French Video Descriptions
language laboratory catalog
À Poitiers entre mai et octobre
1/2" VHS color videocassette (1988) prepared for the American Association of
Teachers of French with the collaboration of the French Cultural Services and
of the Office Audiovisuel de l'Université de Poitiers; a vidéogrammedivided
into 12 parts of varying duration (43 seconds to 7 1/2 minutes) designed to
give insight to everyday French life, to the tourist attractions of old and
of new Poitiers; features young people (13-20 years old) speaking about their
life, their interests and the happenings in Poitiers; includes scenes at home
(use of Mini-tel ), at school, in the city, at the hypermarché,
at the Futuroscope; key vocabulary appears as French subtitles; for
use at all levels of language learning; accompanying pedagogical guide includes
general information and a description of the video, full transcript, cultural
information and suggestions for using the video; approximately 50 minutes (total
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AATF: Open your World with French
1/2" VHS color videocassette (1995) subtitled Le français m'ouvre
le monde, produced by the American Association of Teachers of French; designed
to promote the study of French by American students; includes references to
French-speaking countries, French cuisine, fashion, sports, famous sites, important
French personalities, French language and its use in English; American students
express their reasons for studying French; in English and French; 10 mins. 38
secs. [Close Window]
Actualités vidéo 1, 2
two 1/2" VHS color videocassettes designed to supplement first-year French texts;
each video focuses on 10 real-life situations and related language tasks used
in basic conversations; each episode divided into three segments: (1) Scénettes,
short dialogues stressing survival functions; (2) Mini-drame, featuring
everyday conversations; (3) Tranche de vie, a slice of life introducing
unscripted authentic language; no accompanying print materials; each episode
approximately 5-11 minutes; 2 hours 27 minutes (total time). [Close Window]
L'Afrique francophone
1/2" VHS color videocassette about life and issues of concern in the 18 francophone
countries of Africa; includes a geographical and historical presentation of
these countries, followed by thematric sections introduced by a local television
commercial and a song by a popular singer; themes include daily life of African
children, health care, the fight against AIDS, literacy programs, cinema, among
others; 52 minutes. [Close Window]
Antenne II
1/2" VHS color videocassettes of news broadcasts from France; each news presentation
includes interviews with the newsmakers, commentary by broadcast journalists,
"on-the-scene" camera coverage; French language accessible to high-intermediate
and advanced students; each video runs approximately 40-60 minutes.
- Broadcast No. 1 (12/18/85): L'enseignement en France - includes discussion of educational reforms and curriculum, portrait of Jean-Pierre Chevènement (Ministre de l'Education Nationale), interviews with teachers, parents, students, merchants, review of les rentrées scolaires1984, 1985.
Broadcast No. 2 (1/15/86): Le siège du Palais de Justice à Nantes - with related discussions of terrorism, hostages, security and negotiations; "Bilan politique 1985" - with excerpts of Mitterrand press conference and excerpts of speeches by other political leaders.
Broadcast No. 3 (1/87): Le dossier du mois - deux hôtages libérés et polémique; also news reports on the following: Le PDG de Renault assassiné, les Prix Nobel, le disque des records de la chanson française, les prix littéraires 86, le rock français, les Jeux Olympiques d'hiver en Savoie en 1992, la solitude d'un pistard du cyclisme, la mort de l'amuseur no. 1.
Broadcast No. 4 (2/87): Le dossier du mois - les étudiants et lycéens refusent une nouvelle réforme; also news reports on the following: inauguration du musée d'Orsay, l'hommage à André Malraux, le mois de la photo à Paris, "des jeunes" mordus de voiture, Alain Delon et le film Le passage, Astérix et Obélix arrivent.
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The Art of Haiti
1/2" VHS color videocassette; shows how the history of Haiti had an influence
on the emergence of an art movement created by unschooled painters; includes
interviews with painters Philome Obin and Rigaud Benoit with a detailed look
at their works as well as those of other traditional Haitian artists; traditional
Haitian folk music included in the soundtrack; in English with some Creole;
29 minutes. [Close Window]
Avec plaisir 1
two 1/2" VHS (PAL) color videocassettes produced (1985) in association with
Hachette and Langenscheidt publishers; only videocassettes #2 (episodes 5-7)
and #4 (episodes 11-13) of this series available; beginning-level linguistic
functions presented via the context of a trio of young journalists' experiences
while on assignment; linguistic functions include: expressing quantities while
ordering in a café, expressing numbers in the context of shopping, making
suggestions/propositions, giving orders, describing past events; includes useful
phrases and facts related to banking, customs, transportation, telephones; each
episode approximately 20 minutes in length; no accompanying print material;
1 hour 95 minutes (total time). [Close Window]
Baudelaire: Les Fleurs du mal (Love Poems)
1/2" VHS (PAL) color videocassette produced by the University of Glasgow Audio-Visual
Services; eight of the love poems of Les Fleurs du malspoken by Felix
Leakey, first in English paraphrase, then in the original French, against a
visual background drawn from original paintings by Rosemary Beaton, Craig Peacock
and Stephen Conroy and from filmed stills; accompanying English/French text
available; approximately 25 minutes.
Poems:
| L'Invitation au voyage | Parfum exotique |
| Les Bijoux | A une passante |
| Le Jet d'eau | Harmonie du soir |
| Le Flambeau vivant | La Mort des amants |
Bienvenue en France - sample
1/2" VHS color videocassette produced by FACSEA; a cultural and historical look
at the Franche-Comté region, as well as a summary of historical (1989-1990)
events; includes short segments about the 100th anniversary of the Moulin Rouge
and the opening of the Opéra Bastille, a fashion segment featuring Christian
Dior creations, a recipe for chicken and yellow wine; in English; approximately
27 minutes. [Close Window]
Boston/Strasbourg
1/2" VHS (SECAM) color videocassette; news clip about the Boston College/Strasbourg
Business Internship Exchange Program filmed by French TV crew on location at
Boston College, 2/1/88; includes views of B.C. campus and interviews with Boston
College exchange students about the program; B.C. A/V-produced NTSC copy of
the video available; in French; 3 minutes. [Close Window]
Bureautique
1/2" VHS color videocassette; combination of a biography - the story of a young
woman and her attempts to succeed through increased computer knowledge - and
a documentary on the penetration of computer word processing into the French
business and education world; for high-intermediate to advanced students; produced
by Centre National de Documentation; transcription available; 25 minutes. [Close Window]
Carmen
1/2" VHS color videocassette; 1984 film by Francesco Rosi of Bizet's opera;
starring Plácido Domingo, Julia Migenes-Johnson, Ruggiero Raimondi and
Faith Esham; conducted by Lorin Maazel; in French with English subtitles; approximately
151 minutes. [Close Window]
La chanson en France
six 1/2" VHS color videocassettes produced by the French network MCM; these
MTV-style videos feature a wide variety of contemporary (1996) French rock and
pop artists performing one to four selections from their repertoire; 61 different
artists included; binder containing biographies and/or press kits and/or discographies
of most of the artists available; approximately 8 hours (total time).
