Invitation au monde francophone (with Audio CD) (World Languages) - Hardcover

Anne Lair directs the French Basic Language Program at the University of Utah where she also teaches undergraduate courses. In addition, she is the French Bridge Curriculum Director and State French Bridge Coordinator (continuation of the French Dual Immersion) in Utah. She has published on symbolism of food in France, and French culture, and co-authored INVITATION AU MONDE FRANCOPHONE (Heinle, 2005), and Liaisons [3rd edition (Cengage 2020)]. She is the recipient of several teaching awards including the ACTFL Nelson Brooks award (2013) for excellence in the teaching of culture. She has received the Palmes Academiques (2017), an award given by the French Government in recognition of her contribution to promoting the French language and culture. She has served as Honorary Consul to France in Utah since April 2017.

"As far as I am concerned, among all the first year manuals I am familiar with, INVITATION does the best job in giving a real and practical comprehensive introduction to the whole francophone world. As universities in the United States increasingly reshape their programs around the notion of cultural diversity and globalization, administrators and colleagues around the country will embrace that aspect of the book."

"The Info-culture sections seem to be much richer than the typical culture 'blurbs' found in many textbooks."

". . .the new CHEZ NOUS pre- and post-reading activities are terrific. Without them, this section may have sparked interest in very motivated students, but now there is some reason for everybody to look."

"[I am] favorably impressed by the authors' desire to update the cultural information, to present current language usage, to re-sequence certain grammatical presentations and to include pronunciation exercises in each chapter."

"I am most attracted by programs that use the internet effectively to reinforce authentic situations and lead to interactive activities in class. This text does a nice job of this."