The Self-Access Centre - French - External Language Resources
BBC Languages | |
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| Cool French | - A guide to young people*s spoken French |
| Crosswords | - Intermediate level crosswords to help you improve and practice your vocabulary |
| Déjà Vu | - A biligual love affair |
| Déjà Vu - the dialogue | - Listen or download the radio drama Déjà Vu |
| French Essential Phrases | - Basic phrases, accommodation, food and drinks and other useful simple phrases |
| French Steps for Beginners | - A practical course for beginners |
| Ma France | - 24 interactive videos to improve your basic French |
| Reportages | - An intermediate audio magazine with topical reports plus other materials to help you keep your French up to date |
| Talk French | - A video introduction to French |
Canadian | |
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| Acadie | - News |
| L*Outre Mer | - Overseas France |
| Quebec Government | - Government of the province of Quebec |
| Quebec*s French Language Office | - Québec government’s French language office website includes index of French computer terms |
| Quebecois | - Phrases, anglicism, pronunciation and more! |
| Stats Canada | - Animated graph showing the tendancies related to the structure of the family in Canada from 1931 to 2001. |
Culture | |
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| La Francophonie | - Official site of the International Organisation of la Francophonie |
Dictionaries | |
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| Bab.la | - Bab.la language portal offers you dictionary translations, language quizzes & games, vocabulary lessons for learning and much more. bab.la is interactive: You can enter your own translation, create your own language test or your own vocabulary flashcards |
| Dict.cc | - English-French online dictionary |
| Word Reference | - A very useful online dictionary |
Learning | |
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| Chansons françaises | - Chansons françaises is the integrated music component of Français interactif. It features a French or Francophone song, related to each chapter*s cultural or pedagogical focus, presented via audio or video. Accompanying pdfs provide additional information |
| Civilisation française | - Online pedagogical activities enhanced by pictures, mp3 files, and videos on topics about French Culture and Civilization. Created by Marie Ponterio, SUNY Cortland |
| Français interactif | - Beginners French language programme based on videos. Over 320 videos, vocabulary and phonetics audio, online grammar reference with self-correcting exercises and audio dialogues, verb conjugation and practice tools, internet writing activities and a textb |
| GLOSS | - Global Language Online Support System is a database of interactive language lessons from the Defense Language Institute. Lessons contain authentic audio and video texts, activities, glossaries, and links for further information on the topics. |
| Idioms | - A series of French idioms with illustrations and explanations |
| Les Conversations Mises à Jour | - A collection of authentic conversations in French that targets mostly intermediate and advanced learners. Each conversation highlights the experience of two French speakers and provides both an oral history of that experience and a trove of cultural refer |
| Lexique | - Basic vocabulary and practice exercises on numbers, the family, parts of the body and other topics for beginning learners of French. |
| Lyre entre les lignes | - Interactive examinations of French poetry from the Renaissance with audio files and commentary from University of Texas |
| Tex French Grammar | - An online grammar of French that combines authoritative grammar explanations, self-correcting exercises and online audio with dialogues and cartoon images. |
Listening | |
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| Canal Academie | - Source of listening /reading material in French |
| RFI Listening Exercises | - Radio France International offers over 50 audio activity modules focused on current events and culture. The website contains many other resources for learners of French, including slow broadcasts of French news and more. |
| Tongue Twisters | - A collection of Tongue twisters with audio |
Magazines | |
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| Elle | - Monthly women magazine |
| Le Nouvel Observateur | - Left-wing weekly magazine on current affairs and culture |
| Le Point | - Left/centre weekly magazine on current affairs and culture |
| L’Express | - Centre/right weekly magazine on current affairs and culture |
| Paris Match | - Celebrity news magazine |
| Premiere France | - A French version of the film and cinema magazine, this site provides a valuable way of introducing students to contemporary and colloquial French. |
| Utile | - This website offers information, ideas and advice over various topics from education to careers advice. |
Newspapers | |
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| Courrier international | - Daily press review of Francophone news |
| La Tribune de Genève | - Swiss newspaper from Geneva in French; daily |
| Le Figaro | - Centre/right national daily newspaper (quotidien français en ligne reprenant *actualité française et mondiale avec des rubriques spécifiques pour l*économie et l*art de vivre) |
| Le Monde | - Left-centre national daily (quotidien d*information francophone) |
| Le Monde Diplomatique | - Monthly national (le mensuel de réflexion propose des archives, des dossiers, des cartes, ses anciens numéros sur cédérom et des livres) |
| Le Parisien | - Regional daily (quotidien régional (Ile-de-France) : faits divers, sports, actualités diverses, etc.) |
| Le Soir | - Belgian newspaper in French |
| Libération | - Left-wing national daily (quotidien français en ligne, dépêches, dossiers, cahiers du cinéma et forums) |
| L’Equipe | - National daily sport (retrouvez tout le sport en direct sur le site de L*EQUIPE ) |
| Sud-Ouest | - Saily regional paper (edition électronique du journal. Les faits sont sacrés, les commentaires sont libres) |
| Var-Matin | - Daily regional paper (Provence region) |
Radio Stations | |
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| Branches Vous Matin | |
| Branchez Vous | |
| Franco Canada | |
| Globe Gate | - Radio enfant - matin internet magazine includes real audio |
| Radio Canada | |
| Radio France | - For French Culture |
| Radio Nova | - Its playlist is characterized by non-mainstream or underground artists of various music genres, such as electro, new wave, reggae, jazz, hip hop and world music. |
| RFI | |
| RTBF | |
Search Engines | |
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| AltaVista in French | |
| Google in French | |
| MSN in French | |
| Yahoo in French | |
TV channels | |
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| Arte | - Le site d*ARTE, la chaîne de télévision culturelle, européenne et franco-allemande) |
| Canal Plus | - Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984 |
| France 2 | - Retrouvez les sites, les vidéos et les forums des émissions, les jts en vidéo, l’actualité française |
| France 3 | - (regional tv) |
| France 4 | - is a French public television network featuring the arts, including music. It is part of the France Télévisions group. |
| France 5 | - Anciennement la Cinquième, la chaîne de la connaissance et de la découverte vous propose ses émissions consacrées à l*éducation, l*emploi et la formation, ... |
| M6 | - Official site which includes background and toll information. |
| TF1 | - is a private French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1s 35% average market share mainly house-wives... |
| TV5 | - Le site de TV5 chaîne internationale de télévision francophone: Les émissions, les programmes, l*information en continu, la météo, la musique, ... |
| Weather | - French television weather channel. |
Visiting France | |
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| Culture | - culture in France |
| Defense | - French national defense |
| Diplomacy | - French foreign policy |
| Elysee | - Palais de l’Elysée |
| Environment | - Environment |
| France Guide | - France and the regions |
| Globe Gate | - Webcam views of French cities/regions |
| Industry | - industry in France |
| Montpellier | - Montpellier |
| Paris | - Paris |
| Premier Ministre | - Prime Minister’s website |
| Saint-Denis | - Saint-Denis |
| SNCF | - French train system |
| Sport | - Sport in France |
| Telecom | - Telecommunications in France |
| Turism | - tourism in France |
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