Chez Nous: Branche Sur Le Monde Francophone

Chez Nous is a college edition, so it goes into greater depth. By page 7 it already starts to get into grammar. The appendix doesn't really contain much in the way of grammar, so you will have to flip back through the book to find what you're looking for. Also, the chapters are broken up into lessons which I am also not very fond of, but content wise, it does go into much greater depth than a high school book. Grammar is also talked about every couple of pages. The back cover of mine also includes the ISBNs of resources that can accompany the book. This includes audio activity manual and answer keys. So, if you look for them, this text has quite a few other resources to help you with the language.

This year, I purchased this book for a french class, and was promptly instructed to purchase the fourth instead. I could not return the third, so I bought the fourth as well- only to find that they were 99.9% exactly the same. I ended up returning the fourth edition and using this one, since a) it was much cheaper and b) it had all the same information. Of course, it was a couple pages off here and there because of "new diagrams" (cartoons), but definitely served me well. A good edition in my opinion- and definitely worth investing in over the fourth.

Book came in a timely manner and in perfect condition. book has vivid pictures and explanations for basic french. recommended for any french 101 student

This book is the best I have ever had for a language course. It has great summaries and vocab lists at the end of each chapter for easy reference. the questions are good, each set has a sample question and answer so that you can understand what to do.

This earlier edition is still, I would say, one of the most useful texts available in this area.