French In Action- A Beginning Course In | Language And Culture Patched

To achieve this, Capretz built a narrative. The series is not a dry lecture series; it is a spiraling, romantic comedy of errors filmed on location in France.

Unlike modern textbook dialogues featuring "John asks where the library is," French In Action tells the story of a love affair between , a young Parisian lawyer, and Robert , an American architecture student. The plot thickens with the scheming Hubert (the rich rival), the mischievous Marie-Blanche , and the wise conducteur of the Navette (shuttle bus). French In Action- A Beginning Course In Language And Culture

This is not neutered, textbook French. You watch Mireille buy a baguette at a real boulangerie . You see the chaos of the Métro in rush hour. You learn how French people argue at a café or flirt at the Sorbonne . The "culture" half of the title is vital: you learn la bise (the cheek kiss), the French concept of laïcité (secularism), and the layout of the Cité Universitaire . To achieve this, Capretz built a narrative