French is a widely used language
French is an international language
French is a modern language
French is a living language:
It is one of the rare languages to be taught in the education systems of every country.
Information courtesy of France Diplomatie
AF DuPage members are able to pay the same rates as AF du North Shore members for their fall classes.
Brush Up Your French with AFduNS member and instructor Ann Koller. Wednesdays, 4:30-6 pm
Conversation Avancée, for those who speak French at an advanced level. Tuesdays, 5–6:30 pm
Each course is $150 for AF du NS and AF DuPage members, $165 for non-members. Please visit the link below for more information.
College of DuPage - Spring 2021 French Classes Online
Elementary French, Intermediate French, and Conversation & Composition II courses are being offered online at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IL.
Tuition rates for these classes are now the same for in-district and out-of-district students.
Contact program chairperson Mirta Pagnucci at pagnuccim@cod.edu for more information.
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Online resources for continuing to study French while practicing social isolation:
My French Film Festival: https://www.myfrenchfilmfestival.com
High Five French: https://rlneducation.com/p/high-five-french-schools-3months/
Duolingo Podcast: https://podcast.duolingo.com/french
Lawless French: https://www.lawlessfrench.com/
News in Slow French: https://www.newsinslowfrench.com/
Tex's French Grammar: https://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/index.html
Coffee Break French: https://radiolingua.com/coffeebreakfrench/
Comme une Francaise: https://www.commeunefrancaise.com/
BBC Languages - French: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/
French Today: https://www.frenchtoday.com/featured-blog-articles/
Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com/enroll/fr/en/Learn-French
Yabla: https://french.yabla.com/ (free for 15 days)
Frantastique: https://www.gymglish.com/en/frantastique
Franceinfo: https://www.francetvinfo.fr/
Les Petits Citoyens: https://lespetitscitoyens.com/ (aimed at children but good for beginner-intermediate learners)
French Streams: A weekly selection of the best of French cinema: https://telescopefilm.com//frenchstreams
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy has put together a list of the best of recent online French cultural offerings: https://frenchembassyintheus.cmail19.com/t/r-l-jhhtsll-dheiitkji-r/
Five ways to take a virtual trip around France: https://www.thelocal.fr/20200326/five-ways-to-take-a-virtual-trip-around-france
Tons of art books from the Guggenheim museum:
https://archive.org/details/guggenheimmuseum?&sort=-downloads&page=3
A whole bunch of free e-books provided by FNAC:
https://bit.ly/2QNWWrX
More e-Books en français at Project Gutenberg:
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/languages/fr
Bunch of free movies:
http://www.openculture.com/freemoviesonline
Philharmonie de Paris online:
https://philharmoniedeparis.fr/fr/la-philharmonie-s-invite-chez-vous
A bunch of concerts everyone is missing out on right now:
https://www.arte.tv/fr/arte-concert/
And to bring a little brightness to your day, here is a YouTube playlist of some of Charles Coulon's favorite French songs. Check back often for new songs.