Chansons françaises d'hier et d'aujourd'hui
1/2" VHS color videocassette produced in 1994 by L'Institut National de l'Audiovisueland
the Ministère des affaires étrangères; includes
performances by eleven French singers: Barbara, Georges Brassens, Patrick Bruel,
Julien Clerc, Jacques Dutronc, Juliette Greco, Patricia Kaas, Boby LaPointe,
Véronique Sanson, William Sheller, Alain Souchon; lyrics of each song
performed are reproduced in scroll-like fashion on the video; approximately
44 minutes. [Close Window]
Le choix d'un peuple
1/2" VHS color videocassette; 1985 documentary film by Hugues Mignault dealing
with the referendum question of May 20, 1980 in Quebec; 99 minutes. [Close Window]
A Class Act
1/2" VHS color videocassette (©1987) about teachers and foreign language teaching as
a career; professionally filmed with practicing teachers and former teachers
in the workplace; aimed at recruiting foreign language teachers for the future;
in English; 15 minutes. [Close Window]
Les clips francophones
1/2" VHS color videocassette of popular French music videoclips compiled by
the French Music Office and designed to introduce contemporary language usage
(slang) and cultural styles and attitudes; includes clips featuring the following
artists: Alain Bashung, Au P'tit Bonheur, Thierry Hazard, Jordy, Patricia Kaas,
King Daddy Yod, Luc de Larochellière, Joëlle Ursull; audiocassette
of songs available; accompanying 40-page binder of pedagogical suggestions includes
song lyrics, biographies of artists, background information, grammatical commentary,
vocabulary, questionnaires, and exercises; 33 minutes. [Close Window]
Collaborations: Meeting New Goals, Realities
1/2" VHS color videocassette produced in 1997 by the Northeast Conference on
the Teaching of Foreign Languages in conjunction with the 1997 Northeast
Conference Reports volume; presents examples of classroom scenarios that
each focus on one of the five goal areas (listed below) of the National Standards
for Foreign Language Learning; series of accompanying discussion questions
available; 54 minutes.
Goals
- Communication Goal: Meaning Making through a Whole Language Approach
- Cultures Goal: Using Video to Explore Perspectives, Practices, and Products of Guatemalan Culture
- Connections Goal: Making New Connections through Interdisciplinary Lessons
- Comparisons Goal: Using Linguistic and Cultural Comparisons to Help Students Succeed in Learning
- Communities Goal: Using a Foreign Language to Connect with the Community
Comment peut-on être français
five color videocassettes, one copy 1/2" VHS, one copy 3/4" produced at Wellesley
College, featuring interviews with French people residing in the U.S.; recommended
for high-intermediate to advanced students; vocabulary and exercise sheets available;
approximately 30 minutes each.
Titles:
Être Français aux États-Unis
Les stéréotypes
Les plaisirs de la table
L'université
Les rapports franco-américains
Cultural Literacy and Interactive Language Instruction
1/2" VHS color videocassette (1988) narrated by Marlies Mueller of the Dept.
of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University; illustrates a variety
of activities designed to teach language through literature: (1) discussion
of ideas via simulated news broadcasts and interviews with famous people, (2)
vocabulary study, (3) grammar activities, (4) student dramatizations, (5) oral
testing; begins by illustrating negative classroom techniques; ends with student
discussion (in English) of the "language-through-literature" classes; all illustrations
are from elementary and advanced French classes; narration in English; 55 minutes. [Close Window]
Cyrano
1/2" VHS color videocassette of the 1990 Jean-Paul Rappeneau film based on Edmond
Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac; the story of a 17th century swordsman
who proves inarticulate only when trying to express face to face his love for
his cousin Roxanne; film stars Gérard Depardieu; one (SECAM) copy in
French, no subtitles; one copy in French, with English subtitles; 2 hours 25
minutes. [Close Window]
Daily Life at the Court of Versailles
1/2" VHS color videocassette; Films for the Humanities and Sciences film written
by Dominique Delouche and produced by S.F.P. and Hachette; through the use of
still images, period paintings, and actors costumed in 17th
and 18th-century
dress, the history of France and its culture comes to life in this portrait
of Versailles and its residents; narration in English; actors playing the roles
of such historical and literary figures as Louis XIV, le duc de St. Simon, La
Bruyère, la Princesse Palatine, and Mme. De Sévigné and
others speak in French (no subtitles); 60 minutes. [Close Window]
Diabolique
1/2" VHS black and white videocassette of the 1955 suspense shocker starring
Simone Signoret and directed by Henri Georges Clouzot; horror movie that depicts
the murder of the headmaster of a small, run-down French school and the mysterious
happenings that follow; in French with English subtitles; 109 minutes. [Close Window]
Le dîner de cons (The Dinner Game)
1/2" VHS color videocassette of 1998 film written and directed by Francis
Veber of La cage aux folles fame; farce involving a group of guys who
meet weekly for dinner and compete to bring the biggest "idiot" to
dinner as a guest; before one of these weekly dîners de cons, to
very humorous effect, one of the hosts (Pierre) finds himself stuck in his apartment
with "his" idiot (François), an accountant who makes matchstick
models of monuments; in French with English subtitles; 1 hour 21 minutes. [Close Window]
Discovering French-Blanc
two 1/2" VHS color videocassettes (2 copies) filmed on location in the Annecy region of the French Alps; nine video
segments divided into 27 scenes which correspond to the lesson openers of the
text Discovering French - Blanc by Valette and Valette (c. 1994 D.C.
Heath); for beginning students; accompanying videoscript includes transcripts,
timings, topics and communicative objectives of each video module; each module
= on average 2-4 minutes; 70 minutes (total time). [Close Window]
Discovering French-Bleu
four 1/2" VHS color videocassettes consisting
of 39 modules filmed on location in France and in the French-speaking world;
duplicate copy of videos 2-4 available; modules are designed to correlate with
the basic lessons and cultural photo essays of the secondary school text Discovering
French - Bleu by Valette and Valette (©1993 D.C. Heath and Co.); modules
generally include: (1) dialogues, (2) mini-scenes for listening comprehension
(i.e. candid interviews), (3) mini-scenes for speaking practice, (4) vignettes
culturelles; each module = 4-8 minutes; videoscript containing video/text
correlation chart, listing of cultural themes and script of each module available;
each module = 5-8 minutes; 3 hours 45 minutes (total time). [Close Window]
Discovering French Rouge 3 - Nouveau!
