french links for the curious mind

learning

News in Slow French

Slow down and take the time to listen and read in French with News In Slow French. Learning materials for all

culture

Archéologie.culture.fr

France has a great wealth of iconic archaeological sites. From prehistory to the early modern period.  The french were pioneers in

culture

Napoleon.org

If you are interested in General and Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, this website governs them all. Art, history, book reviews and the

culture

blablagues.net

Surely, it’s better to laugh than cry. Jokes and humour are an excellent way to learn french. BlaBlagues.net is a website

grammar

C’est facile!

French learners quickly realize that it is necessary for one to understand and use verb congugations correctly in order to communicate

learning

Bonjour de France

Learn french online with Bonjour de France.  This website offers content and tests for students preparing for CECRL levels A1 to

grammar

verb2verbe

If you want a simple way to practice french verb conjugation you may want to try verb2verbe.  This minimalist application provides

dictionaries

Linguee

Linguee is an online dictionary with translated sentence pairs derived from quality bilingual or  multi-language web sites.   Users search for a

art

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

The MMFA is situated in the heart of downtown Montréal. The museum’s exhibits include the fine arts, music, film, fashion and

culture

Festival Fantasia

FanTasia is the largest genre film festival in North America. Founded in 1996, FanTasia presents around 100 feature films from around

destinations

Bonjour Quebec

The official tourist site of the province of Quebec. La Belle Province offers a mélange of European, indigenous and north American

culture

Archives de Montréal

The Montréal archives document the history of the City of Montréal, the heart of French-speaking North America from the 16th century

destinations

Destination Canada

Destination Canada is a crown corporation created by the Government of Canada to promote tourism. Canada is the second largest country

dictionaries

PONS Online Dictionary

PONS is a well regarded online dictionary and translator. Well presented comprehensive single word and short-phrase translations with audio. Grammar tips

culture

Fondation Napoléon

The official website of the foundation Napoléon. Everything Napoléon can be found on this site from original historical documents at Napoleonica.org

learning

innerFrench

innerFrench is an excellent method to learn French for intermediate level students. The course material, podcasts and videos are of high

culture

Cannes Film Festival

The French are among the most avid cinephiles in the world. France has a flourishing movie industry that produces almost 300

grammar

Tex’s French Grammar

Tex’s French Grammer was created for students of the french language at the University of Texas.  This website offers a wide

destinations

Visit Wallonia

Wallonia is a semi-autonomous french-speaking region of Belgium.  Wallonia’s forests were originally settled by the Celts who were eventually conquered Julius

culture

Hominidés.Com

The evolution and history of prehistoric man fascinates us. The rich prehistory of France covers the Palaeolithic, the Neolithic through to

culture

herodote.net

Herodote.net has named itself after the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. This name fits like a glove for a website focused on

media

Eurosport

Eurosport is a television channel broadcast throughout Europe. Coverage of all types of sporting events from rugby to snooker. Annual coverage

grammar

scribens

Correcting grammar and spelling errors in written french is easy with Scribens. One submits text on the website and errors are