I find the book easy to follow. Building communicative competence with Vis-à-vis One of the major challenges of the introductory language course is to give each student ample exposure to the Building cultural competence with Vis-à-vis The program’s meaningful and extensive exploration of the rich culture of France and the Francophone world is fully supported throughout the program. Its overall aim is to promote a balanced four-skills approach to learning French Vis-à-vis engages students with it