Required Materials

Required materials

1. Vis-à-Vis 8th edition through Connect (eBook)

Plan to purchase by the first day of class as there is homework in the first week!

a. Connect is the online site that contains an E-Book copy of the textbook Vis-à-Vis (8th ed.) in addition to the online homework.

b. Buy access to Connect on our Blackboard site for the cheapest price.  See below for prices and how to buy through our Blackboard site.

NOTE: While students can purchase a hard copy of the text, they are not required and are optional. Additionally, hard-copy texts DO NOT provide access to Connect, which would still have to be purchased independently. Remember, Connect is required!

a. Free to set up and then use with your UIC email address. 


🆓  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.

Required text: Vis-à-Vis *8th edition

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

NOTE: If you are planning to take French 101 and 102, the cheapest is to get the one-year access.103 and 104 course materials are free.


Option #2: At the UIC Bookstore = MORE EXPENSIVE

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

How to Register a Connect Account

[How to] Student Registration for Connect

Computer requirements:

Optional Study Aid:

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