1/2" VHS color videocassette consisting
of modules filmed on location in France and in the French-speaking world;
modules are designed to correlate with
the 10 units of the secondary school text Discovering
French Rouge 3 = Nouveau! by Valette and Valette (©2004 McDougal Littell); each 7-13 minute module
includes a vidéo-drame and a vignette
culturelle; 1 hour 23 minutes (total time). [Close Window]
L'École internationale de français à
Trois-Rivières
1/2"VHS color videocassette produced in 1985 as promotional material for the
French immersion programs at Trois-Rivières in the province of Québec;
some images are quite dated, but the narration-free clips shown of Montréal
and Québec City may be useful as visual material related to francophonestudies;
narration in English; 10 minutes. [Close Window]
Espace francophone: Dossier 1
1/2" VHS color videocassette distributed by PICS; subdivided into four segments:
(1) an introduction to Les Plouffe,a film by québécoisfilmmaker
Gilles Carle, featuring two clips, an interview with the filmmaker and reactions
of the public at the Paris opening; (2) Gilles Vigneault, québécois
singer, on stage performing the song Il me reste un pays; (3) a discussion
with Haitian writer René Depestre about art as a reflection of society;
(4) a dossier on the Agence de la Coopération Culturelle et Technique,
including an interview with its secretary-general, François Owono-Ngueme;
in French, no subtitles; 29 minutes. [Close Window]
La femme rompue
1/2" VHS color videocassette; 1993 Films for the Humanities film based on the
work of Simone de Beauvoir; portrait of an "independent" woman involved in a
love affair and the range of emotions and thoughts she experiences when the
man terminates the affair; in French, no subtitles; 90 minutes. [Close Window]
Les filles de Caleb
1/2" VHS color videocassette; volume 1, episodes 1 and 2 of the Canadian television
series Les Filles de Caleb, set in the early 1900's; in these episodes,
Emilie Bordeleau, the oldest daughter of Caleb Bordeleau, a farmer, defies her
father's authority and strikes out on her own to become a schoolteacher in the
village of St.-Tite; after an initial period of resistance to her on the part
of her students and the villagers in general, Emilie, while organizing a Christmas
celebration, is finally accepted by her adopted community; in French, no subtitles;
95 minutes. [Close Window]
Le français des affaires 1 + 2
two 1/2" VHS color videocassettes produced by Didier/Hatier; 37 separate sequences;
designed for intermediate and advanced students interested in learning business
French; communicative approach to learning enhanced through real-life, contextually-accurate
interviews with 30 businessmen and women in seven French companies; accompanying
192-page student book contains written and oral exercises with answer key, glossary
of terms, transcriptions of video material; each video = 50 minutes; 1 hour
40 minutes (total time of video series). [Close Window]
France From Within, Tape 1
1/2" VHS color videocassette; scenes of natural, everyday situations in the
lives of native French speakers, filmed on location in their homes, at work
and at school in France, Canada, Switzerland and Louisiana; features eleven
one to ten-minute programs; designed for use by intermediate-advanced students;
60 minutes. [Close Window]
France Panorama, vol. 2, 2/88(2 copies); vol. 4, 2/88,
vols. 6-19, 1988
seventeen 1/2" VHS color videocassettes; video magazine designed to promote
improvement in listening comprehension and cultural awareness; features footage
of news and cultural clips compiled in short (2-6 minutes) thematic segments;
produced in collaboration with Antenne II; user's guides available; for intermediate-advanced
students; approximately 45 minutes each. [Close Window]
France Panorama, vols. 6-10 and vol. 20, 1989
six 1/2" VHS color videocassettes; video magazine designed to promote improvement
in listening comprehension and cultural awareness; features footage of news
and cultural clips compiled in short (2-6 minutes) thematic segments; produced
in collaboration with Antenne II; user's guides available; for intermediate-advanced
students; approximately 45 minutes each. [Close Window]
France Panorama, vol. II, numbers 1-6, 1989-90
1/2" VHS color videocassettes; two copies of numbers 1-5 available; video magazine
designed to promote improvement in listening comprehension and cultural awareness;
features footage of news compiled in short (2-6 minutes) thematic segments;
produced in collaboration with Antenne II; resource guides available for each
video; for intermediate-advanced students; approximately 45-60 minutes each. [Close Window]
France-TV Magazine, octobre, 1990
1/2" VHS color videocassette produced by the University of Maryland, Baltimore
and Antenne 2 & Médiane Films, Paris; uses footage from Antenne 2's news
department to present a video magazine consisting of 20 different segments of
cultural relevance, for example: la crise du Golfe, la rentrée, la
jeunesse, le terroir, la publicité, la mode masculine, Miró en
Provence, l'alcool among others; the accompanying Cahier pédagogiquecontains
pre-viewing, viewing and post-viewing activities, vocabulary exercises, transcript
of video segments; for intermediate and advanced students; each segment = 1-3
1/2 minutes; 57 minutes (total time). [Close Window]
Francoforum: St. Pierre et Miquelon
1/2" VHS color videocassette highlighting the experiences of the first group
of francophone stagiairesat a language acquisition program on the island
group of St. Pierre et Miquelon off the coast of Newfoundland; includes photographic
tour and history of the islands; approximately 27 minutes. [Close Window]
Françoise Gilot Lecture
1/2" VHS color videocassette recording of 9/17/00 lecture given by the
artist Françoise Gilot at Boston College in conjunction with the McMullen
Museum of Art's exhibit Françoise Gilot: 1940 - 1950, on view
from June 14 - September 24, 2000; in her presentation, Gilot speaks about her
life and work and shows slide examples of paintings by artists who influenced
her artistic style, as well as slides of her own works dated 1950-2000; in English;
approximately 55 minutes. [Close Window]
The French Experience
1/2" VHS color videocassette; units 1-4 only of a beginning level BBC language
learning program; 4 themes presented (introduction, famille, professions,
ville et campagne), plus cultural information including: the French perspective
on France itself, le 14 juillet, role of the father, geneology, la
Terreur, communal living in Vaour and more; 58 minutes. [Close Window]
French In Action, 2nd ed. (FR 1.072)
a fully integrated video, audio and text program for learning French from the
beginning through intermediate levels; includes: (a) fifty-two one-half hour
VHS video programs filmed in France and broadcast on PBS since 1987; the
first section of each video program tells the continuing story of Robert, a
young American in Paris, and Mireille, a French student whose family and friends
teach him about life in France; in the second section, Pierre Capretz, creator
of the series, explains the linguistic material in each episode via vignettes
from French cinema, television, publicity, interviews and cartoons. (b) fifty-two
forty-five to ninety-minute audiocassette programs; the first half of each
audio program breaks down the story-line dialogue into small units for repetition
and analysis; coordinated with the workbook, the second half contains oral and
written exercises based on phonological and grammatical topics; self-testing
exercises also included. (c) print materials: (1) textbook, containing
the complete script of the continuing story, comprehension questions and documentsfor
reading comprehension; (2) workbooks (parts 1 and 2), coordinated with
audio program; (3) study guides (parts 1 and 2), presented in English,
intended chiefly for independent study individuals, contain "summary quizzes" for self testing; (4) instructor's guide contains complete script of
audiocassette exercises and self-testing summary quizzes, gives plans for sequencing
and presenting material of each lesson, focuses on modes of testing appropriate
for French in Action. [Close Window]
French In Action Videoconference
1/2" VHS color videocassette of the April 1, 1995 French in Actionvideoconference
held in conjunction with the Central States Conference in Denver, Colorado;
David Pelizzari, host, with Pierre Capretz, creator of the French in Actionprogram
and panelists from high schools, community college and universities and distant
learning programs throughout the US; includes - (1) Capretz presentation on
the origins of French in Actionand its "place on the map" of foreign
language pedagogy, (2) videoclips from actual US high school and college-level
classes, as illustrations of various teaching techniques for in-class use of
the French in Actionvideo, (3) sampling of panelists' lesson planning
and testing methods, (4) question/answer segment where panelists discuss issues
phoned or faxed in from videoconference downlink audience or posed by the on-camera
studio audience; also includes still photos and video outtakes of on-site filming
of the series; 2 hours. [Close Window]
French Music Educational Mix, vol. 1
1/2" VHS color videocassette produced in 1992 by the French Music Office; includes
music video-style presentations by seven different French popular music artists:
Amina, Francis Cabrel, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Les Innocents, Niagara, Les Négresses
Vertes, MC Solaar; audiocassette of music also available; approximately 30 minutes. [Close Window]
French Play
Performance: Un théâtre de bric et de broc
1/2" VHS color videocassette recorded in Spring 1997 by Boston College students
in the Dept. of Romance Languages and Literatures; technical quality uneven;
approximately 16 minutes; includes recitations and dramatizations from the following
sources:
Prévert, La Seine, La transcendance, Les enfants qui s'aiment
Molière: Les fourberies de Scapin (scène de la galère)
Rostand: Cyrano de Bergerac (scène du nez)
Beaumarchais: Le mariage de Figaro (Goddam!)
Fontenelle: Irons-nous sur la lune?
