Publisher's Synopsis
Features:
- Coverage of 11 distinct Francophone regions or populations, including Cameroon, Senegal, Algeria, Morocco, Guadeloupe and Martinique, Haiti, Quebec, Belgium, and multicultural France
- A variety of classic literary selections from Ferdinand Oyono's Une vie de boy to Ernest Pépin's L'envers du décor
- Study of engaging, authentic feature films such as Claire Denis' Chocolat and Euzhan Palcy's Rue cases-nègres
- A wealth of exercises, including pre- and post-reading activities as well as pre- and post-watching activities (among them, vocabulary-building activities; small-group exercises; oral presentations; comprehension, interpretation, and discussion questions; as well as composition exercises)
- Multi-sensory activities including introduction to, and recipes for, regional culinary dishes, as well as discussion of Francophone music