French in Action (1987)
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 1 season, 52 episodes
- Rated
- TV-G
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A French language course built around a television series. The show uses romantic comedy sketches to teach grammar and vocabulary.
educationalcheerfulromanticinstructionalwhimsicalgentlelightheartedretro
What happens
French in Action is a French language course, developed by Professor Pierre Capretz of Yale University. The course includes workbooks, textbooks, and a 52-episode television series. The television series — the best-known aspect of the course — was produced in 1987 by WGBH, Yale University, and Wellesley College, and funded by Annenberg/CPB, and since then, has been aired frequently on PBS in the United States, developing a cult following for its romantic comedy segments interspersed among grammar and vocabulary lessons. In 2010, Yale University hosted a 25th anniversary reunion in celebration of the programme's success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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