Réseau: Communication, Intégration, Intersections, 2nd edition

For 1- or 2- semester Intermediate French courses.

A holistic approach to learning French, integrated with French culture

Réseau looks at learning French not only in terms of language skills, but in terms of cultural knowledge in the broadest sense. The authors help ease the transition to intermediate French by providing critical thinking activities to improve students' speaking, reading and writing articulation. Content and activities encourage students to reflect on French and Francophone cultures, as well as their own. Clear grammar explanations, entirely in French, teach learners to think in French, and proven grammar instruction integrates cultural and literary texts.

The 2nd Edition offers enhanced cultural information and vocabulary, supported by new readings and activities throughout.

Hallmark features of this title

• Exceeds standards with oral and written activities, cultural coverage, comparative reflections and a focus on broader connections and community.
• Develops critical thinking with a range of linguistic resources that can be tailored to curricula and interests.
• Transitions to intermediate French with critical thinking activities that improve speaking, reading and writing articulation, as well as proven genre-based writing exercises.
• Cultural coverage reflects the impact of globalization, immigration and multi-culturalism on sociology, politics and humanities.
• Improves grammar outcomes, weaving cultural and literary texts into grammar instruction, practice and review activities.
• Clear grammar explanations, entirely in French, teach students to think in French.

New and updated features of this title

• NEW: Cultural information, supported by revised and enhanced vocabulary, includes new readings and activities throughout.
• NEW: A new listening/speaking activity Qu'en pensez-vous?) has been added to each chapter of the student text and the student activities manual to add opportunities for in-class guided listening. Designed to help foster students' listening and speaking skills and to reinforce the 2 vocabulary sections, the topics are current and provide students insight into contemporary French culture, as well as specific gambits and vocabulary they are likely to find useful if they study abroad.
• NEW: Support activities, generally focusing on input processing, have been added in Pratiquons sections.
• NEW: A web search activity (Stratégie de recherche) has been added to each chapter to enhance cultural exploration with web-based activities.
• NEW: Activities in the print Student Activities Manual have been revised, updated and expanded, with a new visually based activity and a new crossword puzzle activity added to each chapter.
• NEW: Expanded resources for instructors include new film discussion questions in the Instructors Resource Manual that correlate with specific chapter content, as well as new and expanded annotations in the Annotated Instructor's Edition.