Welcome to Vista Higher Learning's new introductory French program ESPACES: Rendez-vous avec le monde francophone. Ideal for 2-3 semester sequence, ESPACES features a flexible lesson organization designed to meet the needs of diverse teaching styles, institutions, and instructional goals.
In French, espaces means spaces in the sense of spaces reserved for a particular purpose. The spaces in ESPACES are its major sections, and they are reserved for helping students to learn French and to explore the cultures of the French-speaking world in the most user-friendly way possible. The textbook treats vocabulary and grammar as tools for effective communication, incorporates learning strategy instruction to develop students' skills, and emphasizes culture as integral to learning the language and communicating successfully.
Here are some of the features that you will find in ESPACES:
- Distinctive integration of video
- Unique, user-friendly design
- Rich, contemporary cultural presentation
- Exciting integration of culture and multimedia
- The basics of grammar in an innovative format
- Practical, high-frequency vocabulary
- Process approach to skill building
- Focus on communication throughout