The French Sampler
1/2" VHS color videocassette by Bernard Petit Video Productions; demonstration
tape that includes a brief sample from the introductory-intermediate level video
programs French Alive!and The French Wayand the intermediate-advanced
level programs France from Within, tapes 1 and 2; situations represented
include: au marché, à l'hôtel, au syndicat d'initiative,
au magasin, au métro, SNCF, à la poste, au téléphone,
à la banque, au restaurant, au café, un jeu de boules; cultural
topics include: French university life, French sounds and facial expressions
("euh", "bof"), la cuisine avec Paul Bocuse, une salade niçoise,
le minitel, le trou normand, la tarte normande, etc.; no print material
available; approximately 25 minutes. [Close Window]
From the Inside: Ethnographic Interviews in the
Language Classroom (© 1997 National Language Resource Center, San Diego
State University)
1/2" VHS color videocassette intended to promote and teach ethnographic interviewing
techniques as a means, according to Dr. Gail Robinson-Stuart, of "getting the
inside perspective" on persons of other cultures; features clips from actual
student interviews and teacher training sessions; in English; approximately
21 minutes. [Close Window]
La gloire de mon père
1/2" VHS (SECAM) color videocassette of the 1990 Yves Robert film based on the
work of Marcel Pagnol; film stars Philippe Caubère, Nathalie Roussel,
Didier Pain, Thérèse Liotard; the story of an 11-year-old boy
who experiences a turning point in his life and in his relationship with his
father when he spends a glorious summer with his family in the rugged countryside
of Provence; in French, no subtitles; 2 hours 25 minutes. [Close Window]
Going International
four 1/2" VHS color videocassettes designed to help the traveler develop cross-cultural
skills required for a successful international experience; in English.
- Bridging the Culture Gap - contrasts one's own unconscious cultural values/habits with those of the diverse cultures of the world; explains cultural taboos and accepted standards of behavior; 30 minutes.
- Managing the Overseas Assignment - shows how cultural misunderstandings can affect the traveler's ability to accomplish goals in such diverse countries as Japan, Saudi Arabia, England, India and Mexico; includes explanation of what went wrong in each situation and proposes ways for improving results; 30 minutes.
- Beyond Culture Shock - for the family or the individual moving abroad; explains the psychological phases of the adjustment process; provides practical suggestions for making life abroad a positive experience; 30 minutes.
- Welcome Home, Stranger - focuses on the unexpected problems of returning home and how to overcome the difficulties of "re-entry" into the workplace, community and school environment; 15 minutes
Gustave Courbet: The Place of Death
1/2" VHS color videocassette; examination of Gustave Courbet's 1848 painting L'enterrement à Ornans in the political context of the Revolution of 1848 and consideration of its
place within the Realist
movement; detailed visual analysis of the painting may be beneficial for students learning French descriptive vocabulary; in French, no subtitles; 32
minutes.[Close Window]
Hand-Held Delight
1/2" VHS color videocassette produced in Summer 2000 by the Boston College Audiovisual
Department in association with the Boston College Lambda Psi chapter of Pi Delta
Phi (National French Honor Society); this video, produced in conjunction with
the Lambda Psi chapter's exhibit of the same name at the McMullen Museum of
Art at Boston College (6/14-9/24/00), highlights several of the 18th
and 19th-century
European fans from the permanent Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Hicks Collection
at Boston College; also includes a study of 18th-century
fan construction as illustrated by the Eventailliste (Fan-Maker) plates
from the Encyclopédie of Denis Diderot; English-language captions
and period music; approximately 27 minutes. [Close Window]
Heinle & Heinle Satellite Videoconference
#2: On Mentoring Foreign Language TAs, Lecturers, and Adjunct Faculty
1/2" VHS color videocassette of the 10/25/00 second annual national videoconference
on issues in language program direction sponsored by Heinle & Heinle Publishers
and broadcast from the Georgia Center for Continuing Education; based on the
AAUSC (American Association of University Supervisors, Coordinators and Directors
of Foreign Language Programs) volume Mentoring Foreign Language TAs, Lecturers,
and Adjunct Faculty edited by Benjamin Rifkin; videoconference moderated
by Robert Terry (University of Richmond) with featured speakers: Elizabeth Bernhardt
(Stanford University), Tom Blair (City College of San Francisco), Lara Lomicka
(Penn State University), Susan Navey-Davis (North Carolina State University),
Rebecca Oxford (University of Maryland); in addition to delivering formal presentations
and participating in discussions on the topic of mentoring, speakers respond
to viewers' questions; 2 hours. [Close Window]
Heinle & Heinle Satellite Videoconference
#3: Teaching in Today's Multilevel Classroom
1/2" VHS color videocassette of the 2/6/02 third annual national videoconference
on issues in language program direction sponsored by Heinle & Heinle Publishers
and broadcast from the Georgia Center for Continuing Education; videoconference
moderated by Robert Terry (University of Richmond) with featured speakers: Kerry
S.G. Driscoll (University of Iowa and Coe College), Jean-Louis Hippolyte (Kansas
State University), Patti J. Marinelli (University of South Carolina), and Kimberley
A. Sallee (University of Missouri-Columbia); in addition to delivering formal
presentations and participating in discussions on the topic of placement in
the multilevel classroom where students of varying abilities/backgrounds in
the target language come together, speakers respond to viewers' questions; 2
hours. [Close Window]
L'homme qui plantait des arbres
1/2" VHS color videocassette; 1988 Oscar-winning animated film by Frédéric
Back based on the Jean Giono story of the same title; narrated by Philippe Noiret;
tale of a simple, quiet shepherd who dedicates himself to the labor of reforesting
a land ruined by drought; in French, no subtitles; 3 copies available; 30 minutes. [Close Window]
Ici la France
four 1/2" VHS color videocassettes; twenty uncaptioned and captioned video modules
correlated with the Valette and Valette introductory text French for Mastery;
each module consists of: (1) the cultural opener - a visual presentation
of a selected aspect of French culture; (2) dialogues about daily-life topics;
(3) the développement or presentation of specific vocabulary or
structure in a cultural context; reference guide containing videoscript and
suggestions for use available; average module 5-9 minutes; 2 hours 13 minutes
(total time). [Close Window]
Interact '89
1/2" VHS color videocassette of the satellite teleconference, "Using Technology
in the Modern Language Classroom", from California State University at Chico
(May 10, 1989). Participants include: Frank Otto of Brigham Young University,
Rick Altman and James Pusack of PICS, Lee Ann Stone of UC at Irvine; their discussion
includes task-based activities for the language lab, use of video and authentic
foreign television programming and the availability of videodisc; in English;
90 minutes. [Close Window]
Intermediate French - Imparfait / Passé Composé
1/2" VHS color videocassette produced in the late 1990s by teaching fellows
of Boston College's Department of Romance Languages and Literatures; 4 brief
skits intended to help illustrate the uses of the imparfait/passé
composé tenses in situations of past narration; approximately 3 minutes.
[Close Window]
Jacques Yvart in Concert
1/2" VHS color videocassette of 11/20/86 concert performed at Boston College
by French singer/songwriter/guitarist Jacques Yvart; Yvart performs 16 songs
in French - most having a maritime theme, some with audience participation;
includes Yvart's setting of Baudelaire poem L'invitation au voyage and
L'amour pour l'amour, song based on text of Martin Luther King. Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech; non-professional recording; approximately
75 minutes. [Close Window]
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
1/2" VHS color videocassette; a 1995/1999 Films for the Humanities and Sciences
/La Cinquième/CNDP production; this examination of the life and works
of Jean-Jacques Rousseau features actor Gérard Dallez in the role of
Rousseau, as well as off-camera narration, readings from La nouvelle Héloïse,
Émile ou de l'éducation, Le contrat social, still images,
period paintings, text facsimiles; in French, no subtitles; 15 minutes. [Close Window]
Languages at Work
1/2" VHS color videocassette (1989) narrated by Marlies Mueller of the Dept.
