Thèmes: AP® French Language and Culture by Geneviève Delfosse, Eliane Kurbegov, and Parthena Draggett (review)

IF 0.1 4区文学 0 LITERATURE, ROMANCE

FRENCH REVIEW Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.1353/tfr.2023.a911381

Leonard Marsh

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Reviewed by: Thèmes: AP® French Language and Culture by Geneviève Delfosse, Eliane Kurbegov, and Parthena Draggett Leonard Marsh Delfosse, Geneviève, Eliane Kurbegov, and Parthena Draggett. Thèmes: AP® French Language and Culture. Vista, 2022. ISBN 978-1-54332-911-7. Pp. 437. Any instructor looking for authentic resources suitable for an advanced French course will find it all here in one place. These high interest multi-media resources come integrated with a plethora of activities designed to target the development of communication skills in interpersonal and presentational modes, both in writing and speaking. The text is organized into six thematic units (Thèmes), each one containing six lessons (Contextes), the last two of which prompt the student to go deeper into the unit’s theme. Each unit ends with a video clip which serves to sharpen listening and interpretive skills. The student is then tasked to use higher level cognitive skills to compose an integrative essay synthesizing the theme. These essays range from simple comparison to opinion and argumentative essays. Students are aided in their analysis by Venn diagrams, flow charts, tables, graphs, and bandes dessinées. One such context in the theme of science and technology is that of making moral choices with regards to sustainable development. Clearly a certain level of sophistication is targeted in these integrative essays. Especially helpful are numerous marginal strategy tips varying from simple ways to paraphrase to the more complicated ways of identifying cause and effect, thus useful in interpretive reading and argumentative writing. Of particular note is attention to language register. Formal and familiar registers are represented in linguistic input and are prompted in student output activities, all of which are carefully scaffolded and fully developed. The attractively presented readings treat a wide range of global and cultural interests. They are relatively short and manageable because they are designed mainly as springboards for student language production. Media reside on the text’s Supersite which is not reviewed here, and which also offers course management tools for instructors. The text is marketed as conforming to the College Board Exam Description and specifically the AP® French Language and Culture Examination. In fact, the text’s six Thèmes align squarely with the six themes required by that exam and the Contextes follow its recommended contexts. In addition, the text’s exercises and activities are geared to support all the communicative tasks tested by the exam. However, this comprehensive compendium of authentic resources at the advanced French language level should not be considered simply or primarily as a tool to “teach to the test” but rather as a powerful support for any advanced course in French language and culture. [End Page 181] Leonard Marsh La Salle University (PA) Copyright © 2023 American Association of Teachers of French

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Thèmes: AP®绾Language, and文化衍化by Geneviève Delfosse, Eliane Kurbegov,, and Parthena Draggett(评论》)

《美联社法语语言与文化》，作者:Leonard Marsh Delfosse, genevi， Eliane Kurbegov和Parthena Draggett。课程:AP法语语言与文化。Vista, 2022年。ISBN 978-1-54332-911-7。437页。任何寻找适合高级法语课程的正宗资源的教师都可以在这里找到它。这些高兴趣的多媒体资源与大量的活动相结合，旨在发展人际交往和表达方式，包括书面和口头的沟通技巧。文本被组织成六个主题单元(th)，每个单元包含六个课程(语境)，最后两个课程促使学生更深入地了解单元的主题。每个单元结束时都有一个视频片段，用来提高听力和口译技能。然后，学生的任务是使用更高水平的认知技能来撰写一篇综合主题的综合文章。这些文章的范围从简单的比较到观点和议论文。学生可以通过维恩图、流程图、表格、图形和表格来帮助他们进行分析。科学和技术主题中的一个这样的背景是在可持续发展方面作出道德选择。显然，在这些综合文章中，一定程度的复杂性是有针对性的。特别有用的是大量的边际策略提示，从简单的释义到更复杂的确定因果关系的方法，因此在解释性阅读和议论文写作中很有用。特别要注意的是对语言语域的注意。正式和熟悉的语域体现在语言输入中，并在学生的输出活动中得到提示，所有这些都是精心搭建和充分发展的。这些引人入胜的读物涵盖了广泛的全球和文化兴趣。它们相对较短且易于管理，因为它们主要被设计为学生语言创作的跳板。媒体驻留在文本的超级网站上，这里没有评论，它还为教师提供课程管理工具。该文本被营销为符合美国大学理事会考试描述，特别是AP®法语语言和文化考试。事实上，该考试的六个题目与考试要求的六个主题完全一致，而上下文则遵循其推荐的上下文。此外，课文的练习和活动都是为了支持考试中所有的交际任务而设计的。然而，这种高级法语水平的真实资源的综合纲要不应被简单地或主要地视为“应试教学”的工具，而应被视为任何高级法语语言和文化课程的有力支持。[End Page 181] Leonard Marsh La Salle University (PA)版权所有©2023美国法语教师协会

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期刊介绍： The French Review is the official journal of the American Association of Teachers of French and has the largest circulation of any scholarly journal of French studies in the world at about 10,300. The Review publishes articles and reviews in English and French on French and francophone literature, cinema, society and culture, linguistics, technology six times a year. The May issue is always a special issue devoted to topics like Paris, Martinique and Guadeloupe, Québec, Francophone cinema, Belgium, Francophonie in the United States, pedagogy, etc. Every issue includes a column by Colette Dio entitled “La Vie des mots,” an exploration of new developments in the French language.