Here are some of the exciting new features you will find in the sixth edition of Rendez-vous:

• An expanded, two-page chapter-opener now includes a new functional video feature, Au début. The video program provides students with functional, everyday language to improve listening comprehension and speaking skills. This video feature consists of an ongoing story line that provides brief functional vignettes (e.g., asking for directions, making hotel reservations). A brief introduction to the video segment, a presentation of new vocabulary introduced during the video, and a post-viewing comprehension exercise are included in this activity. Also featured on the chapter-opening spread are brief references to the additional vocabulary, grammar, and culture activities that are available to students on the new Rendez-vous website.
• Changes in the Rencontres section include the addition of a Web activity, Cliquez ici! This feature encourages students to use the Internet to expand their understanding of French and Francophone cultures through a series of questions that introduce a variety of current topics and everyday themes. Situations, the video feature from the fifth edition of Rendez-vous, has been moved to the Workbook.
• A new text-specific website is available and contains a variety of resources for both instructors and students. The website provides links to other culturally authentic sites and offers additional activities to practice each chapter’s themes, grammar, and functional uses. Also included on the website are chapter-specific comparative cultural questionnaires which encourage students to research cultural topics found in the Réalités francophones feature.
• Updated information in the two-page culture section, Fenêtre sur… appears after every third chapter. Contained in this section are portraits of famous French-speakers, regional language features, brief readings on topics dealing with the diverse Francophone cultures and civilizations, and much more.
• About one-third of the readings have been revised to include new topics such as studying abroad and Francophone immigrants in the United States. Corresponding pre-reading sections and activities have also been revised.