The Ultimate French Review and Practice, Premium Fifth Edition

by David M. Stillman, Ronni L. Gordon

Overview

Gain the grammar skills you need to communicate more confidently in French!

Developing a solid grasp of grammar is key to mastering any foreign language, and in the bestselling The Ultimate French Review and Practice, Fifth Edition, designed for advanced beginners through advanced learners, you'll find a comprehensive grammar review of all the elements of French grammar with clear, concise explanations. And more than 400 exercises (with answer key), contextualized with scene-setting instructions in French, will provide you with all the practice you need to master French grammar and vocabulary, thereby improving your conversational and written communication.

A section of review exercises will enable you to test your understanding of key concepts presented in the book and enhanced Notes Culturelles will deepen your appreciation of the French language and Francophone culture. A major feature of this fifth edition of The Ultimate French Review and Practice is its systematic presentation of the differences between spoken and written French.

This edition provides a rigorous program supported by McGraw Hill's unique Language Lab app (iOS, Android, and web), including:

• NEW TO THIS EDITION: An extensive Listing Comprehension program to build your listening skills from key phonetic distinctions to short narratives and longer passages
• More than 200 additional exercises covering all aspects of French Grammar
• Flashcards to aid memorization of vocabulary presented in the book
• Diagnostic and review tests to assess your progress

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781265406196
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	12/15/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	448
Sales rank:	381,506
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

David M. Stillman, PhD, is a well-known author of foreign language textbooks and instructional multimedia courses with a bibliography that includes titles in Spanish, French, Italian, and German. He was on faculty at The College of New Jersey where he taught Spanish, French, Italian, Hebrew, and linguistics and coordinated an innovative program of student-led oral proficiency practice. He has consulted on states’ K-12 academic standards for world languages and has been appointed to national committees devoted to the improvement of teacher training. He was founding president of Multilingua, a company that provided foreign language instruction and translation services to the business community and English language instruction to immigrant communities.

Ronni L. Gordon, PhD, is a prominent author of foreign language textbooks and instructional multimedia courses, including more than 40 titles in Spanish and other languages. She taught Spanish language at Harvard University and Spanish language and Spanish American literature at Boston University and Cornell University, where she was one of the first scholars to give a college course on Spanish American women writers. She has consulted on states’ K-12 academic standards for world languages, presented at the United States Department of Education, and read for the National Endowment for the Humanities. She focuses on Latino community engagement through chamber music concerts and education outreach as part of Dolce Suono Ensemble's award-winning “Música en tus Manos” project.