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This is a list of computer software, audio CDs, books, and magazines which are available in the Foreign Language Center, to be used in the FLC by students enrolled in French classes at Mission College.

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

Rosetta Stone CD-ROMs: Levels 1 and 2
Rosetta Stone is a language study program. It covers topics of grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure with interactive exercises and a recording feature which allows students to compare their oral responses to the native speaker to check for proper pronunciation and intonation.

French: Talk Now! CD-ROM
Talk Now! is designed for beginners who want to start learning a new language as soon as possible. Handy for business and pleasure, Talk Now! introduces the essential vocabulary needed to successfully communicate in French.

French World Talk CD-ROM
French World Talk builds on the fundamentals of Talk Now!, taking you to the next linguistic level with intermediate activities, added dictation and a recording section. Topics covered include the calendar, building sentences, asking directions, and using numbers.

French Talk to Me CD-ROM
Talk to Me ties together the fundamentals covered in Talk Now!and World Talk with lessons on pronunciation and dialogue. Using advanced speech recognition technology, Talk to Me allows you to converse with the software -- the next best thing to a personal tutor. This feature evaluates and corrects your intonation, stress, and rhythm of individual words and phrases.

French Interactive Picture Dictionary CD-ROM
The Interactive Picture Dictionary allows you to easily explore over 2000 words in French, Spanish, Italian, English and German. Using highly effective picture association techniques, the Interactive Picture Dictionary includes high-quality images, illustrations, video clips, and other memory-enhancing tools that make retaining vocabulary simple.

Who is Oscar Lake? CD-ROM
No repetitive drills or endless vocabulary lists on this CD! Oscar Lake plunges you directly into a foreign city where you must solve a puzzling mystery in a new language! With Oscar Lake, you learn by hearing, seeing and doing. And because you interact directly with all the characters you meet, you control the pace of the story, the speed of learning, and even the outcome of the game. But be careful! With its multiple endings, Who is Oscar Lake? can make you the hero who recovers the stolen diamond, or the convict who ends up taking the rap!

Visual Language Learning: French
This software assists students in learning by audio-visual association. To learn common words and phrases, click on illustrations in 15 categories (e.g. city, classroom, restaurant, money, clothing, supermarket, numbers, weather, family relationships, etc.).

Le Pont des Langues CD-ROM
La Foire aux Langues CD-ROM
Exploration Linguistique CD-ROM
Although Le Pont des Langues, La Foire aux Langues and Exploration Linguistique, do provide help with French vocabulary, sentence structure, and French words and phrases, they are language programs intended for children, so be prepared for cutesy graphics and sound effects. You can turn off the musical background and, if you can ignore the special effects for children, you can get some good practice with these programs.

Word Ace: French CD-ROM
A translation dictionary and verb conjugations to and from English and French.

GeoRunner CD-ROM
GeoRunner is a world geography game. It provides a fun way to learn geography and interesting facts about the continents, oceans, countries, and geographic landmarks of the world. The object of the game is to search the world for hidden keys to free the main character, Blit. The game has 15 stages of difficulty with seven different areas of the world in each stage, for a total of 105 levels of play.

World Book Encyclopedia CD-ROM
These CDs contain all the information found in the volumes of the 2003 World Book Encyclopedia.

AUDIO CDs (French Language Practice)

Horizons
This program accompanies the Horizons workbook and lab manual. The program is loaded onto the computer, visible when you open the French folder on the Desktop.

Horizons, Text Audio CDs
This program accompanies the Horizons textbook. The program is loaded onto the computer, visible when you open the French folder on the Desktop.

Horizons, Vocabulaire
These CDs were recorded by French instructor Madame Anna Brichko to provide students with pronunciation practice for each chapter of the Horizons textbook.

Bravo!
These CDs accompany the Bravo! workbook and lab manual.

Entre Amis
These CDs accompany the Entre Amis workbook and lab manual.

French in Action
This program accompanies the French in Action textbook. The program is loaded onto the computer, visible when you open the French folder on the Desktop.

