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The World Speaks French

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ACTFL 2005 Year of Languages

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French Links

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French News (Audio/Video) | French-language Newspapers | Currency Converter | French Grammar | Francophone Culture |French Magazines | French Government | French-language Newspapers | French Grammar | French Magazines | French Government | French Education | French History | On visite le monde francophone | French Stores | French Restaurants/Food | French Transportation | French Technology & Industries | Canadian Government | Canadian Transportation | Canadian Industries | Why Study French?

 

French News (Audio/Video)

TF1 video news - Streamed video clips of current news. Requires RealPlayer®.
TV5- French satellite/cable TV station with streamed video news clips. Requires RealPlayer®.
France 24- International news in French, English, and Arabic
France 2 video news - Streamed video clips of current news. Requires RealPlayer®.
France 3 video news streamed video clips of current news. Requires RealPlayer®.
France 5- French TV network
Arte- French TV network
M6- French TV network
Canal Plus- French cable TV network
Télérama- information on French TV and cinema; includes TV program guide
Tunisia TV- broadcasts in French and Arabic with RealPlayer®
LCI (La Chaîne Info) live video- live video stream of current broadcasts. Requires RealPlayer®.
Radio France Internationale hear streamed radio broadcasts fifteen minutes after they are aired in Paris. Requires RealPlayer®.
Radio Canada- audio and video from Canadian radio and TV.
Radio Canada International- news reports and audio eight languages
SCOLA schedules for news broadcasts from around the world.
Broadcast-live.com- portal with links to sites streaming audio and video on the web
Broadband-Television.com- portal with links to sites streaming audio and video on the web (most links require ISDN, DSL, Cable, or T1 connection)
Al-Jazeera.net  الجزيرة- TV broadcasts in Arabic
French-language Newspapers
Le Monde read the front page and selected articles from Paris' most prestigious daily newspaper including Want Ads. Front page requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Libération full text articles from French daily newspaper. Includes Want Ads. Front page requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Le Figaro French daily newspaper with Want Ads.
France-Amérique- International edition of Le Figaro published in New York
Les Échos daily French business newspaper with Want Ads
Nice-Matin French regional daily newspaper. Includes Want Ads. Front page requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Cyberpresse- Canadian news portal with Want Ads
Le Soleil daily newspaper form Québec with some full text articles.
Le Soir Belgian daily newspaper. Includes Want Ads.
Currency Converter
Currency Converter by OANDA.com, The Currency Site.
French Grammar
Le Passé Composé et l'Imparfait in HTML or RealVideo formats.
French Magazines
L'Express selected articles from French weekly news magazine.
Le Point French weekly news magazine
l'Expansion French weekly business magazine.
Paris Match French weekly magazine
Pariscope French entertainment weekly
TV Magazine French TV guide
Le Nouvel Observateur French weekly magazine.
CyberSciences- science news site run by the magazine Québec Sciences.
French Government
The President and Élysée Palace
The Prime Minister
l'Assemblée Nationale
Le Sénat
The French Embassy in the US
www.frenchculture.org- Cultural Service of the French Embassy in the US
l'Académie Française
Ministère de l'Equipement, des Transports et du Logement - Thème Logement
Service-public.fr- portal for information on French government services including les allocations familiales
French Education
French Ministry of Education- information on primary and secondary schools, the baccalauréat, universities, and les grandes écoles.
French History
Histoire de France- Audio/video presentations on French history (with RealPlayer®) or view the HTML versions of the presentations using Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher.
The Bayeux Tapestry depicts William the Conqueror's victory at Hastings.
Chambord castle
Chenonceau castle
Versailles castle
Francophone Culture
Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie- Maps, data, and articles on French-speaking countries
Frenchculture.org- Cultural Services of the French Embassy including monthly listing of French movies on TV in the US
Les César- Site for the "French Academy Awards" from the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
Youssou N'Dour- official website of Senegalese singer
Angélique Kidjo- official web site of singer from Bénin
Black Ivory Soul video (300K high-speed Windows Media version)
Angélique Kidjo: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador- from UNICEF web site with short bio; also press releases in French and English
l'Invention de France- Audio/video presentation on French culture (with RealPlayer®) or view the HTML version of the presentation using Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher.
Astérix.tm.fr- The official site for Astérix, the famous French comic book character
Cinéfil- French movie database including current releases
Canoë- French Canadian news and entertainment portal
InfiniT.com- information on current movie releases in Montréal
Amazon.ca- Online retailer's French Canadian home
Amazon.fr- Online retailer's French home
Blockbuster.ca- French Canadian video retailer (in French)
On visite le monde francophone
La Francophonie- information from Encyclopédies Hachette; contains links to articles about many French-speaking countries
L'année de l’Algérie en France- site for the Year of Algeria in France (2003)
Djazair 2003- site on Algeria

Slideshow of Tunisia (2001)- created by Dr. Nancy Virtue of Indiana University- Purdue University Fort Wayne

French Stores
Galeries Lafayettes- department store
FNAC- books and music
Printemps- department store
La Redoute- department store
Carrefour
Casino- supermarket and cafeteria
Monoprix & Prisunic- department stores
BHV (Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville)- department store
Auchan- hypermarché with on-line store
French Restaurants/Food
Orangina- French soft drink company
Quick- French fast-food restaurant
Hippopotamus- French steak house
Buffalo Grill- French restaurant
Pizza Hut- French site
Coca-Cola- French site
El Rancho- French site
French Transportation
Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP)- Parisian metro and bus system
Société Nationale de Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF)- French trains
TGV.com- information on the French high-speed train
Eurostar- information on the Paris-London TGV service
Acela Express- information on Amtak's high-speed train
Air France- French airline
Aéroports de Paris (ADP)-information on Orly and Roissy Charles de Gaule
Michelin- travel guides by the French tire manufacturer
Ministère de l'Équipement- information on French highways
ASFA- information on French autoroutes
French Technology & Industries
La Poste- French postal service
France Télécom- French telecommunications company
Minitel- information on French telecommunications service
European Space Agency (ESA)
Arianespace- Information on the Ariane booster rocket including info on the launch site in Kourou, French Guyana
Canadian Government
Canadian Government Home Page in French and English
Governor General
Prime Minister
Parliament
Supreme Court
Canadian Transportation
STCUM- Montreal metro
VIA- Canadian trains
Canadian Industries
Postes Canada- Canadian postal service

Why Study French?

Why Study French? web site listing the numerous advantages of learning and speaking French
French at Saint Ignatius- a web-based presentation detailing the many benefits of studying French at Saint Ignatius (click on the Slide Show icon on the bottom right corner of the new window to hear the audio narration).  To download the full PowerPoint presentation (5.5 MB), click here.
Why Study French?- Saint Ignatius students explain why they chose to study French and discuss the benefits of their choice (requires Microsoft Windows Media Series 9 Player).
Why Study French? Flyer- information on the benefits of French study in general and at Saint Ignatius in particular (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
French: The Most Practical Language web site by Richard Shryock at Virginia Tech explaining why French is the most practical foreign language to study
Student projects:
Student video- Why study French?- by Saint Ignatius student Justin Szwed '05
Student PowerPoint- Why study French?- by Jimmy Ibrahim '05
Student web site- French Says It- by Tan Carlin '05
Student web site- Why study French?- by Sinit Rin '05
French in English- from AATF National Bulletin
National French Week 2003
Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie- Maps, data, and articles on French-speaking countries
Frenchculture.org- Cultural Services of the French Embassy including monthly listing of French movies on TV in the US
American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
Alliance Française USA

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