Ensemble: Culture et Société

Ensemble: Culture et société offersreading selections around such themes as family, politics, and thearts, and emphasizes contemporary issues including urban renewal,immigrant workers, French–Canadian nationalism, and nouvellecuisine. The selections in this volume include newspaper andmagazine articles, excerpts from essays, literary works, travelguides, and interviews, and cartoons. Pre– and post–readingactivities, role–playing activities, collaborative writingassignments, and suggestions for oral and written presentationsalso make up this volume. Ensemble: Culture etsociété is part of the Ensembleseries, with Ensemble: Grammaire en action, Ensemble:Littérature, and Ensemble: Histoire.

Available separately in the Ensemble Program:

Ensemble: Grammaire en action [ISBN:0–471–48826–7] integrates grammar review, culture, and thematicvocabulary. This integration helps students to express themselvesmore fully by using grammar in meaningful linguistic and culturalcontexts. Ensemble: Littérature [ISBN:0–470–00287–5] offers selections from some of the most fascinatingFrench and Francophone authors, past and present. Pre–readingactivities present essential facts concerning the authors and theirother works, helping students to place the readings in context.Appréciation du texte post–reading activities checkstudents comprehension of the literature. Ensemble: Histoire [ISBN: 0–470–00605–6] presentsa wide selection of historical texts, many of which are authentic,from the middle ages to the modern period, to improvestudents command of the French language while providingglimpses into some important aspects of the history of France andthe French–speaking world.

Additional components enhance the program:

Activities Manual including the Lab Manual andCaméra DVD Manual Lab Audio CDs also available as mp3 files online atwiley.com/college/comeau Caméra DVD also available as QuickTimefiles online at wiley.com/college/comeau Complementary Book Companion Sites for students and forinstructors (password–protected):wiley.com/college/comeau

1ere Partie: Vie sociale

1. Les Jeunes
2. Les Femmes
3. La Famille

2eme Partie: Modes de vie

4. Ville et Campagne
5. Les Classes sociales

3eme Partie: Institutions et Influences

6. La France politique et economique
7. Images de la France
8. La Francophonie

4eme Partie: Vie culturelle

9. Interactions
10. La Scene et les Lettres
11. Chanson et Cinema

Index Culturel
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