Points de départ is a complete, versatile program for introductory college and university French courses. It has been conceived for use in accelerated, intensive, and review programs; in hybrid courses incorporating distance learning; and in courses with limited contact time, i.e., three or fewer hours per week over an academic year. Developed by the authors of the extremely successful Chez nous French program, Points de départ incorporates many of the innovative features of that text while maintaining a focus on the essential content of an introductory course.

This package includes 24 month access to MyFrenchLab to accompany Points de départ .  MyFrenchLab includes access to the online Student Activities Manual, English grammar readiness checks, animated French and English grammar tutorials, all the audio and video to accompany the program, plus a partial online e-text.