Web Resources
French Online Magazines and News
- Les Dernières Nouvelles D'Alsace An excellent regional newspaper with international coverage, completely online, open access.
- Le Monde Diplomatique (includes search by topic)
- Libération French Liberal Daily.
- Le Monde Selections from this well-known Daily. Portions free, complete version requires subscription.
- Google France actualités. News from 500 French language news sources updated hourly
- Links to French Newspapers, Magazines
- Elle Magazine French Version.
- France-Amérique French-American Magazine.
- La Voix du Nord Regional newspaper from Northern France.
- Agence France Presse News bulletins, updated several times daily
- Agence France Presse links to other French press sites.
- Le Nouvel Observateur
- Radio France International News and Revue de Presse
- Le Parisien Online Newspaper
- Cyberpresse Quebec news site
Radio, TV and Interactive French Sites
- France 2 news broadcasts 8:00 am; 1 o'clock and 8 o'clock televised news broadcasts are available in their entirety.
- Live Radio and TV Broadcasts from around the world
- TF 1 news broadcasts Both the 1 o'clock and 8 o'clock televised news broadcasts are available.
- Radio France Internationale News, documentaries.
- TV5, International Francophone Television
- France 3 Television news 3 and 6 minute video news segments from 24 cities in France.
- LCI News La Chaîne Infos, 24 hour news broadcasts, and more.
- Le MOO français Communicate in French with others on this MOO. Directions and all you need to know can be found on this page.
- Les Accents du monde francophone interesting videothèque of French accents around the world.
- ARTE Radio French Audio clips on many subjects of interest.
- Archivox audiotextes littéraires Recorded literature.
- The Tocqueville Weekly Newsletter on France New edition in English every Thursday.
- Other Sites
Teaching Resources
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Page
- Foreign Language Teaching Forum
- American Association of Teachers of French Web Site.
- WAFLT- Wisconsin Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages
- ADFL. The Association of Departments of Foreign Languages
- MLA. The Modern Language Association
- Alysse Weinberg's Language Teaching and Learning Resource Page at the University of Ottawa.
- About.com French Teaching Tips and Tools
- Le Centre Pédagogique du Village Planétaire Excellent French resources for teachers by Janice Paulsen of the University of Richmond.
- The Language and Technology Resource Center of the University of Richmond
- European e-mail pals
- Council on International Educational Exchange
- Go-abroad.com Study abroad resources.
- Educational page of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S.
- Association de Français Langue Etrangère
- Survival Guide for New Teachers U.S. Department of Education.
- U.S. Department of Education online publications
- ERIC / CLL Language Teaching Resource Clearinghouse
- Canadian Parents for French French as a Second Language in France
- Fairfax County School District Language Teaching and learning Resources
- Outreach World a resource for teaching kids about the world.
- Professional Development Activities for Wisconsin Teachers Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
- Global Teaching and Learning Advocating language study K-12.
- FL Curricula in grades K-8. Center for Applied Linguistics.
- National Council for Languages and International Studies Advocating for language study at all levels of education.
- ERIC Web-Based Language Learning Resources
France: Language / Culture / Art / Literature
- France Pittoresque Cultural and Historic information
- Typing French Accents on the PC
- French Educational Portal Resources from Cultural Service of French Embassy in the US
- On the Importance of Knowing French
- Wisconsin's French Connections. Be sure to visit and contribute to this award-winning site in commemoration of the French and Francophone presence in the state of Wisconsin.
- Lire.fr. Le Web littéraire. Web Museum, Paris
- Over 100 Artists in The WebMuseum
- Bibliothèque Nationale de France See online exhibits such as "Naissance de la Culture Française" as well as history and pictures of the new national library in Paris.
- ARTFL French Language Project at University of Chicago
- French Foreign Affairs page
- French Ministere de la Culture
- Information of all sorts about Paris including list of 2000 hotels
- La France pratique News and information about France.
- France.com, American Francophile Site Travel, Culture, French in the US.
- Les Dictionnaires Online reference
- French Resources on Internet Page-- Hapax
- Dictionnaires en ligne All sorts of French dictionaries.
- Museums
- Le Musée du Louvre Read about the museum and view selections from collection
- The Centre Pompidou
- Musée des beaux-Arts de Montréal
- Musée canadien de la civilisation
- Musée de la Nouvelle-France Learn about the history of the French in North America.
- Cézanne
- Recettes de Cuisine Find something good to cook tonight.
- News Groups for French Language and Culture
France: Geography and History
- Home Page France with regional maps.
- H-France, History of France Resources
- Pictorial of Siege of Paris Commune
- History of Capetian Kings and Crusades
- Ressources de la Civilisation Française
- The Labyrinth French Medieval Civilization: history, literature, cathedrals, art
- La Vendée
- La Bretagne A rich, beautifully constructed site.
The Francophone (French-Speaking) World
- Branchez-vous Constantly updated web resources for francophone news(especially Canadian), culture, business, sports, humor, etc. Sponsored by Bell Canada. Good source, updated weekly, of what's new in French on the Web.
- Agence de la Francophonie See, in particular, "autres sites" for links to pages of participating governments around the world from Belgium to Vietnam.
- WOYAA. French search engine for information on African Countries. Like Yahoo! in organization.
- La Toile du Québec. Links to all sorts of information on Québec
- La Wallonie. Home page for French and Wallon-speaking Belgium. Of special interest to Wisconsinites with Belgian ancestry.
- Quebec Government Home Page
- University of Laval
- Afrique Francophone. Numerous African sites.
- Les îles du monde francophone
- Afrique Francophone Virtuelle Another good page of links to Francophone Africa.
- The Canadian Encyclopedia online (French and English)
- Canadiana Canadian Resource Page
- Monaco
Additional French Links
- Tennessee Bob's French Links Thousands of places to look, lists by category.
- French Resources Very nice French Resources page from Lauren Rosen of the University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Virginia Commonwealth University French Links
- University of Toledo Bookmarks
- University of Northern Iowa French Links