Cinema for French Conversation: Le Cinema en Cours de Francais, Second Edition - Softcover

Rice, Anne-Christine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585100722 ISBN 13: 9781585100729

Publisher: Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co, 2003

Synopsis

This best-selling textbook, by author Anne-Christine Rice, has defined the market of language learning through film.

NEW IN THE 2ND EDITION:
- 4 new films
- Supplementary reading selections
(Historical documents, literary works, interviews, critiques and excerpts from screenplays)
- Critical analysis of the original French dialogues and their English subtitles
- Expanded biographies of the directors and actors
- Enhanced focus on cultural understanding and research
- Exploration of parallels between films

About this title

About the Author:

Anne-Christine Rice is an instructor in the Department of Romance Languages at Tufts University in Medford, Massachussetts. With the first edition of Cinema for French Conversation, Professor Rice pioneered a new and successful method of teaching foreign language through film. She completed her Master's degree and DEA (doctoral coursework) in Angers, France, and holds her CAPES, a French national certification for teaching. She is also the author of French Wide Web and serves as the advisory editor for the French Texts series at Focus Publishing.

Review:

"Finally a text that does all the preparatory work essential for the teaching of French films in language courses!" -- Esther Ratner, Brandeis University

"Ms. Rice's approach is attractive, well-conceived and original...appealing to students, and the choice of films is excellent." -- Sonia Lee, Trinity College

"The overall strong point of this text is Rice's in-depth knowledge of the script..." -- Helene Sanko, John Carroll University

About this edition

• Publisher: Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1585100722
• ISBN 13: 9781585100729
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 336