Sur le vif
These CDs accompany the Sur le vif workbook and lab manual.

AUDIO CDs (Music)

Garou: Seul . . . avec vous
1. Je n'attendais que vous 2. Gitan 3. Que l'amour est violent 4. La Bohème 5. Au plaisir de ton corps 6. Ce soir on danse à Naziland 7. Demande au soleil 8. Belle 9. Au bout de mes rêves 10. You can leave your hat on 11. Medley R&B 12. Dieu que le monde est injuste 13. Le monde est stone

French Classics
1. April in Paris/orchestral 2. Que reste-t-il des nos amours?/Charles Trenet 3. Under Paris Skies/orchestral 4. Ne me quitte pas/Jacques Brel 5. I Love Paris/orchestral 6. La mer/Charles Trenet 7. C'est si bon/orchestral 8. Sous le ciel de Paris/Edith Piaf 9. Pigalle/Colette Renard 10. Mademoiselle de Paris/orchestral 11. La vie en rose/Sachel Distel 12. La mer/orchestral 13. Menilmontant/Charles Trenet 14. Moulin Rouge/Les Compagnons de la Chanson 15. Sous le ciel de Paris/orchestral 16. La goualante du pauvre Jean/Edith Piaf 17. Quand tu dors près de moi/Yves Montand 18. Moulin Rouge/orchestral 19. Non, je ne regrette rien/Edith Piaf 20. La vie en rose/orchestral 21. Douce France/Charles Trenet 22. Milord/Edith Piaf

Bruno Pelletier: Sur scène CD #1 (music only)
1. S'en aller 2. Où que tu sois 3. La manic 4. J'oublie ma folie 5. Vivre sa vie 6. Medley (opéras rock) 7. Ailleurs c'est comme ici 8. Coriace 9. Se rêver 10. Diego 11. Aime 12. Miserere

Bruno Pelletier: Sur scène CD #2 (multi-media)
13. Aimons-nous / ils aiment (duo avec Isabelle Boulay) 14. In your eyes (duo avec Kim Richardson) 15. Brother to brother (duo avec Kim Richardson) 16. Vivo per lei (duo avec Hélèn Ségara) + contenu multimédia

Bruno Pelletier: D'autres rives
1. Loin de chez moi 2. Vivre sa vie 3. S'en aller 4. Que tu m'aimes 5. Un jour il n'y aura plus d'amour 6. Se rêver 7. Reste et restera 8. Sans la couleur sang 9. J'ai essayé 10. Personne n'est à personne 11. Le bon gars et le salaud

Céline Dion: The French Album
1. Pour que tu m'aimes ancore 2. Le ballet 3. Regard-moi 4. Je sais pas 5. La memoire d'Abraham 6. Cherche encore 7. Destin 8. Les derniers seront les premiers 9. J'irai où tu iras 10. J'attendais 11. Prière païenne 12. Vole

Cuisine Non-Stop
(list of songs not available)

Music from the film "Chocolat"
1. Minor Swing 2. Main Titles 3. The Story of Grandmère 4. Vianne sets up shop 5. Three women 6. Vianne confronts the Comte 7. Other possibilities 8. Guillaume's confession 9. passage of time 10. Boycott immorality 11. Party preparations 12. Chocolate sauce 13. Fire 14. Vianne gazes at the river 15. Mayan bowl breaks 16. Taste of chocolate 17. Ashes to the wind/Roux returns 18. Caravan

Les "Hits" Français 2003
1. Sur un aire latino/Lorie 2. Le mur du son/Willie Denzey 3. Je sais où aller/Patrick Fiori 4. Donne-moi le temps/Jenifer 5. Entre nous/Chimène Badi 6. Cassé/Nolwenn Leroy 7. Je te retrouve en peu/Tina Arena and Jay 8. Enfin on plait aux filles/Cedric Atlan 9. La vie fait ce qu'elle veut/Julie Zenatti 10. Alors on se raccroche/Natasha St Pierre 11. 60 minutes/Florence 12. Au jour le jour/Emma Daumas 13. Je t'aime plus que tout/Ronan Keating and Cecilia Cara 14. Je graverai nos deux noms/Lena Ka 15. Une femme avec une femme/Saya 16. Dans ce monde/Jody 17. On n'sait jamais/Leslie 18.Ensemble/Corneille 19. Pas de problème/Kana 20. Tchouk Tchouk music/Priscilla

