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Learning Resources

Learning Resources

The following learning resources have been compiled to assist students enrolled in AU French courses or for general reference:

French Literature Resources

Business Language Resources

French Dictionaries & Language Resources

  • The ARTFL Project: French-English Dictionary: This French-English/English-French dictionary contains 75,000 terms and is a good source for singleword translation.
  • bab.La.Online dictionary.
  • BBC: The French Experience: Hundreds of links for students of all levels. Several interactive activities are included in the BBC's links to make learning accessible and hands-on.
  • FranceKeys: France Travel Guide (formerly “Bonjour!”): A good starting point for beginning French students. This site offers several Real Audio links to basic French sayings.
  • Civilisation française: Written in French and recommended for users with at least intermediate knowledge of the language. Links include: “La Cuisine”, “Les Ecoles”, “L’Habitat”, and “La Sécurité sociale et la médecine”.
  • English-French On-line Dictionary: This dictionary database contains 10,000 terms.
  • Français pour Voyageurs: Vocabulary in the following areas: basic words, numbers, shopping/dining, travel, directions, places, time and dates. Quizzes and audio clips help visitors improve their vocabulary. To access the French page at Travlang, select the French flag.
  • French Grammar: Beginner, intermediate, and advanced lessons are offered in grammar, listening, pronunciation, reading, speaking, spelling, verbs, vocabulary, and writing.
  • French Language Course: Nine French lessons including: “Pronunciation Guidelines” (with Windows Media Player sound), “Articles and Genders”, Pronouns and Verbs”, “Adjectives and Plurals”, “Sentence Structure” (including exercises), “The Family”, “Where Do You Come From?” “Comparing”, and “Time”. Links to additional vocabulary, French expressions and idioms, and Le Monde, an interactive French newspaper.
  • High School Ace: Homework Help: Practice exercises.
  • Frenchlesson.com: The Leading French Lessons Site on the Net: Offerings include practice with conjunctions, gender, and miscellaneous grammar.
  • French Lessons from Everywhere: French Courses on the Web, French Business, Lessons on Individual Topics, Focused Topic Page, Tests, Quizzes and Questionnaires, and Multi-Functional Educational Sites in French.
  • Heritage College: Resources for teachers or students who are beginning to learn a language.
  • The Internet Dictionary Project: Single words and phrases are translated with the click of a button. A desk-top application.
  • Gamerinformation: Microsoft Zone Ants: Quizzes on such topics as present tense of -er, -ir, and -re verbs, as well as reflexive verbs, adjectives and imperfect tense. A good starting point of entry-level French students who want to test their knowledge.
  • Language-student.com: French: A French-English translating dictionary.
  • Travlang’s Translating Dictionaries: French to English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, Latin, and Esperanto translation.
  • Verb Conjugation: Conjugates verbs in the present, simple past, future, conditional, imperfect, and subjunctive tense.
  • Volterre-Fr: English and French Language Resources: This award-winning site is eclectic and thorough. The “Learn and Teach French” page is an excellent source of language related links.

Cultural and General Interest Resources

Student & Academic Services - Last Updated April 19, 2011