Rapports : language, culture, and communication (5th ed.)

This beginning French text balances a four-skills approach with communicative-oriented instruction.

It emphasises everyday life and culture in France and Francophone countries through explanations, cultural notes, authentic cultural readings, and authentic documents linked to the author web site.

Program components are integrated with the student text and are flexible enough to be adapted for a variety of different class schedules. - New! Lively new authentic readings from a variety of sources have replaced the author-written readings from previous editions.

The new readings represent recent changes in Francophone cultures. - New! Chapter 8 features a new poem. - New! The "Lectures culturelles" include new pre- and post-reading activities. - New! A new interior design makes the book easier to teach and learn from. - New! The authors enhanced and updated cultural information in every chapter.

The new edition includes information on the introduction of the euro, advances in technology, and the new French phone numbers. - New! Vocabulary has been updated in "Enrichissons notre vocabulaire" and throughout the text. - Every grammar point in the text is immediately reinforced by three types of exercises, which progress from drills to cultural applications to communicative activities.

This process gives students a well-rounded and holistic language/cultural experience that encourages confident self-expression.