of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University; illustrates a variety
of activities for the language classroom: warm-up, grammar-related, role-playing,
group work, warm-down activities; illustrations are given in French, Italian
and Spanish by Harvard faculty members in elementary-level language classes;
narration in English; 35 minutes. [Close Window]
A Legacy of Goodness
1/2" VHS color videocassette that documents the experiences and feelings of
Ruth Kapp Hartz who, as a Jewish child of four during the Nazi Holocaust, was
hidden in a convent in Vichy, France and given the French name "Renee" as a
means of protection against the Nazis; includes segments of interviews (in French)
with surviving members of families who helped to shelter her and with some of
their children and grandchildren; accompanying 175-page, illustrated book entitled Your Name is Reneeavailable; 30 minutes. [Close Window]
Liaison
1/2" VHS color videocassette; 25 French television commercials and public service
announcements intended to be used as lesson triggers for the intermediate-level
text Liaison(Hester, Wade, Jian) (FR 1.063) and as a basis for cultural
discussions; annotated notes about these video spots appear throughout the Instructor's
Annotated Edition of the text; approximately 22 minutes. [Close Window]
Les locataires
1/2" VHS color videocassette of three short films from l'Agence du Court
Métrage; (1) Clac - an underdressed apartment dweller's front
door locks behind him when he steps out onto the landing to take out the garbage;
(2) Chambre à louer - landlady with a bizarre penchant for taxidermy
interviews a new locatairewho wonders why the names of previous renters
seem so familiar - could it be that he had heard about them in the news?; (3)
Vis-à-vis - story of the friendship between a woman who has just
moved in to her new apartment and the boy who lives across the way; in French,
no subtitles; 25 minutes (total time). [Close Window]
La Loire
1/2" VHS color videocassette; a 1991 Films for the Humanities/FR3 and Pathé
Cinéma production; part of the video series Les grands fleuves: Reflets
de l'histoire, this documentary presents the Loire river as central to the
history of France and its people; includes commentary about historical and literary
personalities, such as: St. Martin, Gregory of Tours, François Ier, Catherine
de Médicis, Leonardo da Vinci, Du Bellay, Balzac; several châteaux
of the region are highlighted: Chambord, Azay-le-Rideau, Lude, Amboise, Chenonceaux;
also features interviews with contemporary river workers and other inhabitants
of the region; in French, no subtitles; 57 minutes. [Close Window]
McGraw-Hill Satellite Teleconference #1: From Theory
to Practice: The Natural Approach
1/2" VHS color videocassette of a 2/23/94 McGraw-Hill satellite teleconference
(from California State University at Long Beach) on second language acquisition
theory and how to apply it to the classroom; program, moderated by Dr. Gerard
Ervin of Ohio State, features presentation by Dr. Stephen Krashen and panel
discussion/questions-answers with Jeanne Egasse, Erwin Tschirner, Mary Rogers,
Magdalena Andrade and Elías Miguel Muñoz; topic of discussion
= Tracy Terrell's Natural Approach to language instruction; available = multiple
copies of teleconference handout containing biographies of conference panelists,
outline of Krashen's presentation and Natural Approach theory; 2 hours. [Close Window]
McGraw-Hill Satellite Teleconference #2: A New Look at
Authentic Materials
1/2" VHS color videocassette of the 2/15/95 second annual McGraw-Hill satellite
teleconference (from California State University at Long Beach) on second language
acquisition theory and practice; program, moderated by Dr. Gerard Ervin of Ohio
State, features presentations by Dr. Wilga Rivers (Harvard University) and Dr.
June Phillips (Weber State and ACTFL), and panel discussion/questions-answers
with Drs. Robert Blake (University of California, Davis), Robert Di Donato (Miami
University), Raymond Elliott (University of Texas, Arlington), L. Kathy Heilenman
(University of Iowa), and Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku (University of California, San Diego);
topic of discussion = use of authentic materials in the foreign language classroom;
features videotaped examples of teachers using realia, authentic readings and
video in the classroom; available = copy of teleconference handout containing
outline of program; 2 hours. [Close Window]
McGraw-Hill Satellite Teleconference #3: Integrating
Technology into the Language Curriculum
1/2" VHS color videocassette of the 10/23/96 third annual McGraw-Hill satellite
teleconference (from California State University at Long Beach) on second language
acquisition theory and practice; program, moderated by Dr. Gerard Ervin of Ohio
State, features presentations entitled The Role of Technology by Dr.
Robert J. Blake (University of California, Davis) and Technology and the
Communicative Language Classroom by Dr. Bill Van Patten (University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign) followed by panel discussion/questions-answers with Drs. Gail
Robinson-Stuart (San Diego State University), Richard Kern (University of California,
Berkeley), Christopher M. Jones (Carnegie-Mellon University), James P. Pusack
(University of Iowa), Karen Price (Harvard University); topic of discussion
= attempt to answer the following 4 questions: What is technology good for?
Where does technology live? What is the process for integrating technology?
How does the language instructor get good materials?; 2 hours. [Close Window]
McGraw-Hill Satellite Teleconference #4: Grammar in
the Communicative Language Classroom
1/2" VHS color videocassette of the Fall 1997 fourth annual McGraw-Hill teleconference
(from California State University at Long Beach) on second language acquisition
theory and practice; program, moderated by Dr. Gerard Ervin of Ohio State features
presentations by Dr. Diane Musumeci (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
and Dr. Michael H. Long (University of Hawaii, Manoa); also includes panel discussion/questions-answers
with Drs. Elizabeth Bernhardt (Stanford University), Patsy Lightbown (Concordia
University, Montreal), Theodore Higgs (San Diego State University), and Bill
VanPatten (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign); topic of discussion =
attempt to answer the following 4 questions: Should grammar be explicitly taught
in the communicative language classroom? Does grammar instruction make a difference
in the acquisition of a second language? If so, what are the effects? What approach
to grammar instruction should be followed?; 2 hours. [Close Window]
Moderato cantabile
1/2" VHS black and white videocassette; Based on a novel by Marguerite Duras, Moderato cantabile depicts a week in the life of Anne (Jeanne Moreau), a lonely housewife, whose only joy comes
from her young son and their
daily walks through their
desolate French village. After stumbling upon a murder scene, Anne meets and falls in love with Chauvin (Jean-Paul Belmondo), an equally lonely gentleman. As their relationship develops, Anne
confuses her own reality vicariously
with the experience of
the victim of the crime of passion; Jeanne Moreau won the 1960 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her role in this film directed by Peter Brooks; in French with English subtitles; 90
minutes. [Close Window]
Monnaie et crédit: la Bourse
1/2" VHS color videocassette; well-chosen images and interviews that help explain
the workings of the stock market; for advanced students; produced by Centre
National de Documentation Pédagogique; transcription available; 22 minutes. [Close Window]
Noël à Paris
1/2" VHS color videocassette that illustrates the Christmas and New Year's customs
as celebrated in Paris; includes scenes of shop windows in Faubourg Saint-Honoré,
toy displays, a family celebration, santons, a réveillondinner;
approximately 25 minutes. [Close Window]
On connaît la chanson (Same Old Song)
1/2" VHS color videocassette of 1997 César Award-winning film directed
by Alain Resnais ; romantic, musical comedy about two Parisian sisters, Odile
(played by Sabine Azéma) and Camille (Agnès Jaoui), who become
entangled in dysfunctional relationships with a submissive husband (Pierre Arditi),
an old boyfriend (Jean-Pierre Bacri), a dishonest realtor (Lambert Wilson),
and a kind, older man (André Dussolier); in the midst of normal dialogue,
characters lip-synch to recordings of old as well as contemporary French song
fragments which express their inner thoughts and true feelings; singers featured
in these song excerpts: Charles Aznavour, Joséphine Baker, Alain Bashung,
Maurice Chevalier, Dalida, Johnny Hallyday, Edith Piaf, among many others; in
French with English subtitles; also available in Region 2 (PAL) DVD format with
option of French, English, German or Italian subtitles; 2 hours. [Close Window]
Outremer (Overseas)
1/2" VHS color videocassette; a Cannes award-winning film featuring three
sisters living in Algeria during a period of shaky cultural change. The film
introduces the story from each woman's perspective and reveals more interesting
twists and turns in the subplot of the story, particularly focusing on each
woman's love life. The three sisters ultimately struggle to keep their family
united as tragedy, the threat of danger, and cultural changes attempt to drive
them apart; in French with English subtitles; 1 hour 36 minutes. [Close Window]
Par ici
1/2" VHS color videocassette (4 copies) produced by Eagle Multimedia Group;
reinforces and expands upon the cultural themes presented in the D.C. Heath
text Par Iciby Robert Ariew and Anne Nerenz; 12 video modules include
advertisements, documentary footage, reports and human interest stories; multiple
film clips within each module; videoscript (2 copies) available; each module
= approx. 5 minutes; 60 minutes (total time). [Close Window]
Paris Through the Ages
1/2" VHS color videocassette; a Films for the Humanities/FR3 and Pathé
Cinéma production; part of the video series Les grandes villes du
monde, this documentary traces the history of Paris from its beginnings
to the 1980s; includes: historical footage of contemporary events, dramatic
representations of others, on-camera interviews with several Parisian historians
as well as one American; features city street scenes, views of the Seine, statuary,
art work, Beaubourg; note: photography/video quality dated ("1970s")
in appearance; in French, no subtitles; 61 minutes. [Close Window]
Paris: Une capitale des arts
series of three 1/2" VHS color videocassettes produced by CNDP and Films for the
Humanities and Sciences; an examination of Paris as the center of the European
art world from 1830 to 1900; narrated "slide shows" of works related to the historical
and artistic events of the period; each video = 14 minutes; 42 minutes (total
time).
