Summary: Alternates animated sequences of a panda bear named Little Pim with live action sequences of children enjoying everyday activities to teach babies, toddlers, and preschoolers over 60 mealtime-related French vocabulary words. Includes vocabulary reviews and a repeat play option.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Pim Corp. 2007
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: DVD JUV FRENCH LITSummary: Teaches French vocabulary to babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Features an animated panda bear named Little Pim, and is presented in the French language while showing children enjoying everyday activities. Follow Little Pim and pals as they wake up to a new day and go to sleep after a busy day, while teaching more than 60 words for morning and evening routines.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Pim Corp. 2007
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: DVD JUV FRENCH LITSummary: Little Pim the panda teaches basic French vocabulary pertaining to playtime to young viewers. Alternates animated sequences of Little Pim with live action sequences of children enjoying everyday activities to teach babies, toddlers, and preschoolers over 60 French vocabulary words. Includes vocabulary reviews and a repeat play option.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Pim 2009
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: DVD JUV FRENCH LITSummary: Many people from all over the world call France their home. In this program, immigrants talk about where they are originally from, how long they have lived in France, what they like and dislike about life there, and what they miss most from their birth countries. In addition, the video spotlights North Africa through a segment on the importance of couscous in Parisian North African cuisine and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: In the world of small talk, sports and weather rule. This program covers how to discuss them both through interviews with a meteorologist who travels with the Tour de France and mountain rescue police personnel who risk their lives to save climbers who have gotten into trouble. The video also features everyday people who tell what sports they enjoy and why they like to engage in them.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: The French spend about two hours a day at the dining table - almost six years of their lives! This program shows viewers how to make a reservation at a restaurant as well as how to order a quick lunch and a complete dinner. The video also travels to Strasbourg for “La Journée du Goût” - a day when chefs visit schools to educate children’s palates - and a visit to a family-run wine pub known as...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: This program shows viewers how to talk about buying food, from baked goods, to vegetables, to cooked meats. In addition, viewers are introduced to the research center director at a major frozen foods company and to chocolate connoisseurs at the highly exclusive Club des Croqueurs de Chocolat, whose 150 members have assembled for their annual dinner.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: In this program, everyday people talk about things common to taking a trip: destinations, directions, and - sacre bleu! - getting the car repaired. In addition, the video profiles an octogenarian taking her maiden voyage in a hot air balloon and a group of students traveling the Canal du Midi via houseboat as they study the architecture and history of the region.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: In this program, everyday people talk about things they like to do on vacation, such as windsurfing, wine-tasting, and - naturellement! - buying souvenirs! The video then moves off the beaten path to the Aiguilles Rouges nature reserve in the Préalpes Françaises, where visitors can learn firsthand about the region’s animals and plants, and to the “Eldorado of the Pyrenees” to pan for gold on...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: When traveling, finding one's way around is a big part of the adventure. This program demonstrates how to ask for and give directions when touring in urban and rural settings and how to say where one lives and works. Architectural landmarks such as Le Corbusier's Cite Radieuse, in Marseille, and the magnificent mansions lining the Cours Mirabeau, in Aix-en-Provence, are featured.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Filmed in some surprising locales—Madagascar and Mauritius, Cambodia and Japan, and Louisiana as well—this program looks at how French has been adopted and adapted in many corners of the world where it is not the official language. For these Francophones, speaking la belle langue française is a matter of tradition…and an affair of the heart.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program covers how to talk about ways of staying healthy, how to ask a pharmacist for advice when one is ill, and how to make a dental appointment. In addition, the video spotlights Bagnères-de-Luchon, a spa town in the Pyrenees known since Roman times for its beneficial waters, and Médecins Sans Frontières, the humanitarian aid organization recognized in the U.S. as Doctors Without Borders.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: Like the Eiffel Tower, the French consider their mother tongue a historical monument - and the languages beyond France’s borders indispensable tools. This program spotlights the Dicos d’Or “Golden Dictionaries” national dictation contest while profiling an Alsatian electrician who goes to work each day in Germany. The video also features everyday people who talk about languages besides French...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: Reading, taking a walk, going to the movies, watching TV, playing sports - this program shows viewers how to talk about what they like to do in their spare time. And because floral gardening is of such great interest to the French, the video follows the fortunes of Autretot, a pastoral village northwest of Rouen, in its efforts to win the designation of “Quatre-Fleurs Ville Fleurie” from the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: This program shows viewers how to talk in detail about one’s work and how to set up a business meeting. The video also profiles a fruit producer who runs a farm near Reims that has been in existence since 1540 and a volunteer with Les Restos du Cœur, a charitable organization that distributes food packages and hot meals to people in financial distress.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: From the edgy architecture of the Grande Arche de la Défense to the priceless paintings that line the walls of the Musée d’Orsay, France spends a significant part of its national budget on culture. This program shows viewers how to voice an opinion - positive or negative - on French architecture, ask for information at a museum, and speak analytically about works by the great masters. Also, a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: The history of Parisian culture is one long love story. In this program, everyday people describe their significant other’s physical characteristics and personality, set up a date, and express their opinions while clothes-shopping. In addition, controversial fashion designer Chantal Thomass, who made a name for herself creating super-sexy lingerie, is profiled, along with the master perfumer,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: For children learning their mother tongue, class is always in session. Drawing on the knowledge of linguist Marc Wimet, the Sorbonne's Jean Pierre Goudailler, and Benedicte de Boysson-Bardies, author of How Language Comes to Children, this program looks at the process of language acquisition at home, at school, and among peers in both city and suburban settings. Standard French and slang are...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In France, traveling by public transportation is a popular way to see the sights. This program introduces questions and answers related to buying train and boat tickets and arranging for lodgings. Settings include a harbor near the famous Chateau d'If, a train terminal, a hotel, a bed-and-breakfast, and a variety of other interesting locations.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program covers how to greet friends, introduce oneself to strangers, talk about where one comes from, and tell what one does for a living. Settings include an exhibition of rare books, a yacht race, an opera festival, a youth orchestra performance, and numerous other locales. "Bienvenue en France!
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program spotlights the language of leisure. Topics of discussion include favorite athletic activities, such as hiking and the immensely popular petanque; landscape painting around Mount St. Victoire, immortalized by Cezanne; recreational shopping; and nightlife in Marseille, where outdoor restaurants and discotheques are always in vogue.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Composed of mini-chapters-one for each letter of the alphabet, plus the @ of e-mail-this program cleverly reinforces knowledge of French language and culture through a wide variety of topics, ranging from Accents, Babillage, and Crise.to Langues Regionales, Mots d'Ailleurs, and Nombres.to XXL, Yen/Dollar/Euro, Ziboulateur, and @ Demain. Commentary by well-known linguists and grammarians...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: From medieval Gaul to the Age of the Internet, the French language has kept in step with history, changing and growing with the times yet never losing its unique character. This program stops at various points along the timeline to spotlight important chapters in the story of the evolution of a vibrant linguistic melange in locales as diverse as Europe, North America, and Africa. Many maps,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This language-instruction program uses the concept of community, people united by choice or by necessity, as a point of entry into French conversation. Monks at a Trappist monastery and soldiers undergoing basic training are spotlighted, along with nine young professionals who call a single Paris apartment home. Also featured are interactions between people in need and members of Emmaus Angers...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006