Discusses the use of the two past tenses in French, specifically in literature and news reporting. (AM)

Reviews events of 1978 in Francophone African journalism, literature, and film. (AM)

Discusses an approach to teaching French language and civilization by examining the creation of news events from otherwise insignificant news items. Recent headlines and news articles serve as illustrations. (MSE)

Teachers of French as a second language are warned that the television news magazine, while offering a convenient format and some important information for instruction, may be limiting in its perspectives and assumptions. Careful attention to the program's varied content is as important as attention to its style. (MSE)

Discusses the relative social position, and freedom of expression, of the journalist, in France and in the world context. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Proposes a method whereby news media materials are analyzed on the sociological, anthropological, and semiological level, with a view towards analyzing the role of the journalist in French society. (Text is in French.) (AM)

The concept of journalistic norms and recent French experience with this are reviewed. It is concluded that the press might be a reasonable arbiter between conservative institutional norms and recent rapid change in the French language. (MSE)

Outlines a classroom approach to studying the French national print media that focuses on the innovative style of headlines used on the front page of "Liberation," a French daily newspaper of growing current interest. (MSE)

Techniques for more effective use of foreign language periodicals intended for second language instruction are outlined from the point of view of those who prepare those publications. (MSE)

It is proposed that the French press reflects and characterizes the variety of cultures of France and that sociological study can benefit from close examination of newspaper journalism. Two themes for study are proposed: current preoccupation with security, and the French portrayal of foreigners. (MSE)

A classroom project designed to increase student comprehension of the rhythms of French journalistic language through familiarization with a weekly magazine is described. Examples of magazine articles dealing with foreign affairs, politics, and television program schedules with teacher-developed comprehension questions are included. (MSE)

Several techniques for using the press as a source for foreign language instructional materials are outlined, with the objectives of helping students (1) recognize the various publications, (2) be able to come to conclusions about the cultural and economic content, and (3) know how to choose the appropriate publication for each informational…