Required Materials

Required materials

Plan to purchase by the first day of class.

Connect (online materials for Vis-à-Vis 8th edition, which include an online textbook (E-Book) and required online activities). Buy access to Connect on our Blackboard site for the cheapest price.  See below for prices and how to buy through our Blackboard site.


Google Workspace @ UIC.   Free to set up and then use with your UIC email address. Click here to learn how to set up Google Workspace. 


Optional materials

A hard-copy edition of Vis-à-Vis *8th edition.  This is not required; there is a free online version on Connect.  *Make sure to get the 8th edition.

*Plan to have class materials by the first day of class because there is homework in the first week!


🆓TWO-WEEK FREE TRIAL ACCESS OF CONNECT🆓

Purchasing Options:

*If you are having financial issues, please talk to your LAS advisor immediately:  they may be able to help.*


Option #1: Buy online through Blackboard and Connect = BEST VALUE

--Follow these instructions to purchase. 

--The online purchase includes access to the E-book.*

--2-year or 1-semester options available.**

--Two-week free trial access available. 


Option #2: At the UIC Bookstore = MORE EXPENSIVE

--A package including all required materials (textbook and online access code for Connect/ McGraw Hill online materials) is available at UIC Bookstore. 

--This includes 2-year access  to Connect/McGraw Hill with a loose leaf book. 

--No discounts available through the UIC Bookstore. 

*Want a hard copy? You can get the loose-leaf text at a discount with purchase of Connect (see option #1).

**For 102, 2-year is the cheapest per-semester option =$47 per semester for 102 & 103. The 104 materials are free.  

--1-semester access through Blackboard: $60.25  

--2-year access through Blackboard: $94.00

Computer requirements:

Optional Study Aid:

 English Grammar for Students of French (Jacqueline Morton): ISBN 0934034427