Paroles: Introductory French [Hardcover]

Sally Sieloff Magnan (Author), Yvonne Rochette Ozzello (Author), William J. Berg (Author), Laurey Martin-Berg (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470004126 | ISBN-13: 978-0470004128 | Publication Date: July 16, 2001 | Edition: 2

Paroles encourages the reader to work with intellectual, personal, and cultural content in all five skills through the first year of language study. By instituting diverse learning strategies for the four basic skills and utilizing a process approach to foreign language education, the reader is able to work with authentic linguistic and cultural materials from all over the Francophone world.

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Paroles Electronic Student Activities Manual or E-SAM^TM!
This New innovative E-SAM— delivered either via WebCT^TM or Blackboard^TM—offers the same content as the printed version of the Student Activities Manual (Cahier d'activit?s et de laboratoire) in an interactive sled-study environment.

The Completely FREE Paroles Interactive Multimedia CD-ROM!
this CD-ROM is packaged for FREE with every new textbook sold to bookstores. It has received two prestigious multimedia awards—the 1999 New Media Invision Award and the 1999 Gold CINDY (Cinema in Industry). The Interactive Multimedia CD-ROM provides video clips, images, recordings, and activities that add life to the entire program. It affords the learner easy access to grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening comprehension, connectivity to the Web, and electronic journal writing activities.

www.harcourtcollege.com/french/magnan
This interactive text-specific Web site provides thematic task-based online quizzing and testing, culturally centered task-based Internet activities, and the entire Lab Manual audio program available for downloading.

Student Materials Available for Purchase
Student Kit
Paroles Textbook with Student Audio CD and FREE Interactive CD-ROM
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Student Activities Manual
(Cahier d'activit?s ?crites et de laboratoire)
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NEW Blackboard^TM Electronic Student Activities Manual or E-SAM
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NEW WebCT^TM Electronic Student Activities Manual or E-SAM
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Video Manual
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Lab Cassettes
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Lab Audio CDs
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NEW Dasher^TM Tutorial Software CD-ROM
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 608 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (July 16, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470004126
• ISBN-13: 978-0470004128
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #868,821 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A balanced book for beginners, March 20, 2002

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This review is from: Paroles Lab CDs (French Edition) (Audio CD)

I was very favorably impressed with the organization and variety of this book, as well as the fact that it accommodates the different styles of learning among students. French is my sixth language (counting English).

This text follows several parallel learning approaches. In each chapter, there is a section emphasizing conversation, there are notes directing the student to "discover" grammatical themes and irregularities, the usual snippets of history and culture, comments on usage, a brief vocabulary, an English discussion of the language lesson (like a plain-language discussion of what's going on from one English speaker to another). Each chapter closes with a condensed technical grammar for later reference and review.

Besides the diversity of learning approaches it supports, I especially like the fact that this book includes reading that is an uncomfortable stretch. These excerpts require deduction of the message from context. I'm sure students will complain loudly about the "unfairness" of having to guess the meaning of words that aren't formally defined anywhere, but face it -- intelligent guessing is the skill most required by someone who tries to use a language in real life. Why shouldn't it be taught?

As I say, I'm a bit of a language nut, and have several shelves of texts in various languages (Russian, German, Latin, Attic Greek). This is one of very few that actually teaches the skills needed for ordinary conversation, listening to the radio, and reading Le Monde.

2.0 out of 5 stars so so, September 25, 2011

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This review is from: Paroles (French Edition) (Hardcover)

The author seems more concerned with course organization and pedagogy than with teaching the subject.There are times I wish she would just get on with it.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars As French books go...this one is the worst, January 24, 2002

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This review is from: Paroles (Text/Audio CD/CD-ROM Package) (Hardcover)

It was unorganized and muddled. I had a hard time learning anything. My school no longer uses it for that reason. I don't recommend you buy this unless you know French and are just trying to expand your basic skills in no order. I was so confused.