Video #1: Paris: 1830
focuses on the Paris of the Romantics and the Neoclassicists; considers the impact of the Restoration and the Paris Commune on literature, music and art; includes: references to Balzac, Hugo, Lamartine, Berlioz, Liszt, Chopin, as well as examples of the art of Géricault (Le radeau de la Méduse), Girodet (Les funérailles d'Atala), Delacroix (La Liberté guidant le peuple, La mort de Sardanapale), Daumier, Ingres; also includes views of various quartiers and city monuments such as l'Arc de Triomphe, le Panthéon, la Bourse, la Place de la Concorde. [Close Window]Video #2: Paris: 1860
architectural tour of Paris as the city razed and rebuilt by Napoléon III; includes explanation of the plan de Paris and regulations related to construction; city sites featured include: le Louvre, le Bois de Boulogne, Place St. Michel, l'Île de la Cité, l'Eglise St. Augustin, l'Opéra, la Gare du Nord; paintings of Courbet (L'enterrement à Ornans), Millet (Les glaneuses), Manet (Le déjeuner sur l'herbe, l'Olympia), Monet and others also included. [Close Window]Video #3: Paris: 1900
portrait of fin de siècle Paris beginning with study of the sculpture Triomphe de la République by Dallou followed by a review Rodin's Portes de l'enfer as well as an architectural tour of the Petit Palais, the Grand Palais, and the Opéra-Comique; includes: archival footage by the Lumière brothers of Paris's Exposition universelle, examples of paintings by Vuillard, Bonnard, Picasso. [Close Window]
Pas de problème
1/2" VHS color videocassette (4 copies) produced by Houghton Mifflin Co.; 12
modules each focussing on everyday problem-solving situations left open-ended
to prompt student interaction; can be used to accompany Houghton Mifflin's introductory
French programs (including Contacts, 6th ed.); videoscript available
in Contacts, 6th ed. - Instructor's Resource Manual, pp. VT 1-18; average
time of module = 4-6 minutes; 60 minutes (total time).
Modules:
| Au tennis | La poste |
| Le coup de fil | En panne |
| Le métro | Au Centre-Pompidou |
| La boulangerie | Au marché, rue Mouffetard |
| Au café | Le papillon |
| Château Saint-Jean | La fête de la musique |
| Airport | The Lesson |
Pas de problème, 2nd edition
1/2" VHS color videocassette produced by Houghton Mifflin Co. (©2001)
and designed to accompany specifically Contacts, 7th edition (Valette
and Valette); like the first edition, this program features 12 modules each
focussing on everyday problem-solving situations left open-ended to prompt
student interaction; new to this edition = six 2-3 minute Impressions that
contrast old and new elements of everyday life in France; videoscript available
in Contacts, 7th edition - Instructor's Resource Manual, pp. VT 1-19;
average time of module = 4-6 minutes; 78 minutes (total time).
Modules and Impressions:
| 1. Au tennis | 7. La poste |
| 2. Le coup de fil | 8. En panne |
| Impressions 1: La vie étudiante | Impressions 4: L'ancien et le nouveau |
| 3. Le métro | 9. Au Centre-Pompidou |
| 4. La boulangerie | 10. Au Marché, rue Mouffetard |
| Impressions 2: Les transports | Impressions 5: Les courses et la préparation des repas |
| 5. Au café | 11. Le papillon |
| 6. Château Saint-Jean | 12. La fête de la musique |
| Impressions 3: Lieux de rencontre, hier et aujourd'hui | Impressions 6: C'est la vie / Le monde francophone |
Pétanque
1/2" VHS color videocassette produced by the Federation of Pétanque USA;
promotional video outlining the sport of pétanque, its history,
the rules of the game, its players; printed explanation of "how to play pétanque"available;
10 minutes. [Close Window]
Pierre Auguste Renoir: Bright Summer Days
this 1/2" VHS color videocassette examines Renoir's 1876 painting Le bal au Moulin de la Galette, placing the work within the context of Renoir's complete works and the Impressionist
movement; photographs of the actual
Moulin de la Galette in Montmartre are utilized in order to deduce the exact spot in the club where Renoir might have painted the work; directed by Alain Jaubert; in French, no subtitles; 32 minutes.
[Close Window]
Poésie de la francophonie
1/2" VHS color videocassette; collection of 67 poems by various poets of the
French-speaking world; includes works by Maurice Carême, Sylvain Garneau, Victor
Hugo, La Fontaine, Musset, Rimbaud, Verlaine, and others, as well as comptines populaires; 2 hours.
