Jonathan Tyrens (Editor of Francophonie) The Académie Française, protector of the French language since the 17th century, has elected the British poet Michael Edwards to the seat formerly occupied by Jean Dutourd. The Immortels of the Académie hold an influential...
Mandy Wight, Reviews Editor Our reviews section for this issue provides an eclectic mixture of publications of interest to teachers of German. Only Sicher, aimed at teaching students at CEFR B1+ level, can be described as a course book: its up-to-date topics,...
The following titles are reviewed in issue 47 of Francophonie, spring 2013. Bien-Dire, Magazine bimestrial avec CD audio. Reviewed by Dianne Place Stephen Glover and Nathalie Kaddouri, Alevelfrench.com. Reviewed by Dianne Place The rest of this post can only be...
Dianne Place, Reviews Editor Editor’s Note Both reviews below were contributed by Dianne herself. This issue of Francophonie will be the last in which the Reviews section is edited by Dianne. She has acted as Reviews Editor since 1999, one of the longest periods of...
The following titles are reviewed in issue 47 of Vida Hispánica, spring 2013. Isabel Alonso de Sudea, María Isabel Isern Vivancos and Abigail Hardwick, Zoom español 1. Reviewed by Kate Norman Neus Sans Baulenas, Enersto Martín Peris and Agustín Garmendia, Bitácora...