DAVVERO is a program aimed at North American college and university students learning Italian at the introductory and intermediate levels. Teaching and learning Italian with DAVVERO is a truly exciting cultural and personal experience.

The Annotated Instructor’s Edition of DAVVERO contains an abundance of annotations to complement various teaching styles, save time in class preparation and course management, and provide additional ideas on how to extend some activities.

DAVVERO is a student-centered program that offers a methodological approach anchored in action. The action-oriented approach is apparent in micro-tasks throughout the lesson cycle, which prepare learners for the final projects at the end of each chapter. As students complete task-based activities that are personally relevant, they will feel encouraged to take an active role in their own learning. Teaching and learning Italian with DAVVERO is a truly exciting cultural and personal experience.

The DÉFI 1: Workbook is a colorful book, built in parallel with the DÉFI 1: Textbook and its themes, which allows students to review and deepen their knowledge.

The workbook includes:

• Exercises that reinforce and deepen the language skills of the learner through systematic work on vocabulary and grammar.
• A page of phonetic activities to put into practice the concepts discussed in the phonetic lessons of the corresponding textbook.
• A self-assessment to evaluate language and cultural skills
• Activities that prompt learners to reflect on the cultures of Francophone societies.
• Preparation for the DELF A1 with advice and explanations to better understand the exam and training activities for each of the challenges.

DÉFI is an original, motivating, and very easy-to-use French textbook series. Anchored in the action-oriented approach, it awakens the curiosity of learners by placing culture as a fundamental element of language learning. It is aimed at adolescents or CECRL A1-level adults.

This series offers:

• An easily adaptable structure of 8 units per level, each divided into two thematic folders. Each folder contains: 1 discovery double-page, 2 double-pages with interesting documents accompanied by grammatical, vocabulary, and cultural activities, as well as a final challenge.
• Realistic and useful documents that facilitate language acquisition for the learner: multicultural elements, social data, etc.
• Varied reading strategies to facilitate the understanding of documents and develop the autonomy of each learner.
• A primary focus on intercultural exchange: the learner reacts and interacts based on his or her experience and identity.
• An inductive and progressive study of grammar.
• Vocabulary study throughout the series and reinforced by a dedicated page at the end of the unit.
• Accompanying audio and video clips. 

The DÉFI 2: Workbook is a colorful book, built in parallel with the DÉFI 2: Textbook and its themes, which allows students to review and deepen their knowledge.

The workbook includes:

• Exercises that reinforce and deepen the language skills of the learner through systematic work on vocabulary and grammar.
• A page of phonetic activities to put into practice the concepts discussed in the phonetic lessons of the corresponding textbook.
• A self-assessment to evaluate language and cultural skills
• Activities that prompt learners to reflect on the cultures of Francophone societies.
• Preparation for the DELF A1 with advice and explanations to better understand the exam and training activities for each of the challenges.

The DÉFI 3: Instructor's Manual is an indispensable tool for teachers whose students use the DÉFI 3 textbook.

• It offers many ways to make use of the activities of the student’s textbook.
• It provides suggestions and calendars to organize the course sequence.
• It allows the teacher to save considerable time preparing the course.
• It provides practical ideas for in-class activities.
• It contains workbook keys.
• It includes transcripts of audio tracks and videos.

The DÉFI 3: Workbook is a colorful book, built in parallel with the DÉFI 3: Textbook and its themes, which allows students to review and deepen their knowledge.

The workbook includes:

• Exercises that reinforce and deepen the language skills of the learner through systematic work on vocabulary and grammar.
• A page of phonetic activities to put into practice the concepts discussed in the phonetic lessons of the corresponding textbook.
• A self-assessment to evaluate language and cultural skills
• Activities that prompt learners to reflect on the cultures of Francophone societies.
• Preparation for the DELF A1 with advice and explanations to better understand the exam and training activities for each of the challenges.

The DÉFI 4: Instructor's Manual is an indispensable tool for teachers whose students use the DÉFI 4 textbook.

• It offers many ways to make use of the activities of the student’s textbook.
• It provides suggestions and calendars to organize the course sequence.
• It allows the teacher to save considerable time preparing the course.
• It provides practical ideas for in-class activities.
• It contains workbook keys.
• It includes transcripts of audio tracks and videos.

DÉFI is an original, motivating, and very easy-to-use French textbook series. Anchored in the action-oriented approach, it awakens the curiosity of learners by placing culture as a fundamental element of language learning. It is aimed at adolescents or CECRL A1-level adults.

This series offers:

• An easily adaptable structure of 8 units per level, each divided into two thematic folders. Each folder contains: 1 discovery double-page, 2 double-pages with interesting documents accompanied by grammatical, vocabulary, and cultural activities, as well as a final challenge.
• Realistic and useful documents that facilitate language acquisition for the learner: multicultural elements, social data, etc.
• Varied reading strategies to facilitate the understanding of documents and develop the autonomy of each learner.
• A primary focus on intercultural exchange: the learner reacts and interacts based on his or her experience and identity.
• An inductive and progressive study of grammar.
• Vocabulary study throughout the series and reinforced by a dedicated page at the end of the unit.
• Accompanying audio and video clips. 

The DÉFI 4: Workbook is a colorful book, built in parallel with the DÉFI 4: Textbook and its themes, which allows students to review and deepen their knowledge.

The workbook includes:

• Exercises that reinforce and deepen the language skills of the learner through systematic work on vocabulary and grammar.
• A page of phonetic activities to put into practice the concepts discussed in the phonetic lessons of the corresponding textbook.
• A self-assessment to evaluate language and cultural skills
• Activities that prompt learners to reflect on the cultures of Francophone societies.
• Preparation for the DELF B2 with advice and explanations to better understand the exam and training activities for each of the challenges.