The primary goal of Invitation au monde francophone is to help students acquire proficiency in communicating within culturally significant contexts in French. "Communication" refers not only to the ability to express ideas orally or in writing but also the capacity to comprehend linguistic and cultural meaning while reading or listening to French. To achieve these communication aims, Invitation au monde francophone includes the latest in technology and instructional materials: a text-specific Invitation au monde francophone Multimedia CD-ROM, a text-specific Invitation au monde Francophone World Wide Web Site, 50 text-specific Overhead Transparencies, the text-specific Invitation au monde francophone video program and the Invitation au monde francophone Teaching Assistant/Adjunct/Instructor Tool Box.