TY - BOOK AU - Capretz,Pierre J. AU - Abetti,Beatrice AU - Germain,Marie-Odile TI - French in action: a beginning course in language and culture T2 - The Capretz method, part 1 SN - 9780300204049 AV - PC2129.E5 C36 2012eb U1 - 448.3/421 22 PY - 2012/// CY - New Haven, Conn. PB - Yale University Press KW - French language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - English KW - Conversation and phrase books KW - Français (Langue) KW - Manuels pour anglophones KW - Vocabulaires et manuels de conversation KW - FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY KW - French KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - Textbooks KW - for English speakers N1 - Includes index; Introduction -- Genèse I -- Genèse II -- Genèse III -- Families -- Portraits I -- Portraits II -- Généalogie -- Vacances in Bretagne I -- Vacances en Bretagne II -- Rencontres I -- Rencontres II -- Rencontres III -- Entrée en matière I -- Entrée en matière II -- Entrée en matière III -- Il n'y a pas de sot métier I -- Il n'y a pas de sot métier II -- Attention: Ecoles I -- Attention: Ecoles II -- Attention: Ecoles III -- A la recherche d'une invitation I -- A la recherche d'une invitation II -- Nourritures terrestres I -- Nourritures terrestres II -- Nourritures terrestres III -- Abréviations -- Lexique -- Credits N2 - Since it was first published, French in Action: A Beginning Course in Language and Culture-The Capretz Method has been widely recognized in the field as a model for video-based foreign-language instructional materials. The third edition has been revised by Pierre Capretz and Barry Lydgate and includes new, contemporary illustrations throughout and more-relevant information for today's students in the Documents sections of each lesson. A completely new feature is a journal by the popular character Marie-Laure, who observes and humorously comments on the political, cultural, and technological changes in the world between 1985 and today. The new edition also incorporates more content about the entire Francophone world. In use by hundreds of colleges, universities, and high schools, French in Action remains a powerful educational resource, and the third edition updates the course for a new generation of learners UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=619761 ER -