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French
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Books & Media
To search for resources about French at the Tyree Library, search French language as a Subject in the library catalog.
To limit your results to media, change the All formats option to Videos or Audio. You can also browse the French Language Films list.
Use the following call number areas to browse for books and media in the Circulating Collection (3rd floor).
The Films on Demand database provides streaming videos that address culture and language within French-speaking countries.
Magazine
Kezako Mundi magazine discusses social issues in French and is available through the Flipster interface.
Mango Languages
Online language learning lab, covering more than 70 languages. Each language includes two units and many include specialized short courses and full-length movies. The first time you access Mango, create a free user account. This will allow you to save your progress.
Websites
The following websites may be useful to you. These links are external sites. As such, content may change frequently and they may contain ads. Per policy, the Library does not review links suggested via email.
- BBC Languages: FrenchThis page is no longer being updated, but the archived content includes good basics for learning French.
- La DepecheOnline French newspaper.
- Dictionnaire de l'Académie FrançaiseThe official dictionary of the French language.
- Digital DialectsGames to learn French; some have audio.
- Duolingo: FrenchIncludes a French language podcast
- The Fable Cottage: FrenchChildren's stories in French, with audio, text, and translations.
- France2Online site for a French television station, which includes videos.
- Le Français Dans le MondeWebsite of French-language teaching journal.
- Français InteractifSite from the University of Texas offering 13 lessons.
- FrenchA WikiBook on learning French.
- French in ActionThis is a 52 part video series introducing you to French. The videos can be watched online for free by clicking the
icon. - GallicaThe digital library for the Bibliotheque Nationale de France.
- Google.frThe French version of Google.
- iMendiFrench flashcards to practice vocabulary.
- International Children's Digital Library: FrenchChildren's books in French, available online.
- L'ObsOnline French newspaper.
- LangMedia: Resources for World LanguagesWith resources for France, Luxembourg, Senegal, Canada, and Martinique.
- LibertéA first-year college French textbook, available online.
- LibriVox FrenchOnline public domain audiobooks in French.
- Mis Cositas: FrenchIncludes a page with virtual picture books.
- Le MondeOnline French newspaper.
- Project Gutenberg: FrenchFree downloadable books in French.
- ReadLangA browser extension that lets you translate words and phrases in order to learn words in context.
- RhinoSpike: French RecordingsListen to foreign language words and phrases pronounced by a native speaker.
- Verbe2VerbeVerb look-up and conjugation.
Social Language Learning
These free sites let you interact with native speakers and with others learning different languages; all require free registration.