Espaces gives students a comprehensive overview of French and the French-speaking world. Students incorporate structures and vocabulary from a variety of sources including text, video, and live communication practice, with opportunities for skill-building in every lesson.
Espaces provides a more thorough grammar review, including a comparison of the passé composé vs. imparfait over two lessons. Regular -ir verbs are taught before irregular -ir verbs in units 4 and 5.
Cultural Integration
Examples of local, regional, and global French-speaking culture are incorporated throughout Espaces. Highlights on countries, customs, expressions, and the arts are integrated into the lesson themes and structures.
Engaging Video
Video is a vital part of Espaces, providing a fun and instructive supplement to the text. The episodic Roman-photo reinforces structures and grammar from the lesson, while cultural videos, TV clips, and short films bring the world to your French classroom.
Build Language Skills
Complete practice and skill-building appear in every lesson, with ample opportunity for students to develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities. Readings progress from publisher-created samples to authentic texts in units 12–15.
Clear Design
The unique, easy-to-navigate design of Espaces engages students with photos, drawings, realia, and charts designed for instructional impact and visual appeal. Teaching notes are provided on every page in the instructor’s annotated edition.
Supplemental Resources
Additional resources enhance the presentation, practice, assessment, and accessibility of Espaces content. Included are audio and video scripts, lab and testing audio, presentation slides, an activity pack, and much more—all hosted on the Supersite.
What can you expect in each unit? Check out all the themes below.
Espaces, 4th Edition
Unité 1 Salut! Unité 2 À la fac Unité 3 La famille et les copains Unité 4 Au café Unité 5 Les loisirs Unité 6 Les fêtes Unité 7 En vacances Unité 8 Chez nous Unité 9 La nourriture Unité 10 La santé Unité 11 La technologie Unité 12 En ville Unité 13 L'avenir et les métiers Unité 14 L'espace vert Unité 15 Les arts
The Supersite is our easy-to-use, integrated platform—specially built to support language learning. You’ll visit the Supersite to complete homework, practice French, communicate with your class, and find all your scores. The Supersite experience includes:
vText—the online Student Edition
Live communication practice
Interactive activities
Engaging & original media
Cultural content
For Instructors
Built for easy course management, the Supersite allows you and your students to focus on language learning. Deliver a hybrid or online learning experience, or supplement class time, by accessing your:
