HORIZONS is a complete elementary French program that makes learning French easier through its step-by-step skill-building methodology, flexible and accessible approach to grammar and new vocabulary, and creative and sophisticated coverage of Francophone culture. Through varied interactive activities and clear grammar explanations, the text helps students communicate effectively in French while culturally connecting them to the Francophone world. HORIZONS features a clear, easy-to-follow structure that is ideal for instructors with any level of teaching experience. HORIZONS carefully guides students Comp¿nce by Comp¿nce, through their first year of elementary French.
HORIZONS is a complete elementary French program that makes learning French easier through its step-by-step skill-building methodology, flexible and accessible approach to grammar and new vocabulary, and creative and sophisticated coverage of Francophone culture. Through varied interactive activities and clear grammar explanations, the text helps students communicate effectively in French while culturally connecting them to the Francophone world. HORIZONS features a clear, easy-to-follow structure that is ideal for instructors with any level of teaching experience. HORIZONS carefully guides students Comp¿nce by Comp¿nce, through their first year of elementary French.
Part I: LE MONDE FRANCOPHONE.
Chapitre Préliminaire: On commence!
GÉOCULTURE ET VIDÉO-VOYAGE: Le monde francophone.
COMPÉTENCE 1. Greeting people. Les formules de politesse. Les
salutations familières.
COMPÉTENCE 2. Counting and describing your week. Les nombres de
zéro à cinquante-neuf. Les jours de la semaine.
COMPÉTENCE 3. Talking about yourself and your schedule. Un
autoportrait. L’heure.
COMPÉTENCE 4. Communicating in class. En cours. Des expressions
utiles et l’alphabet.
Comparaisons culturelles. L’heure officielle.
Part II: SUR LA CÔTE D’AZUR.
Chapitre 1. À l’université.
GÉOCULTURE ET VIDÉO-VOYAGE: La Côte d’Azur.
COMPÉTENCE 1: Identifying and describing people. Les gens à
l’université. Describing people: Les pronoms sujets, le verbe être,
la négation et quelques adjectifs. Stratégies et Lecture: Pour
mieux lire: Using cognates and familiar words to read for the gist.
Lecture: Qui est-ce?
COMPÉTENCE 2: Describing people: La description des gens.
Describing and comparing people: D’autres adjectifs et le
comparatif. Asking what someone is like: Les questions.
COMPÉTENCE 3: Describing the university area. Le campus et le
quartier. Saying what there is: Le genre, l’article indéfini et
l’expression il y a. Identifying people and things: C’est ou il est
/ elle est.
COMPÉTENCE 4: Talking about your studies. L’université et les
cours. Identifying people and things: L’article défini.
VIDÉO-REPRISE: Les Stagiaires: Épisode 1 Comment sont-ils?
LECTURE ET COMPOSITION: Pour mieux lire: Scanning to preview a
text. Lecture: L’accent grave. Pour mieux écrire: Using and
combining what you know. Composition: Un autoportrait.
COMPARAISONS CULTURELLES: Les études.
RÉSUMÉ DE GRAMMAIRE.
VOCABULAIRE.
Chapitre 2. Après les cours.
GÉOCULTURE ET VIDÉO-VOYAGE: À Nice.
COMPÉTENCE 1: Saying what you like to do. Le temps libre et les
loisirs. Saying what you like to do: L’infinitif. Stratégies et
Compréhension auditive: Pour mieux comprendre: Listening for
specific information. Compréhension auditive: On sort ensemble?
COMPÉTENCE 2: Saying how you spend your free time. Le week-end.
Telling what one does, how often, and how well: Les verbes en -er,
le pronom on et les adverbes. Saying what one does: Quelques verbes
à changements orthographiques.
COMPÉTENCE 3: Asking about someone’s day. La journée. Asking for
information: Les mots interrogatifs. Asking questions: Les
questions par inversion.
COMPÉTENCE 4: Going to the café. Au café. Paying the bill: Les
nombres de soixante à cent et l’argent.
VIDÉO-REPRISE: Les Stagiaires: Épisode 2 Elle est belle, non?
LECTURE ET COMPOSITION: Pour mieux lire: Making intelligent
guesses. Lecture: Au Vieux Port de Nice. Pour mieux écrire: Using
logical order and standard phrases. Composition: Au café.
COMPARAISONS CULTURELLES: Les cafés en France.
RÉSUMÉ DE GRAMMAIRE.
VOCABULAIRE.
Part III: EN AMÉRIQUE: AU QUÉBEC ET EN NOUVELLE-ANGLETERRE.
Chapitre 3. Un nouvel appartement.
GÉOCULTURE ET VIDÉO-VOYAGE: En Amérique: Au Québec et en
Nouvelle-Angleterre.
COMPÉTENCE 1: Talking about where you live. Le logement. Giving
prices and other numerical information: Les nombres au-dessus de
100 et les nombres ordinaux. Stratégies et Lecture: Pour mieux
lire: Guessing meaning from context. Lecture: Un nouvel
appartement.
COMPÉTENCE 2: Talking about your possessions. Dans le salon. Saying
what you have: Le verbe avoir. Saying where something is: Quelques
prépositions.
COMPÉTENCE 3: Describing your room. Les meubles et les couleurs.
Describing things: La place de l’adjectif. Identifying your
belongings: La possession et les adjectifs possessifs.
COMPÉTENCE 4: Giving your address and phone number. Des
renseignements. Telling which one: Les adjectifs ce et quel.
VIDÉO-REPRISE: Les Stagiaires: Épisode 3 Un nouvel appartement.
LECTURE ET COMPOSITION: Pour mieux lire: Previewing content.
Lecture: Les couleurs et leurs effets sur la nature humaine. Pour
mieux écrire: Brainstorming. Composition: Un mail.
COMPARAISONS CULTUREL
Joan Manley is Professor Emeritus from the University of Texas at El Paso. During her 33 years as a faculty member, she gave over 100 workshops and conference presentations and authored 50 journal articles. She was a trainer and tester of the Oral Proficiency Interview, which led to the current emphasis on skill building and proficiency as exemplified in teaching programs such as HORIZONS. Stuart Smith received her degrees and her first training and experience in teaching at the University of Texas at Austin. She has been teaching at Austin Community College since 1981 and has been authoring foreign language textbook and textbook materials since 1986. John McMinn-Reyna is Professor of French and Spanish at Austin Community College, where he has taught since 1986. After doing graduate studies in Romance Linguistics at The University of Texas at Austin, he also worked as an editor of high school and college-level programs. Marc André Prévost received his degrees from The University of Texas at Austin. He taught seven years at The University of Texas and starting in 1986, he was a professor at Austin Community College. He has coauthored foreign language textbooks since 1986.
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