Café Français
Des légendes de la chanson française et de nouvelles voix réunies dans un hommage à l'atmosphère chaleureuse des cafés français.
\ 1. Fibre de Verre/Paris Combo 2. Marilou sous la neige/Serge Gainsbourg 3. Si la photo est bonne/Barbara 4. Juste quelqu'un de bien/Enzo Enzo 5. Je m'suis fait tout petit/Georges Brassens 6. Elaeudanla Téïtéïa/Jane Birkin 7. La mer opale/Coralie Clément 8. Ondulé/Mathieu Bogaerts 9. Un jour comme un autre/Brigitte Bardot 10. On n'a pas besoin/Paris Combo 11.Mal ô mains/Sanseverino 12. En douce/Baguette Quartette 13. La fée Clochette/Polo

Le meilleur de Gilbert Bécaud
(list of songs not available)

Paris en chansons
1. J'ai deux amours Madeleine Peyroux 2. Les Champs-Elysés Joe Dassin 3. Place des Grands Hommes Patrick Bruel 4. Il est cinq heures Jacques Dutronc 5. Paris Camille 6. Lettre à Paris Paris Combo 7. Viens à Saint Germain Dany Brillant 8. Où est-tu passé? Nicoletta 9. Paris Avance Mano Solo 10. Paris Dakar Daara J 11. Sous le ciel de Paris Yves Montand 12. Paris Marc Lavoinne et S. Massi 13. Paris Olivia Ruiz 14. Paname Isabelle Aubret 15. La Seine Georges Chelon 16. La Compainte de la Butte Rufus Wainwright 17. Blues in Paris Sidney Bechet

Music That Teaches French
Accompanies book on French book shelf.

Traveling Gourmet: FRANCE
This CD Contains 13 songs and 19 recipes.
To access the RECIPES: Insert CD. Wait for it to boot itself up. Click on RECIPES. The following recipes are included: To access the SONGS: Open WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER in the START menu. When PLAYER has opened, insert CD. Click on a track and press play. The tracks are listed incorrectly on the computer listing. Here is the correct track listing:

BOOKS

NOTE: These books are for student use while in the Foreign Language Center. Please do not write in these books and do not remove them from the center.
Horizons.
Copies of the Beginning French textbook and lab manual for Horizons are available for you to use in the Foreign Language Center.

Imaginez.
Copies of the Intermediate French course book, student activities manual, and student activities manual answer key for Imaginez are available for you to use in the Foreign Language Center.

Bravo! Annotated Instructor's textbook and Workbook/Lab Manual

French in Action.
Copies of the textbook and lab manual for French in Action are available for you to use in the Foreign Language Center.

Larousse Grand Dictionnaire/Advanced Dictionary English/French Français/Anglais

Larousse Dictionnaire du Français Langue Etrangère, niveau 2.
A second-level dictionary of the French language, entirely in French, with definitions and analogies to explain the vocabulary presented.

Dictionnaire étymologique

Dictionnaire de synonyms et contraires

Les milles premiers mots en français
An illustrated children's book of vocabulary, arranged by theme (e.g. colors, toys, neighborhood, animals, opposites, people, food, etc.).

Round the World in French
An illustrated children's book of vocabulary, mostly dealing with geographic locations, arranged by theme (e.g. desert, jungle, underwater, weather, clothing, foods, etc.).

Sky! Mortimer! / Ciel! Blake!
This dictionary of current English-French and French-English idioms is both amusing and educational. With comic-book-type drawings, the authors illustrate meanings behind slang terms in both French and English.

