Paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of French, December 29, 1972, New York, New York. (DS)

Revised version of a chapter to appear in Cahiers Internationaux de Sociologie,'' Presses Universitaires de France. (DS)

Supports press and media coverage of French culture and French language instruction as an effective means of promoting the discipline. Article originally appeared in the January 6-12, 1969 issue of Figaro Litteraire.'' (DS)

Provokes inquiry of whether the literary, cultural, linguistic aspects of French should be emphasized. (DS)

Integration of Francophone culture into the language curriculum rests on a suggested three-step approach, involving extensive student research. Goals are (1) recognition of the geography of French-speaking regions; (2) sensitivity to cultural components (e.g., music, art); and (3) familiarity with at least one significant political, historical,…

Recommends active cooperation between sponsors of American students in France and sponsors of French students in the United States so that exchange students can make meaningful contacts in the host country. (MLA)

Analysis of the cultural content of 12 business French texts identified 3 distinct levels: economic or basic-level culture; socioeconomic or second-level culture; and patterns-of-living or third-level culture. The importance of addressing both language and culture in such texts is discussed. (20 references) (CB)

Lists and describes several U.S. Government documents relating to France and French civilization. Their pedagogical value is also discussed. (DB)

Two different approaches to teaching Voltaire's "Candide", one deriving meaning from the textual fabric or "inside" of the story and the other focusing on the author's "external" intent in writing the story, are presented and compared. (MSE)