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The course includes workbooks , textbooks , and a 52-episode television series. The television series-the best-known aspect of the course-was produced in 1987 by WGBH , Yale University , and Wellesley College , and funded by Annenberg/CPB , and since then , has frequently aired on PBS in the United States , developing a cult following[1] for its romantic comedy segments interspersed with grammar and vocabulary classes. In 2010 , Yale University hosted a 25th anniversary meeting to celebrate the success of the program. [2] Origins During World War II , Yale's emeritus professor of Romance languages , Jean Boorsch , had produced an approach to the oral component French for the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) and the Navy V-12s (V-12 Navy College Training Program) , using a diving technique that he published in 1944 as méthode orale de Français ,[4] notable for his accuracy. He had two main characters , Mireille and Robert. Between 1960 and 1961 , Prof. Capretz retained these names in homage to the Method Boorsch in each of his versions before reaching the current FIA. He had the opportunity to progressively develop the characters themselves during this evolution. Cast Pierre J. Capretz-Narrator Valérie Allain-Mireille Charles Mayer-Robert Virginie ContesseMarie-Laure Julie Arnold-Cécile Patrice Bache lot-Jean-Luc Franck de la Personne-Hubert Jean-Claude Cotillard-Mime/ Homme en Noir Riton Lie b man-Jean-Pierre Bourdon Mohamed Camara-Ousmane Format Main article: List of French episodes in action Every episode lasts half an hour. The first episodes have four main elements: a session in the classroom , with Prof. an extract from an ongoing story , shot specifically for the series , and framed as a narrative that Prof . The story focuses on American student Robert Taylor (Charles Mayer) and his love interest French Belleau (Valérie Allain) . clips of French films and TELEVISION programs illustrating the new words of the lesson vocabulary. a short Guignol-style puppet show that summarizes some elements of the episode's history. (Shot at the Théâtre Vrai Guignolet in Champs-Élysées) [6] In later episodes , the class section is omitted and the episode begins with the excerpt of the ongoing story. The series uses context and repetition , rather than translation , to teach the meanings of words. With the exception of a brief Introduction in English at the beginning of each episode , the series is conducted entirely in French. TV and film clips Some of the sources for TV French and film clips[7] television programs Merci Sylvestre Papa Poule Marie Pervenche Allo Beatrice Tout comme un homme Hélas Alice est lasse Le tueur est parmi nous Paris-Saint-Lazare L'héritage Films Le Maestro Le Cœur dans les nuages Le locataire d'en haut Connaissez-vous Maronne? La boucle d'oreille L'ennemi public Folie douce Une dernière fois Catherine Taxi noia Le passé à venir (Thierry Martenet) La France rêvée Visite au château (Jacques Deschamps) Ballades (Catherine Corsini) Voyage à Deauville (Jacques Duron) Controversy In 1990 , three Yale University students filed a complaint claiming that the university's introductory French course was sexist in their use of the television series French in Action. 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