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The Rhythm of French

The Rhythm of French is a multimedia software program that teaches accent-free French pronunciation to English speakers. The computer-assisted language learning course helps correct pronunciation errors typically made by English speakers in ways that are easy for students and effortless for teachers.

Level: Beginner-Advanced

Age: 10-Adult

The Rhythm of French:
Volume One. (First Set of Five Lessons)

• • 1 Onze petits éléphants: The Rhythm of French
    A. English vs. French rhythm
    B. Rhythmic groups
    C. Syllable division and rhythm practice2. Mulhouse: The high vowels
    A. How to pronounce the high vowels
    B. Special pronunciation cases
    C. The high vowels in larger contexts3. Ferté: The mid front unrounded vowels
    A. How to pronounce these vowels
    B. Special pronunciation problems
    C. A further look

    4. Voulez-vous du café? Intonation
    A. Intonation – The basic contours
    B. Real-life intonation
    C. Intonation and emphasis

    5. Paris: The consonant ‘R’
    A. The basic articulation
    B. Special contexts
    C. Spelling – Sentences

Volume 1 Lessons/Units

Volume Two (Second Set of Five Lessons)

Volume 2 Lessons/Units6. Bordeaux: The vowel ‘O’
A. Basic pronunciation
B. Special pronunciation problems
C. A further look at spelling/pronunciation

7. La Rochelle: The consonant ‘L’
A. Basic Articulation
B. Special Contexts
C. Spelling – Sentences

8. Carpentras: The stop consonants
A. Consonants at beginning of words
B. Consonants within and at end words
C. A further look at stop consonants

9. Harfleur: The vowels ‘O’ and ‘U’
A. Basic pronunciation
B. Special pronunciation problems
C. A further look

10. Barsac: The vowel ‘A’
A. Basic pronunciation
B. Spelling – Pronunciation
C. Short sentences

Volume Three (Third Set of Five Lessons)

Volume 3 Lessons/Units11.Mont Saint Aignan: The nasal vowels
A. Basic pronunciation
B. Spelling – Pronunciation
C. Larger contexts

12. Mes amis américains: Liaison
A. Main cases of liaison
B. Special cases
C. Sentences

13. Marseille: The semi-vowels
A. Basic pronunciation
B. More pronunciation
C. Sentences

14. Place de la Madeleine: Unstable e
A. Basic rules
B. A closer look at unstable e
C. Sentences

15. Rivière-du-Moulin: Dialectal variations
A. Northern and Southern France
B. European and Canadian French
C. Sentences

Technical Data & Pricing

For IBM PCs with Windows ’95+, and Windows NT

For Apple Macintosh computers running Softwindows 5.0

Distributed on CD-ROM.

Requires sound card and microphone for recording & playback.

Network ready.

Prices:

Price forAll Three Volumesof The Rhythm of French(complete course)	$125.00 CDN+ Shipping/Handling
or Price Per any Individual Volumeof The Rhythm of French(partial course)	$61.00CDN + Shipping/Handling

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