A French language text entitled "Plus ca change..." is reviewed and, despite some shortcomings, is found to be useful in presenting France to learners of its language. (MSE)

This annotated bibliography lists reading materials including stories, novels, poetry, documentary works, magazines and works dealing with French civilization to be used for instruction of French as a foreign language for adults, adolescents and children. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

This annotated bibliography lists dictionaries and reading materials including stories and legends, biographies, works relating to cinema, theatre and French civilization, magazines, and educational activities and games for introductory instruction of French as a foreign language to adults and adolescents. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

This annotated bibliography lists reading materials including stories, novels, plays, poetry, comic strips and documentary works, to be used for intermediate instruction of French as a foreign language for adults and adolescents. Dictionaries and grammar texts are also cited. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

A three-volume series of French language textbooks designed for children is found to be well-designed and well-presented. The quality of the series is judged according to these criteria: presentation of grammar, phonetics, theme, points of interest, characters, setting, photos, as well as the quality of the paper on which the text is printed. (MSE)

This annotated bibliography lists dictionaries, readers, and records for French as a foreign language for children. Each entry includes the author, publication date and source, if available. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

This article provides an analysis of textbooks available for teaching French civilization and ranging in orientation from subjective, historical, geographical, cultural and sociological approaches to anthropological, semiotic, comparative and linguistic ones. The content and the format of the texts is dealt with, as well as various teaching…

Discusses whether second language teaching manuals really reflect current, effective methodology, or manipulate and structure authentic material to suit editorial needs. (MSE)

A well-designed set of French language instructional materials, consisting of storybooks, cassette tapes, and oral and written activities designed for five to eight year olds, is reviewed. (MSE)

An approach to teaching grammar that combines an understanding of the error patterns of nonnative speakers and a theoretical model that describes that language is better suited than most to the actual audience of that instruction. (MSE)

The second volume of a series of textbooks designed for young students of French is reviewed by examining how the dialogs, phonological information, grammar instruction and notes, exercises, characters and their language, cultural information, and photos and documents correspond to the authors' expressed instructional intentions. (MSE)