A French-language text for intermediate-level students that combines oral and aural proficiency skills with writing, literary interpretation, and cultural analysis This innovative French-language textbook employs a holistic approach that integrates listening, reading, writing, and conversation--placing communication at the heart of the learning experience. It provides intermediate-level students with the interpretive tools necessary for literary and cultural studies through interactions with a variety of products, including short stories, poems, essays, images, and podcasts, treating language proficiency not solely as the mastery of discrete skills, but as the ability to express oneself fully in a variety of cultural contexts.