Prises de Vue: Les FranÇais en Paroles

Synopsis: Video-based teaching package for French consisting of four themed sections, each comprising a video, an audio soundtrack, written transcript, and exercises in French and English. Each section is independent and consists of unscripted interviews and scripted narratives with four characters designed to represent a variety of registers of language, ranging from informal exchanges to formal and pompous monologues, and in the interviews from eloquent responses to snatches of repartee.
1: Interviews with French employees in a range of work situations, talking about careers, training, the future or work, etc.
2: Various discussions on matters of taste.
3: Discussion of leisure activities.
4: Discussion about preferences relating particularly to shopping and transport.
5: A video, with transcript only, for use by teachers as a basis for assessment exercises.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. 5 x 30 min.
Year of production: 1997
Availability: Sale; 1997 sale: £39.50 (inclusive) (each part) with either French or English exercises; £55.00 with both 1997 sale: £150.00 (inclusive) (package) with either French or English exercises; £199.50 with both
Documentation: Accompanying audiocassette, transcript and exercises accompany each of parts 1-4; part 5 is supplied only as part of the complete package.
Uses: 6th-form and undergraduate French.
Subjects: French studies
Keywords: French language teaching

Director: Bill Kirton
Contributor: David Hartley; Glynn Hesketh; John Roach; Margaret Jubb; Michael Syrotinski

Title: Boulot, Le
Synopsis: 1: Interviews with French employees in a range of work situations, talking about careers, training, the future or work, etc.
Title: Go t, Le
Synopsis: 2: Various discussions on matters of taste.
Title: Loisirs, Le
Synopsis: 3: Discussion of leisure activities.
Title: A vous de choisir
Synopsis: 4: Discussion about preferences relating particularly to shopping and transport.
Title: Interviews diverses
Synopsis: 5: A video, with transcript only, for use by teachers as a basis for assessment exercises.

Name: World Microfilms
Contact: Stephen Albert
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Notes: World Microfilms distributes the Audio Forum collection of CDs for language learning and the Sussex Tapes library of video and audio material for sixth form and undergraduate teaching. The Sussex Tapes collection concentrates on the areas of English, history and music. Architecture programmes from the Masters of Architecture and Pidgeon Digital (qv) series of slides are sold on DVD as well as being accessible online via subscription.

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