, but doesn't explain enough,
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This review is from: Invitation au monde francophone (with Audio CD) (Hardcover)
I had to use this book for French 101 in college. I don't recommend it, if you're not being forced to purchase it. The culture sections do contain a lot of helpful and interesting information about France and the other French-speaking countries, but the book has a nasty habit of not explicitly defining the vocab words it introduces. Many of the nouns come in the form of little drawings, with the French underneath. If the picture is unclear (which they tend to be), you'll have to check the French-English dictionary in the back. Most of the words they use are there, but not all of them. In those cases, grab a bigger dictionary or Google Translate. I got my book used, and the person who I bought it from wrote many of the translations next to the words, which helped me out a lot.
I understand that a foreign language textbook can use words that it doesn't explicitly define, but it shouldn't be doing it when introducing the basic chapter vocab words.
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Just in time for class!,
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It came in time for my second class and the notes left on the pages are helpful since it translates some words for me. Thanks.
5.0 out of 5 stars
was in perfect condition with both cds inbuded! way exceeded my expectation for the low price,
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The book was in perfect condition, even though it was listed as used. there wasn't a single note or pen mark in it, and both of the cds were in their original sealed pouch, unused. In the french class I got it for, I paid the least for my book by about 40 bucks, and I am only comparing that to the other students that bought used. I cant say enough how pleased I was with this purchase. HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS SELLER!
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