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Horizons (with Audio CD)
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List Price:
$147.95
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Manufacturer: Heinle
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 448.2421
EAN: 9781413005349
ISBN: 1413005349
Label: Heinle
Manufacturer: Heinle
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 492
Publication Date: 2005-01-05
Publisher: Heinle
Studio: Heinle
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Editorial Reviews:
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HORIZONS makes learning French easier through its step-by-step, skill building approach to the communicative classroom. Through interactive, varied activities and clear grammar explanations, students are able to communicate effectively in French while culturally connecting themselves to the Francophone world.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Again, not the best book...
Comment: I'm a French teacher at a university in the state of Washington, and I can say neither my students nor myself really like this book. Here are some of the critiques:
1. The audio clips are slightly advanced for 101-102 students, and video clips are WAY beyond their level.
2. There are major problems with the online workbook-not accepting variation, assigning the wrong exercises, etc.
3. Definite articles should be taught before indefinite ones.
4. Vocabulary is very randomly scattered around. For example, when discussing objects in a bedroom, they present chair, table, etc. but we don't get "bed" until 5 pages later.
5. Inversion should be taught with other forms of asking questions.
6. This book doesn't present numbers for pages until after you reach that page. For example, we don't see 30-100 until page 90!!!! For telling time, you need at least 0-60 but telling time is presented before you get to 30-60.
7. "a + le = au" is introduced but not explained. "de + le = du" is introduced but not explained until much later. This is confusing for the students because they were asking "why..." in class and I felt uneasy about explaining what was going on when perhaps the book would get to it later.
8. -er verbs are introduced and explained late in Chapter 1, which really limits the amount of verbs the students can use. -ir verbs and -re verbs should be explained consequently.
9. Months are not introduced until Chapter 4. How are you supposed to ask what the date is if the students don't know the months?
I could go on, but I think that's enough for now. Thanks for letting me vent.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Horizon
Comment: Book was great, but had no code for using on-line. Since it is a textbook, this was disappointing...
Could not find code anywhere else either. Had to go to QUIA to purchase code separately.
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Summary: Good text to accompany instructor led course.
Comment: I just finished my first semester of French and we used this book for the course. The book was pretty well organized with a grammar and vocabulary summary at the end of each chapter. I found the grammar explanations pretty easy to understand and the exercises were helpful. The instructor for the course followed the book for the most part with some minor changes to ordering and some supplemental handouts. After learning the grammar and vocabulary in class it was pretty easy to use the book to locate specific areas for review.
Overall I found this book very good as a course textbook. But I'm not sure how good it is for self study.
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Summary: This is not the best book
Comment: I had to buy this book for class and I really, really don't like it. It is confusing in the way that it is organized. The professer for my 102 class hated it as well. He said that it left out a lot of critical information and confuses the reader. I agree. I find I learn a lot better with a couple vocabulary books and a grammar book.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very good condition. Almost like new.
Comment: It is a very good choice for those who want to learn French.
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