Comprehensive Resources Le café des rêves En direct 1 Jeunes Francophones Savoir faire: Voyages 1 Additional Resources Print Jeunesse Mag: Au-delà des frontières Le magazine Anthology Series Rencontres Stoddart Colour Visual Dictionary French-English Additional Resources Multimedia Des chansons québécoises sans frontières Tous ensemble! Core French Grade 11 Collection Acquiring Information Experiencing Creative Works Understanding Cultural Influences CORE FRENCH 5 TO 12 GRADE COLLECTIONS 85
General Description: This engaging and topical video consists of five 20-minute programs revolving around a group of French teenagers who renovate a run-down café. The plot is highly suspenseful and the level of language easily accessible. The accompanying teacher's guide provides lesson plans and activities. Caution: The robbery and assault of the grandmother at the end of episode 2 could prove disturbing to some viewers; it is repeated in the recap of episode 3 and in the confession of the assailant in episode 5. Le café des rêves B.C. Learning Connection Inc. #4-8755 Ash Street Vancouver, BC V6P 6T3 Tel: 1-800-884-2366 Fax: (604) 324-1844 Video: $24.00 Guide: $30.00 Video: FLA029 Guide: 0563353651/G2222 Author(s): Martel, A.; Savoie, L. General Description: This resource package consists of 12 popular Québécois songs on two audio cassettes, accompanied by an extensive teacher's guide which suggests instructional strategies and activities for each of the songs. Some of the supplementary activities could be linguistically challenging. Early Immersion - timeless themes Programme francophone - timeless themes Des chansons québécoises sans frontières Éditions Hurtubise HMH / Marcel Didier 1815, avenue De Lorimier Montréal, QC H2K 3W6 Tel: (514) 523-1523 Fax: (514) 523-9969 Audio Cassettes: $20.00 each Guide and Activities: $150.00 Complete Package: $180.00 General Description: This first part of a two-level series consists of a student text, student workbook, blackline masters, teacher's resource book, five cassettes, and transparencies. Each theme-centred unit provides a variety of open-ended activities which use all four communicative skills. En direct 1 Author(s): Jean, Gladys Prentice Hall Ginn Canada (Ont.) 1870 Birchmount Road M1P 2J7 Text: $28.95 Teacher Resource Book: $211.95 Cassettes: $189.95 Tel: 1-800-361-6128 Fax: (416) 299-2539 Text: 0130622095 Teacher Resource Book: 0130622664 Cassettes: 0130622257 CORE FRENCH 5 TO 12 GRADE COLLECTIONS B-87
Jeunes Francophones General Description: This series consists of two videos incorporating a total of 10 programs, approximately 20 minutes each, and a teacher's guide with activities, worksheets, answer keys, and program tapescripts. The same presenters, all between the ages of 15 and 20, introduce each program, giving consistency which will aid student comprehension. The video format is a well-paced combination of music and spoken language, reinforced by strong and appropriate visual support and captions. Topics covered by the programs that take place in three Francophone regions, Québec, Sénégal, and Toulouse, are: fashion, sport and health, leisure acitivities, environment, work, media, relationships, and food. Caution: Due to the realistic nature of some of the images shown, careful previewing of certain programs is suggested: #6 "Le travail" - a short clip of a baby being born; #8 "Je t'aime" - polygamous family situations, breastfeeding; #9 "La bonne assiette" - forcing grain down a goose's throat; #10 "L'environnement global" - short segment on whale hunting. B.C. Learning Connection Inc. #4-8755 Ash Street Vancouver, BC V6P 6T3 Tel: 1-800-884-2366 Fax: (604) 324-1844 Video: $47.00 Guide: $30.00 Video: FLA030 Guide: 0563397276/G2225 Jeunesse Mag: Au-delà des frontières General Description: This magazine-style book provides a selection of authentic materials which touch on many areas of student interest in a current and up-to-date manner. The