[Close Window]
Poetry and the Teaching of Foreign Languages
1/2" VHS color videocassette (1991); demonstration of teaching techniques where
poetry is examined as a literary genre and as a means of expanding communicative
skills in a foreign language; divided into three parts: Celebrating Poetry,
Understanding Poetry, Creating Poetry; actual, unrehearsed classes in French,
Spanish, German, Italian, Russian and English as a Second Language presented;
shot on location at Harvard University with appearances by Harvard professors
Wilga Rivers and Marlies Mueller, as well as Prof. Claire Kramsch of the University
of California at Berkeley; 60 minutes. [Close Window]
97 Publicités télévisées
1/2" VHS color videocassette; 97 commercials seen on French television; useful
as indicators of various aspects of French culture; good for study of the language;
two Guides Pédagogiques give suggestions for classroom use, for "clustering" of ads: in-depth study of thirteen ads, script of all 97 ads included;
45 minutes. [Close Window]
Reflets 2
1/2" VHS color "demo" (cassette d'expérimentation)
videocassette of an Hachette (©1999) French language learning program
by Guy Capelle and Noëlle Gidon; each episode features an introductory
dramatization of the ongoing story of a Parisian family who has relocated to
a small town in Southern France and taken up ownership of the town's café;
demo includes sampling from sections (Reflets de vie, Reflets Grammaire,
Reflets Variations, Reflets Civilisation) of episodes 1-4: featured in the
samples of Reflets Grammaire= les temps de l'indicatif, le temps futur,
le passé composé, l'imparfait, les emplois du subjonctif, les
emplois du conditionnel présent, le discours indirect; Reflets Variations
illustrate the various ways of expressing a particular thought: interrompre
une conversation, faire une invitation/accepter ou refuser, faire une suggestion,
se présenter dans un restaurant, quitter un restaurant; Reflets Civilisation
feature brief portraits of regions, cultural monuments of France - La Côte
d'Azur (includes views of Miró sculptures), Parisian monuments, Strasbourg;
in French, no subtitles; 63 minutes. [Close Window]
Reflets français
1/2" VHS color videocassette (3 copies) produced by Bernard Petit in 1992; intended
for use by either beginning- or intermediate-level French language learners;
includes the 40-minute program Eric Vincent chante in which the singer
performs a number of his songs, talks about his background, his favorite musical
themes and rhythms, his houseboat, and Paris; also includes Tout Paris, a
17-minute tour of Paris narrated by Liliane Wilk; accompanying study guide includes
video transcripts, questions, cloze activities, song lyrics; 57 minutes (total
time). [Close Window]
Rencontres
1/2" VHS (PAL) color videocassette consisting of 19 brief conversational scenes:
17 of these scenes concern the adventures of a young man in search of an old
school friend in a small town in southern France; each scene runs approximately
1-7 minutes; two independent scenes illustrate la leçon de conduite
and à l'agence de voyages; teacher's guide available; audiocassette
of dialogues recorded on the film available; for beginning and intermediate
students; approximately 50 minutes. [Close Window]
Rendez-vous avec Lyon
a culturally-based video series about life in Lyon, France's emerging second
city; series produced by the Language Learning Centre at the University of Otago,
New Zealand; designed for use by advanced learners of French; each of the five
titles currently available includes: one or two 1/2" VHS color videocassettes
(9 videocassettes in all) of commentary and interviews with Lyonnais, an audiocassette,
a tape guide entitled Trame du rendez-vous avec complément d'informations;
audiocassette reprises the video's audio track minus background noise and music
and also includes some activities (dictations, pronunciation exercises, etc.);
tape guide includes explanatory introductions, transcription of the video, learning
activities appropriate to the linguistic or cultural content of the video, crossword
puzzle test, a glossary, a selection of printed texts related to the video's
theme or content; each video = 32 - 59 minutes in length; total time of video
series = approximately 6 hours 33 minutes.
- Premier Volet: Entrée en matière: provides an overview of the city of Lyon and of its attitudes in the 1990's; emphasizes Lyon's history, its religious and cultural traditions, the splendour of Old Lyon, the importance of fine food and of an excellent urban transport system which includes the TGV link with Paris; approximately 40 minutes.
- Deuxième Volet: Lyon Loisirs: treats aspects of leisure and entertainment in Lyon and its suburbs; includes a look at river tourism on the Saône, the cultural pleasures of museums, the opera, café-théâtre, an English bookshop, fine art exhibitions at the Brotteaux auction room, the fun of Lyon's Fête sans frontière, sporting activities in Vénissieux, Paul Bocuse's passion for theatre organs; approximately 92 minutes.
- Troisième Volet: Lyon se définit: presents a succession of speakers who refer to Lyon's claim to be France's second city in a variety of areas: silk-making, banking (Crédit Lyonnais), communication network, transportation, education and research, fashion, fine arts, cuisine; approximately 87 minutes.
- Quatrième Volet: La Gastronomie: discusses the central role of food and drink in the development of Lyon's identity; includes a sampling of the range of culinary styles and menus found Chez Bocuse, Chez Rose,and à la Meunière, as well as a sampling of restaurant conversations among Lyonnais; approximately 69 minutes.
- Cinquième Volet: Lyon, ville internationale analyzes factors contributing to Lyon's rise in stature in the international marketplace - geographic position, local industries (silk, printing, banking), the arts, technology, réputation gastronomique, influx of international companies; considerable attention given to the relationships between Lyon and Geneva, London, and Frankfurt; approximately 103 minutes.
La Révolution Française: La Révolution
et la Royauté
1/2" VHS color videocassette; part 2 in a series about the French Revolution
produced by La Sept/FR3/L'Auditorium de l'Etoile and Films for the Humanities
and Sciences; written by François Furet and Roger Stéphane; narrated
by M. Furet, this presentation includes gravures, paintings, historical
reenactments, and chansons populaires to tell the story of the French
Revolution; highlighted are events of the following dates of 1789: May 5 (États-Généraux
at Versailles), July 14 (la Bastille), July 17 (continued unrest),
August 4 (l'Assemblée Nationale abolishes the régime),
August 26 (Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen), October
5 (march on Versailles); in French, no subtitles; 52 minutes. [Close Window]
Romance Languages and Literatures Teaching Fellow Workshop
(March 23, 1990)
1/2" VHS color videocassette; approximately 15-20 minute presentations by members
of the Boston College Department of Romance Languages and Literatures on topics
related to teaching techniques suggested for use in the foreign language classroom;
in English; approximately 75 minutes.
Topics:
Adapting Oral Proficiency Interviews for Classroom Use
Music in the Classroom
Effective Interaction Using Groups and Teams
Writing Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Romance Languages and Literatures Teaching Fellow Workshop
(February 28, 1992)
1/2" VHS color videocassette; approximately 15-minute presentations by Teaching
Fellow members of the Boston College Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
on topics related to teaching techniques suggested for use in the foreign language
classroom; in English; approximately 75 minutes.
Topics:
Fill'er Up: Quick and Easy Space Fillers (activities to focus students' attention)
Snap to It (Rassias drilling method)
Action, Camera ... and Cut (student-produced videos)
Playing It Safe (games)
Instructor Exit Stage Left (student-centered activities for conversation initiation)
Romance Languages and Literatures Teaching Fellow
Workshop (February 23, 1996)
1/2" VHS color videocassette; approximately 10-15-minute presentations by Teaching
Fellow members of the Boston College Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
on topics related to teaching techniques suggested for use in the foreign language
classroom; in English; approximately 75 minutes.
Topics:
A Bag of Magic Tricks
Listen Up!
Everyone's a comic
Wanted: Dead or Alive!
Inspired Writing: Getting the Best from Students
Please Pass the Pumpkin!
Romance Languages and Literatures Teaching Fellow Workshop
(February 14, 1997)
1/2" VHS color videocassette; approximately 10-15-minute
presentations by Teaching Fellow members of the Boston College Department of Romance
Languages and Literatures on topics related to teaching techniques suggested for
use in the foreign language classroom; in English; approximately 75 minutes.
Topics:
Hey! What happened? (part I: Intermediate Spanish; part II: Elementary Spanish)
It's in the bag! (Elementary French)
Classroom Classics (Intermediate French)
It's transparent! (Spanish CCR)
E Dio creò la Nutella (Italian CCR)
Romance of the Rose
1/2" VHS color videocassette produced at Mount Holyoke College with NEH support;
an abridged version in English translation of Jean Renart's Old French romance Le Roman de la Rose ou de Guillaume de Dole; set in the lands of the
Holy Roman Empire, it portrays through song and story the love of the emperor
for a beautiful lady named Lïenor; videoscript and commentary booklets
available; 80 minutes. [Close Window]
Routes Of Exile: A Moroccan Jewish Odyssey
1/2"VHS color videocassette shot on location; a look at the Jewish community
now left in Morocco, its history and the current crisis of Jews living in a
modern Arab state and in the Middle East; in French, no subtitles; 90 minutes. [Close Window]
Scola
1/2" VHS color videocassettes containing live or near-live international news broadcasts received daily via cable TV from Satellite Communications for Learning headquartered in McClelland, Iowa;
broadcasts generally are 30-60
minutes in length and cover regional, national and international news stories; some broadcasts occasionally include other cultural programming, such as advertisements, mini-documentaries; currently
videotaped broadcasts emanate
regularly from the following
countries: Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, South
Korea, and
Spain; additional SCOLA programming may be accessed via BC Cable TV, channel 14;
excellent source material for exposure to target language and culture; off-air video recordings deleted from Language Lab collection after 45 days. [Close Window]
Shortcut To French (FR 1.057/FR 1.072)
seven 1/2" VHS color videocassettes (3 copies) containing the continuing story
alone, without the explanatory section of vignettes of the French in Actionprogram.
