The World Speaks French

The French Language Initiative is focused on promoting the study of French language and French-speaking cultures and increasing the number of students enrolling in French programs nationwide.

List of French-speaking Countries

Educational web sites

·www.frenchified.com

 University of Texas free, web-based, first-year French program

Science Resources in French     

· Collection on Online videos: how-to videos in French

· Virtual Tour of Eiffel Tower

· French Culture (Cultural Services of the French Embassy)

· Yabla: online video magazine

· Walk, Talk and Learn in French: teacher Pierre-Benoit walks around Paris and talks about what he sees

· French on-line grammar quiz (designed to accompany Allons-y)

· Exploring French art: A French magazine web site that guides visitors through a gallery of French art.

· French MOSAIC: content-based thematic units in French from the Center for Applied Second Language Studies

· French Language videos: Native speakers discuss various topics

· Culturally authentic pictorial lexicon

· French Classroom activities: Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers

· Oral Language archive

· French Polynesia

· www.lyricstraining.com: Listen to songs and fill in the blanks

· www.wildfrench.co.uk: wide range of French language exercises for different levels

· Phrase guides and language aids: downloadable phrase books. audio files

· Free materials for teachers

· French magazine for teens

· http://www.msdsteuben.k12.in.us/dblaz/:  French teacher shares her resources

· http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/overview.html: guide to French grammar that is a love story of two armadillos

· http://phontique.free.fr/indexgb.htm: French Phonetic Exercises

· www.frenchrevision.co.uk: Listening, reading and writing exercises

· www.tourisme-cb.com: French version of official tourism site for British Columbia

· www.lamed.fr: site about Jewish culture in French

the Rhythm of French: multimedia French pronunciation tutor (fee-based)

Bonne rentrée: poems and songs in French for young children

Monetary Mania: money quiz in French created by International Monetary Fund

Using the Music of Carole fredericks in the French Classroom

Frenchtastic People: a variety of French language-learning resources

UpToTen: songs, games, storybooks, etc.

Online Games About France

Children's songs in French

French dialects:

Collins French resources: includes vocabulary worksheets, map, verb tables

FSL Homework toolbox: "This site supports parents who have children in a “French Immersion” (FI) program and wish to assist them with homework in French. "

Tout en Clic:

Maison de Quartier: Language and culture exercises

The ARTFL Project: "Founded in 1982 as a result of a collaboration between the French government and the University of Chicago, the ARTFL Project is a consortium-based service that provides its members with access to North America's largest collection of digitized French resources."

Interactive Game for Learning French

www.fete-enfants.com/index-html: activities related to holidays and seasons

www.bonjourdefrance.com: "free, educational cybermagazine"

www.frenchinaclick.com

Internet Actuel: authentic texts in French language

Chateaux: information about castles, manors and abbeys in France

Foreign-affiliated businesses in South Carolina