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Imaginez © 2008

Le français sans frontières

Cherie Mitschke, Southwestern University

paperback , 8 1/2 x 10 1/2

Higher Education > French > Intermediate  

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
  •   The Imaginez Supersite provides both sudents and instructors with a wealth of material that correlates directly to the textbook and offers additional support

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Contents

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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

 

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Components


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For Students

Student Edition with Supersite access ISBN: 978-1-60007-158-4  Paperback

The Student Edition features a fresh, magazine-like design that engages students while integrating thematic, cultural, and grammatical concepts within every section of the text. 

The Imaginez Supersite includes:

  • Practice activities with auto-grading and real-time feedback
  • Open-ended activities where students explore and search the Internet
  • Vocabulary and pronunciation activities with native-speaker audio examples
  • The complete Imaginez Film Collection in streaming video
  • Dramatic readings of literary selections
  • Additional content to support the Galerie de créatures
  • Activities to support the À fond la sono section
  • Recorded vocabulary
  • Lab audio MP3s

 

Student Activities Manual Workbook and Lab Manual ISBN: 978-1-60007-159-1  PaperbackWorkbook activities provide additional practice of the vocabulary and grammar for each textbook lesson and reinforce the content of the Imaginez section. Lab Manual activities focus on building listening and speaking skills, in addition to providing extra practice of each lesson's vocabulary, grammar, and literary reading.

 

Web-SAM Online Student Activities Manual ISBN: 978-1-60007-163-8  Passcode

Powered by MAESTRO®, the Imaginez Web-SAM delivers the Student Activities Manual in an online format. The complete audio program is also included. Instructors have access to powerful classroom management and grade book tools that allow in-depth tracking of students' scores, customization of activities, and exporting of grades to Blackboard and WebCT courses.

 

Student Activities Manual Answer Key

ISBN: 978-1-60007-160-7  Paperback

This component contains answer keys for all activities with discrete answers in the Student Activities Manual.  It is available in print and on the Instructor's Resource CD. 

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    Student SupersiteISBN: 978-1-60007-162-1  Passcode

    Included with purchase of the Student Edition, Student Supersite passcodes are also available for separate purchase.

     

 
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For Instructors

Instructor's Annotated Edition  ISBN: 978-1-60007-176-8  Paperback

The Instructor's Annotated Edition contains a wealth of teaching information designed to support teaching in the classroom and to save instructors time in preparation and class management. Answers to all exercises with discrete answers are overprinted on the student text pages. The marginal annotations include previews, suggestions, expansions, teaching options, National Standards icons, and instructional resource notes that correlate all student and instructor ancillaries available.

 

Instructor's Supersite  Free to adopting instructors  Passcode

The Imaginez Instructor Supersite includes a wealth of downloadable instructor resources and a student-performance tracking system—all in one convenient location. Included are:

  • The complete Instructor's Resource Manual in PDFs
  • The complete Testing Program
  • MP3 files of the Lab and Testing Audio Program
  • Student Activities Manual Answer Key
  • Complete Imaginez Film Collection in streaming video
  • Course management and gradebook
  • Complete access to the Student Supersite

 

Instructor's Resource CD and DVD Set ISBN: 978-1-60007-177-5  1 CD and 1 DVD

Includes:

  • Film Collection DVD
     
  • Instructor's Resource CD
      Lab Audio script
      Film collection transcripts
      Film collection English translations
      Teaching suggestions
      Answers to Fiches de grammaire activities Student Activities Manual answer key

     
  • Testing Program
      Lesson, quarter, and semester exams
      Listening scripts and answer keys
      Optional testing sections
      Testing Program audio MP3 files
    All tests are available in PDFs and editable RTFs.

 

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Lesson Tour

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Every lesson in Imaginez is supported by a wide range of ground-breaking, exciting, and authentic media. The films are a springboard for students to learn about and discuss the language and cultural themes presented in each lesson.  The Court métrage section features authentic short-subject films by contemporary francophone filmmakers.

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

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Technology

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The Imaginez Supersite integrates text and technology through an expansive set of interactive, online resources that support each textbook lesson and enhance language learning.

 
    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
  • Activities to support  the À fond la sono section
  • Dramatic recordings of literary readings
  • Streaming video for all video programs, with optional subtitles and English translations
  • Recorded vocabulary
  • Lab audio MP3s
    For teachers
  • 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
  • Complete access to the Student Supersite