french links for the curious mind

learning

DeepL Translator

DeepL Translator is considered by many to be one of the best online machine translators. Many users claim that translations are

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

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

culture

Napoleon.org

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

destinations

Explore France

Explore France is the official tourist website for the Republic of France. The birthplace of world class cuisine and modern democracy.

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

Le Point de FLE

Le Point de FLE’s basic landing page is very basic. But don’t be fooled. This site is a treasure trove of

grammar

Lang-8

Writing in a second language can be difficult. Writing in french is an important method for better understanding french grammar. Lang-8

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

art

Louvre

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

grammar

Bescherelle

Le Bescherelle is the french grammar bible for many French immersion students. These small hardcover books are valued as a reference

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

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

Vanatu Tourism

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean one finds an 82 island archipelago.   These remote rugged islands formed by volcanic activity

media

TV5Monde

T5Monde was founded in 1984 with the merger of 5 founding networks. Programming is broadcast worldwide. There is also regional programming

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

grammar

Tout En Français

Tout en Français offers an educational blog and grammar resources for french learners and teachers. There is a substantial amount of

media

L’Obs

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

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

destinations

Visit Brussels

Brussels is the capital of Belgium and it’s most populous urban centre. Brussels is also the de facto capital of the

media

Radio-Canada

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

media

France Info

France Info is a collaborative public service news service initiated by France Télévisions, Radio France and France Médias Monde created in

learning

innerFrench

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