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Promenades French Textbook

Promenades © 2010

À travers le monde francophone

Cherie Mitschke; Cheryl Tano

hardcover, 9 x 10 7/8, vText, Loose-leaf, 1& 2-volume version available

Higher Education > French > Introductory  

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Overview

Introducing Promenades, a stroll through the francophone world. With thirteen units, Promenades is ideal for a two- or three-semester introductory French course that meets up to five hours per week. Its flexible lesson organization is designed to meet diverse teaching styles and instructional goals. Promenades provides your students with all the tools they need to succeed in French! Here are some key features of the program:

  • Thematic chapter organization
  • Contextualized vocabulary presentation
  • Contemporary, high-interest cultural content and videos
  • Clear grammar explanations
  • Cost-effective, two volume paperback version available
  • The integrated technology of the Promenades Supersite: record-submit voice technology, video, online textbook activities, resources, extra practice, lab and textbook audio files, online course management, and more!

Next : Contents >

Contents

Download Complete Table of Contents

Promenades

    Unité 1: Salut!
    Unité 2: À la fac
    Unité 3: La famille et les copains
    Unité 4: Au café
    Unité 5: Les loisirs
    Unité 6: Les fêtes
    Unité 7: En vacances
    Unité 8: Chez nous
    Unité 9: La nourriture
    Unité 10: La santé
    Unité 11: La technologie
    Unité 12: En ville
    Unité 13: L'espace vert

 

Promenades Two Volume Split

    Volume 1

    Unité 1: Salut!
    Unité 2: À la fac
    Unité 3: La famille et les copains
    Unité 4: Au café
    Unité 5: Les loisirs
    Unité 6: Les fêtes
    Unité 7: En vacances

     

    Volume 2

    Unité 7: En vacances Unité 8: Chez nous
    Unité 9: La nourriture
    Unité 10: La santé
    Unité 11: La technologie
    Unité 12: En ville
    Unité 13: L'espace vert

     

 

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Components

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For Students

Student Edition with Supersite AccessISBN: 978-1-60007-920-7  Hardcover

    Also available in Loose-leaf & multi-volume formats. For custom options, please contact your sales representative.

vText Online Student Edition with Supersite Access  ISBN: 978-1-60576-037-7  Code

Workbook/Video Manual ISBN: 978-1-60007-880-4  Paperback

Lab ManualISBN: 978-1-60007-881-1  Paperback

WebSAM Online Workbook, Video Manual, Lab Manual  ISBN: 978-1-60576-114-5  Code

Workbook, Video Manual, Lab Manual Answer KeyISBN: 978-1-60007-882-8  Paperback

Roman-photo DVD ISBN: 978-1-60007-885-9  1 DVD

 

For Instructors

Instructor's Annotated Edition ISBN: 978-1-60007-858-3  Hardcover

Instructor's Resource CD and DVD Set with Instructor Supersite ISBN: 978-1-60007-892-7  Supersite Code, 1 CD and 2 DVD

  • Flash culture DVD
     
  • Roman-photo DVD
     
  • Instructor Supersite
     
  • Instructor's Resource Manual in PDF format
      Lab Audio Program Tapescript
      Audioscripts of textbook activities
      Videoscripts and translations of the video programs
      Workbook/Video Manual/Lab Manual Answer Key
      Textbook Answer Key
      Teaching suggestions
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  • Overhead PDFs
  • Vocabulary and grammar Powerpoints®
     
  • Testing Program
      Lesson tests–four versions each
      Semester exams for Lessons 1-6, 7-9, and  10-12
      Quarter exams for Lessons 1-3, Lessons 4-6, Lessons 7-9, and Lessons 10-12
      Additional reading tests
      Audioscripts and answer keys
      Testing Program audio MP3 files
    All tests are available in PDFs, in editable RTFs, and via the Brownstone Test Generator.
    Tests can be administered via print or online.

 

Next : Lesson Tour >

Lesson Tour

Download a Sample Lesson Unit 3

Every Promenades lesson is supported by a range of activities, media, audio, and resources that will engage and support students and bring French come to life!

Here is a preview of some of the media and resources that accompany Unit 3:

  • Roman-photo

    Roman-photo Screenshot for Promenades Supersite

    Fully integrated with Promenades, the 26 Roman-photo episodes present the adventure of four university students in France. Students will see and hear characters using the vocabulary and grammar being studied.

  • Flash culture

    Flash Culture Screenshot for Promenades Supersite

    For one lesson of each unit, a Flash culture segment allows students to expierience the sights and sounds of France, the French-speaking world, and the daily life of French speakers.  

     

  • Le Zapping

    Le Zapping Screenshot for Promenades Supersite

    Le Zapping features TV commercials and two short films from the francophone world. These clips expose students to contemporary culture and media, and synthesize what students have learned.

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Visit the Promenades Supersite Demo to access the resources that accompany this sample lesson.

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Technology

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The Promenades Supersite provides an expansive set of interactive tools and resources that support teaching and learning: 

    For students
  • Interactive practice with auto-grading and real-time feedback
  • Record-compare-submit pronunciation activities with voice-recording technology—instructors can also record and send responses to students
  • Open-ended activities where students explore and search the Internet
  • Vocabulary and pronunciation practice with native-speaker audio examples
  • Interactive maps with culture notes and reinforcing activities
  • The complete Promenades Video Program
  • MP3 files of the complete textbook and lab audio programs
  • Oxford French mini-dictionary
     
    For instructors
  • A gradebook to manage courses, view rosters, set assignments and post announcements
  • The complete Instructor's Resource Manual in PDFs (activity handouts, answers to textbook activities, information gap activities, audio scripts, video scripts, video script translations, supplemental vocabulary)
  • Record-submit assessments—orally recorded
    end-of-lesson tests
  • The complete Testing Program
  • MP3 files of the Textbook, Lab, and Testing Program
  • Structures PowerPoint® presentation slides for classroom use
  • WB/LM/VM Answer Key
  • Overhead transparencies
  • Lesson plans
  • Streaming video
  • Complete access to the Student Supersite

WebSAM includes Wimba Pronto and vText!

    WebSAM
    Online Workbook/Lab Manual/Video Manual

  • All Workbook, Lab Manual, and Video Manual activities in an online format
  • A combination of auto-graded and instructor-graded activities
  • Oral voice record-submit activities
  • The complete Lab Manual audio program
  • A single gradebook to manage Supersite and WebSAM courses, rosters, and assignments
  • vText access included free in any WebSAM package

    Online collaboration tools

  • Audio and video conferencing
  • Instant messaging
  • Application sharing—perfect for online tutoring
  • Online whiteboards
  • Online office hours

 

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    For students
  • Searchable table of contents, and  page-number browsing
  • Note-taking capabilities
  • Links on the vText page to all audio and video
  • Links on the vText page to all mouse-icon textbook activities
  • An interface that shows assignments and grades for mouse-icon activities right on the vText page
  • Access to all Supersite or WebSAM resources
  • Available at no extra cost with WebSAM packages
    For instructors
  • A single gradebook for vText and Supersite (or Supersite Plus)
  • vText included with every Instructor Supersite account—the perfect tool for classroom presentations
  • A great solution for hybrid courses