length of the articles varies from half a page to three pages. Provides a one-page lexicon at the back of the book, and suggests exercises. Gifted - opportunities for divergent thinking and for in-depth analysis. Addison-Wesley Publishers Limited 26 Prince Andrew Place P.O. Box 580 Don Mills, ON M3C 2T8 Tel: (416) 447-5101 Fax: (416) 443-0948 $9.55 07730 5417 0 "Le magazine" Anthology Series Author(s): Jean, Gladys General Description: This supplementary reading program consists of three illustrated magazine-style anthologies featuring poetry, interviews, comics, short stories, surveys, and letters. Themes include travel, leisure, sports, science, arts, drama, environment, health, and school. The articles could serve as a starting point for a variety of student activities and would be an excellent accompaniment to any language program. Gifted - could provide enrichment opportunities Prentice Hall Ginn Canada (Ont.) 1870 Birchmount Road M1P 2J7 Tel: 1-800-361-6128 Fax: (416) 299-2539 Magazines: $8.50 - $9.95 each Teacher's Resource Book: $39.95 CORE FRENCH 5 TO 12 GRADE COLLECTIONS B-88
Author(s): Kenney, Morgan (ed.) General Description: This anthology comprises 34 selections of poetry, plays, fiction, excerpts from novels, and short stories. The works fall into nine broad themes ranging from feminist writing to folklore. Biographical notes are at the end. The resource is supplemented by a teacher information book and crossword puzzles. As the book was published in 1983, it does not contain any recent selections or biographical updates. Rencontres Curriculum Organizer(s): Student Anthology: $25.45 Teacher's Manual: $3.95 Nelson Canada 1120 Birchmount Road M1K 5G4 Tel: 1-800-268-2222 Fax: (416) 752-9365 or 752-9646 Student Anthology: 0669950637 Teacher's Manual: 0669950653 Author(s): McConnell General Description: The first of two levels in the third and final part of the Savoir Faire series develops and fosters positive attitudes toward French and promotes French language learning using activity-based and thematic strategies. Communicative-based program enables students to interact with others in a purposeful way. Components are a student text, cahier d'activités, cassette package or compact discs, teacher's package, with blackline masters. Savoir faire: Voyages 1 Addison-Wesley Publishers Limited 26 Prince Andrew Place P.O. Box 580 Don Mills, ON M3C 2T8 Tel: (416) 447-5101 Fax: (416) 443-0948 Student Text: $27.65 Cahier d activités: $6.00 Teacher's Resource Package: $186.25 Cassettes or CDs: $162.65 Student Text: 0201574861 Cahier d activités: 0201574985 Teacher's Resource Package: 0201574969 Cassettes or CDs: 020157487X General Description: This contemporary picture dictionary covers 600 subjects and identifies more than 25 000 terms in both French and English. A user's guide explains all the features. Also included is an extended table of contents. Topics are categorized and colour coded to allow for ease of use. Illustrations are very detailed. Caution: Illustrations of human anatomy are graphically explicit. Stoddart Colour Visual Dictionary French-English Author(s): Corbeil; Archambault $38.50 Irwin Publishing 325 Humber College Blvd. Toronto, ON M9W 7C3 Tel: 1-800-387-0172 (orders only) Fax: (416) 798-1384 7737-2642X CORE FRENCH 5 TO 12 GRADE COLLECTIONS B-89
Tous ensemble! Author(s): Ullmann, R.... (et al.) General Description: This supplementary reading program consists of two illustrated magazine-style anthologies of poetry, biographies, short stories, surveys, and cultural pieces. Each comes with a cassette and a teacher's guide containing activities and worksheets. The cassette features a selection of the readings. Gifted - opportunities for independent study Nelson Canada 1120 Birchmount Road M1K 5G4 Tel: 1-800-268-2222 Fax: (416) 752-9365 or 752-9646 Student Anthologies and Cassettes: $13.50 each Teacher's Guides: $70.75 each CORE FRENCH 5 TO 12 GRADE COLLECTIONS B-90