501 French Verbs. This book contains the full conjugations of all tenses of 501 common French verbs. It also gives a summary of meanings and uses of French and English verbs tenses and moods, the formation of present and past participles, helpful travel expressions, and many more features.

Au courant: Everyday Expressions Needed to Communicate in Simple French
Intended for Advanced Beginning through Upper Intermediate students, this outstanding supplemental book equips students with more than 200 practical expressions they need to communicate both in real-life situations and when faced with proficiency-type testing. The book is divided into three parts. Part I presents phrases and expressions that allow the student to express personal feelings, meet and interact with people, and talk on the phone. Part II offers opportunities to practice the expressions you've learned in a variety of situations. Part III is an appendix listing all the phrases presented in Au courant.

Les Portes Tordues (The Twisted Doors): The Scariest Way in the World to Learn French!, by Dr. Kathie Dior.
A bi-lingual French-English illustrated mystery book with accompanying Audio CD, for beginning to intermediate level French students. Read along and listen to the twists and turns of the story and improve your comprehension of spoken French. Contains 46 chapters of the mystery with grammar sections after each chapter.

Test Yourself: French Grammar.
This book will help students to review basic French grammar and to test themselves BEFORE taking a classroom test. It is divided into chapters based on categories typically tested in first-year French classes, such as present tense, personal pronouns, subjunctive, adverbs, numbers, telling time, adjectives, possessive pronouns, etc. Each chapter contains a brief overview of the topic, a written test corresponding to that specific topic, the correct answers, and a self-diagnostic key to help students decide where they are still having trouble.

Short Stories in French/Nouvelles en français This volume of twelve short stories allows students to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature without having to constantly refer to a dictionary. Each French story has the English translation on the facing page.

Autour de la littérature.
This book of readings and exercises is designed for intermediate French study. [The Foreign Language Center does not have the accompanying tape or slide program.]

Le Petit Prince.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's fabulous tale about the little prince from another planet and his extraordinary interplanetary trip which brings him to Earth, where he learns the most important secret of life. In French with the original watercolor illustrations by the author.

La Bonne Lecture.
This book of readings and exercises is designed for intermediate French study.

Listen and Enjoy French Poetry.
This illustrated dual-language book, with the full original text of 39 great poems in French and line-for-line English translations on the facing pages, also contains critical and biographical information on each poet and, when available, a portrait of each. The book is accompanied by a 50-minute cassette tape on which the poems are recorded by native Frenchman Michel Moinot with authentic pronunciation, inflection and emphasis. Among others, poems included in this set are by Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Jean de la Fontaine, Paul Valéry, Charles Baudelaire, and Pierre de Ronsard.

Music that Teaches French: Original Songs for Beginning and Intermediate Students
features core vocabulary and structures from Level I French curricula by means of lively, catchy original tunes and clever, yet simple, lyrics. Each song included musical notation, French lyrics with English translations, and ideas for further study. Book has accompanying CD with the songs recorded.

Savoir-Vivre avec les Français: Que faire? Que dire?
The rules of etiquette and behavior differ from one country to the next. This book contains advice to guide you through everyday life -- and some out-of-the-ordinary situations -- in France. All French text.

Objectif France.
This book of readings and exercises is designed as an introduction to French and the francophone world. [The Foreign Language Center does not have the accompanying video or audio program.]

Premiers poèmes.
The poems in this collection are appropriate for beginning through intermediate students of French. Writers are not only from France, but also from francophone countries including Belgium, Cameroon, Canada, Haiti and Sénégal. Poems are followed by comprehension exercises.

MAGAZINES

Various issues of the following magazines are available for students to read while in the Foreign Language Center:


Le Journal Français
Marie-Claire
France
L'Événement du Jeudi
Avantages
Le Point
Modes et Travaux
Paris Match
 Marie France
Elle
France Magazine
Femme Actuelle
Le Nouvelle Observateur
Santé
Voyager
France Discovery Guide
 Maxi
Prima
Que Choisir?
V-S-D (vendredi-samedi-dimanche)
Cosmopolitain
Friends of French Art
L'Express
La Vie


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