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Imaginez French vText 2nd Edition © 2012

Le français sans frontières

Cherie Mitschke


ISBN: 978-1-60576-390-0 10 Lessons 2 semesters

Higher Education > French > Online-Hybrid  

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Overview

Imaginez engages students actively as they build their language skills and broaden their understanding of the diverse cultures of the francophone world.  Intergrated short films tie together culture, literature, and grammar for a unique and rewarding learning experience that prepares students to interact confidently and communicate in French in real-life contexts.

Imaginez features:

  • Unique intergration of award-winning films
  • Signature design that supports and facilitates language learning
  • A flexible grammar sequence that keeps students focused and motivated
  • Fiches de grammaire,  located at the end of the textbook,  builds on concepts introduced in earlier lessons and provides additional grammar topics and activities
  • Each lesson takes students on a simulated "voyage" to a French-speaking country or region through music-related sections and literary and cultural readings
  • Supersite Logo  The Imaginez Supersite provides both sudents and instructors with a wealth of material that correlates directly to the textbook and offers additional support
  • vText Logo  vText, the interactive, online version of the student edition

 

Next : New Features >

New Features

The 2nd Edition of Imaginez includes a variety of new and updated material:

  • Two new short films: Bon anniversaire, Hichem Yacoubi (France); Dépendance, Yann Kibongui, (France)
  • A new feature, Le Zapping, with authentic TV clips from around the French-speaking world
  • Two new literary readings: Tout bouge autour de moi, Dany Laferrière (Haiti); La Télé et la mort, Marguerite Duras (France)
  • Three new cultural readings: Guy Laliberté, un homme hors du commun (Quebec); Un demi-siècle d’indépendance (West Africa); CERN: À la découverte d’un
    univers particulier     (Switzerland)
  • New integrated writing activities in the student workbook
  • Updated and enhanced testing program
  • Updated and enhanced Imaginez Supersite
  • Online communication tools featuring instant messaging, audio and video conferencing, whiteboard and application sharing

Next : Contents >

Contents

Download Complete Table of Contents

Imaginez

    Leçon 1: Ressentir et vivre
    Leçon 2: Habiter en ville
    Leçon 3: L’influence des médias
    Leçon 4: La valeur des idées
    Leçon 5: La société en évolution
    Leçon 6: Les générations qui bougent
    Leçon 7: Les sciences et la technologie
    Leçon 8: S’évader et s’amuser
    Leçon 9: Perspectives de travail
    Leçon 10: Les richesses naturelles

 

Next : Components >

Components

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For Students

vText Online Student Edition with Supersite Access ISBN: 978-1-61767-390-0   Code

    Also available in Loose-leaf format. For custom options, please contact your sales representative.

Supersite Plus  ISBN: 978-1-60576-923-3   CodeIncludes all of the Supersite resources, WebSAM, the online Workbook, Video Manual, and Lab Manual, and online collaboration tools via instant messaging, audio and video conferencing, whiteboard and application sharing

Student Activities Manual Answer Key

ISBN: 978-1-60576-896-0   Paperback

 

For Instructors

Instructor's Annotated Edition  ISBN: 978-1-60576-886-1   Paperback

Full Instructor Access to all Supersite ResourcesFree to adopting instructors   Code

Instructor's Resource DVD Set ISBN: 978-1-60576-942-4   1 DVD

Next : Lesson Tour >

Lesson Tour

Download a Sample Lesson Lesson 2

 Supersite Logo  Visit the Imaginez Supersite Demo to access the audio, video, practice, and resources that accompany this sample lesson.

J'attendrai le suivant Screenshot for Imaginez Supersite

 

The Court métrage section in each Imaginez lesson features authentic short-subject films by contemporary francophone filmmakers. Each film serves as a springboard for students to learn about and discuss the language and cultural themes presented in the lesson.  

 

  

Due to rights restrictions, a complete preview of the Imaginez Film Collection can only be accessed via the Imaginez Supersite. Contact your Modern Language Specialist for access.

Next : Integrated Technology >

Technology

Visit the Imaginez Supersite Demo to explore all Supersite and Supersite Plus resources.

vText LogoImaginez vText 
    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 Supersite Plus—resources
  • Complementary with Supersite Plus package!
    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

 

Supersite LogoThe Imaginez Supersite provides an expansive set of interactive tools and resources.
    For students
  • Practice activities with auto-grading and feedback
  • Vocabulary and pronunciation activities with native-speaker audio examples
  • Open-ended activities where students explore and search the Internet
  • Additional content to support the Galerie de créatures
  • Oral recordings of literary and cultural readings with voicesynch technology
  • Streaming video for all video programs, with optional subtitles and English translations
  • Recorded vocabulary
  • Lab audio MP3s
  • Oxford Mini French-English Dictionary
    For instructors
  • A gradebook to manage courses, view rosters, set assignments and post announcements
  • The complete Instructor's Resource Manual in PDFs (answers to Fiches De Grammaire Activities, Lab Audio Script, Teaching Suggestions, and Videoscript )
  • A comprehensive Testing Program that can be administered online, or printed and given in class
  • MP3 files of the Lab and Testing Audio Programs
  • PowerPoint® presentation slides for classroom use (maps, vocabulary, grammar)
  • SAM Answer Keys
  • Streaming Video
  • Voiceboards for oral communication and threaded discussions
  • Complete access to the Student Supersite

 

Supersite PlusSupersite Plus includes the  Imaginez Supersite, plus: 
    WebSAM
    Online Student Activities Manual

  • All Student Activities Manuall 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 available complementary with Supersite Plus bundles

    Online collaboration tools

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