french links for the curious mind

magazines

UNI-Presse

Reading french literature can be intimidating for beginner and intermediate students.  Magazines are portable and articles are generally written in easy

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

media

Africa Radio

Formerly known as Africa nº 1, Franco-African radio was created in Gabon in 1981. Since 2019, it has been known as

destinations

Bonjour Quebec

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

media

France-Amérique

Bilingual magazine published in the United States and France since 1943. France-Amérique includes articles covering current events, culture, business and gastronomy.

culture

Académie Française

40 Immortals who reign over the grammar and spelling rules of the French language.

grammar

Lingolia

Lingolia offers students online self-study grammar and vocabulary exercises. Clear grammar explanations are followed by examples and practice exercises. There is

media

L’Obs

This site is the online version of a Parisian weekly newspaper with articles on politics, world news, business and culture. In

grammar

verb2verbe

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

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

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

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

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 Everything Napoléon can be found on this site from original historical documents at Napoleonica.org

media

Radio-Canada

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) was created in 1936 by the Government of Canada. It is the public broadcaster of radio

learning

LibriVox

Audiobooks are an excellent method for language learners to improve listening comprehension and acquire new vocabulary. Simply search for french language

grammar

Lawless French

Lawless French is an interesting and colorful website which offers useful grammar tips and much more for french learners.   Verb conjugation

learning

Coffee Break French

Enjoyable podcasts, about 10 minutes each, presented by Mark (teacher) and Anna (learner) covering essential grammar and useful phrases from beginner

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

Radio France Internationale

RFI was created in 1975 by the French government. It is the public radio station which broadcasts international programming. RFI Journal

media

Le Monde

Le Monde was one of the first of the world’s great newspapers to embrace the internet. It’s readers have historically been

art

Louvre

Considered by many to be the world’s greatest art museum, the Louvre captivates art lovers the world over. This former 12th

destinations

Visit Luxembourg

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a landlocked country nestled between Germany, France and Belgium. Luxembourg was once part of the

dictionaries

Collins English-French Dictionary

The Collins online English-French dictionary is an excellent resource for beginner students. Basic translations with example sentences are presented in a