[Close Window]
Speak Easy
1/2" VHS color videocassette of 14 short mime sketches in which two characters
interact in real-life situations; sketches move from service-related interactions
between strangers, to encounters between strangers, to more personal situations
involving close friends or members of family; for all levels of language student;
a Teacher's Manual is available; each sketch runs 3-5 minutes; 60 minutes (total
time).
Titles:
| Greetings | Flat Tire |
| New Shoes | Library |
| Cab Ride | Wallflowers |
| Influenza | Moving In |
| Truck Stop | Phone Call |
| Chez Vincent | Argument |
| Airport | The Lesson |
Tartuffe - 1/2" VHS color videocassette of 1984 film production directed by Gérard Depardieu who also plays the role of Tartuffe in this adaptation of Molière's play about religious and sexual hypocrisy; adaptation inspired by a stage production directed by Jacques Lassalle of the Théâtre National de Strasbourg; other featured performers include Depardieu's wife Elisabeth and François Perier; in French with English subtitles; 2 hours 15 minutes. [Close Window]
Technology: Tool or Method?
1/2" VHS color videocassette recording of a "Baker's Dozen Roundtable" discussion
broadcast 4/12/01 via satellite from Duke University and sponsored by the
Charles E. Culpeper Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in collaboration
with Washington and Lee University and Duke University; 13 experts in applied
linguistics, pedagogy and technology discuss (1) theory and practice in technology,
(2) expected and assured outcomes with technology use, (3) changes in knowledge
acquisition as it pertains to the technological interface, (4) technology
as a transparent tool and/or method; discussion participants = Ms. Pegge Abrams (Duke), Dr. Bryan Alexander (Centenary College of Louisiana),
Dr. Robert Blake (UC, Davis), Prof. Miriam Carlisle (Washington and Lee),
Dr. Lise Desmarais (Canadian Foreign Service Institute), Dr. Robert Fischer
(CALICO), Dr. Nina Garrett (Yale), Dr. P. Richard (Dick) Kuettner (Coordinator
and Host, Washington and Lee), Dr. Jerry Larson (Brigham Young University),
Dr. Jimmie Purser (Millsaps College), Dr. Clare Tufts (Duke), Prof. Ken'ichi
Ujie (Washington and Lee), Dr. Clara Yu (Middlebury); 60 minutes. [Close Window]
Télématin
1/2" VHS color videocassette produced by PICS in cooperation with Antenne 2,
Houghton Mifflin Co. and the University of Iowa; authentic French television
programming assembled from 27 different Télématin broadcasts
re-edited for use in US schools; topics covered include: telephone #'s, weather
forecasts, transportation, cinema, customs, publicités, health,
geography, letter writing, human interest stories, travel tips, songs, etc.;
video segments average one to two minutes in length, with the longest segment
being 3 1/2 minutes; for use at all levels of French language instruction; Téléguide Video
Workbook containing pre-viewing, viewing and post-viewing activities available;
instructor's edition of Téléguide Video Workbook contains
student workbook pages, transcript of each video sequence, and teaching suggestions;
60 minutes (total time). [Close Window]
Télé-pics Pilot 1990-1991
1/2" VHS color videocassette developed and distributed by Project for International
Communication Studies (PICS) at the University of Iowa, using original material
from a variety of French television and film sources; consists of Télé-Clips segments
chosen for use in lower-level language courses and Télé-Progammes aimed
at the teaching of language and culture at all levels; accompanying videoguide
includes transcriptions of video segments and dossiers of useful teaching material
(readings, exercises, activities) designed to introduce important aspects of
francophone culture; 30 minutes.
Clips:
Changes in the French elementary school system
Public service spot on the importance of reading the small print in ads
Practical tips on how to avoid becoming a victim of theft
Advertisements for: a Belgian bank and the French lottery game Tapis vert
Movie trailer for Claude Lelouch's film Il y a des jours...et des lunes
Road signsProgrammes:
Au service du public: le téléphone (story designed to introduce France's telephone system)
Un geste simple(short film about a burglary)
Télétexte Demo Tape
1/2" VHS color videocassette produced by PICS/Heinle and Heinle; excerpts to accompany
chapters 2, 4, 5 and 7 of the text Télétexte: Perspectives sur
la France d'aujourd'hui (Ciccone, Meyer); approximately 15 minutes.
Excerpts:
| A1 - "Une du jour" | Economie et travail |
| Jeu de boules | Francophonie |
| Interview avec un couple âgé |
Trois heures en France, septembre, 1991
1/2" VHS color videocassette for high-intermediate to advanced students; one
hour = informations politiques, économiques; one hour = informations
sportives; one hour = informations culturelles broadcast in September,
1991 by Antenne 2; no accompanying print materials; 3 hours; among the informations included:
Conférence de presse de Mitterrand
Citroën licencie
Dany Carrel
Spécial URSS
Cyclisme - Championnat du monde sur route
Le Pape en Pologne
Bernard Pivot accueille Volker Schlondorff, Lydia Flem, Jean Dieudonné
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L'Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
1/2"VHS color videocassette; promotional material for the French immersion study
programs at L'Ecole de langue française et de culture québécoise
at the University of Québec at Chicoutimi; narration in English;
8 minutes. [Close Window]
Vidéo France
three 1/2" VHS color videocassettes (1988) filmed entirely on location in France;
each 60-minute videocassette features "man-on-the-street"-type interviews with
natives and visitors at various locations in France; authentic, everyday language
featured; accompanying Instructor's Manuals provide a complete transcript of
each video segment as well as activities presented in black-line master format.
Vidéo #1: Panorama de la France
for advanced-beginning through high- intermediate students; 8 video segments of approx. 7 minutes each; theme of video = exploration of contemporary France; each segment focuses on a city or village: Entrevaux, Saint Tropez, Nice, Mizoën (dans les Alpes), Poitiers, Vézelay, les Arènes de Picasso; interviewer gives historical, cultural and geographical information on each locale and interviews local people and visitors, thus eliciting additional factual information, opinions, feelings, etc.; interviewees are of all ages and walks of life. [Close Window]Vidéo #2: Profils des Français
for intermediate students; 8 video segments of approx. 7 minutes each, consisting of interviews with French people of all ages and walks of life; subjects interviewed include: a young couple in Paris, a gendarme, a restaurant owner and his wife, a group of schoolchildren in Poitiers, a taxi driver, university students, an Algerian living in France; those interviewed talk about their lives, their interests and their views of the world around them. [Close Window]Vidéo #3: Optiques: la vie quotidienne
for high-intermediate through advanced students; 8 video segments of approx. 7 minutes each, focusing on a range of issues of immediate concern to the French; topics include: racism, politics, advertising in society, meals, shopping, fashion, the métro, Beaubourg, Palais Royal. [Close Window]
Vidéo Vérité
1/2" VHS color videocassette produced by PICS in cooperation with Houghton Mifflin
Co.; for intermediate students; authentic footage divided into 9 modules on
a variety of topics such as immigration and assimilation, gifts and giving,
memory and remembrance, family and divorce; each module = 3-10 minutes; 60 minutes
(total time). [Close Window]
The World Says Welcome
1/2" VHS color videocassette (c. 1987 Monterey Institute of International Studies); a fast-paced, informative video program using
real-life interviews with young Americans living and working throughout the
world; designed to stimulate interest in foreign language and to provide expert
advice on how to prepare for an international career; accompanying materials
include: teacher's guide, counselor's guide, suggestions for use in classroom
and an international careers bibliography; approximately 27 minutes. [Close Window]
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