Controverses
By Janet L. Solberg, Didier Bertrand, Larissa Godish Dugas
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Engaging and relevant to today's students, Solberg/Bertrand/Dugas' CONTROVERSES, 4th edition, presents timely and provocative issues that are important to the French and francophone world. This student-centered, advanced intermediate French program is built around the goals of the ACTFL proficiency standards and French thought -- including point/counterpoint/synthesis -- and is geared toward the communicative, analytical classroom. High-interest topics and well-crafted activities stimulate conversation and thoughtful classroom debate, foster students' conversational skills and encourage them to learn and practice the language. Each chapter provides opportunities for students to express themselves orally and in writing while systematically addressing the 5 Cs within the National Standards for Learning Languages. Grammar exercises are digitized to allow for online and hybrid learning.
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Engaging and relevant to today's students, Solberg/Bertrand/Dugas' CONTROVERSES, 4th edition, presents timely and provocative issues that are important to the French and francophone world. This student-centered, advanced intermediate French program is built around the goals of the ACTFL proficiency standards and French thought -- including point/counterpoint/synthesis -- and is geared toward the communicative, analytical classroom. High-interest topics and well-crafted activities stimulate conversation and thoughtful classroom debate, foster students' conversational skills and encourage them to learn and practice the language. Each chapter provides opportunities for students to express themselves orally and in writing while systematically addressing the 5 Cs within the National Standards for Learning Languages. Grammar exercises are digitized to allow for online and hybrid learning.
Every chapter gives students opportunities to express themselves both verbally and in writing while systematically addressing each of the 5 Cs. By incorporating these national standards, the text empowers students to communicate more effectively in French as well as draw cultural and structural comparisons between the francophone world and their own.
One of the strongest and most distinguishable features of the program is the presentation of opposing viewpoints. Unlike many programs' static approach to cultural presentation, CONTROVERSES invites students to analyze a topic "in the French style" by reading and studying several points of view before forming their own opinion.
Extremely engaging, this book is a breath of fresh air for students who have become impatient with not being able to say "real things" in a foreign language.
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