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French Language Resources

Why Learn French?

French is a widely used language

  • French is the 5ᵗʰ most-spoken language after Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish and Arabic.
  • There are 300 million French speakers worldwide.

French is an international language

  • 2nd most-used language in diplomacy, particularly European and multilateral diplomacy, after English
  • Official UN language
  • Working language of the European Union and the African Union
  • Official language of the Olympic Games together with English

French is a modern language

  • 4th most used language on the Internet, which now brings together over 4 billion users
  • 3rd most used language in business (the Francophone area now accounts for over 15% of global wealth)
  • 2nd language of international information in the media

French is a living language:

  • 2nd language in terms of learners in the wor
  • 125 million people study French around the world
  • Half a million French teachers outside France

It is one of the rare languages to be taught in the education systems of every country.

​Information courtesy of France Diplomatie

Virtual French Cinema

The Federation of Alliances Françaises USA has partnered with the Los Angeles-based COLCOA Film Festival to provide a platform of 150+ recent French films and documentaries, available for streaming in the USA. Prices start at $2.99 per rental.


Visit https://colcoa.org/virtual-cinema/ for the full listing of available movies. 

Alliance Française du North Shore

The Alliance Française du North Shore offers two French courses and a Régions de France mini-course, open to members of the AFduNS as well as to nonmembers. Classes will be held online with Zoom.

Régions de France

Régions de France mini-course, for advanced-intermediate and advanced-level students, will be held on third Saturdays, 10:30 AM to noon, with Mme Gigi Olmstead. 


Travel virtually to France and explore the highlights of three regions. Meet local experts who will speak to you about their locale. Discuss in French the regional traditions and local culture with these French natives. 


Classes will be held on April 16, May 21 and June 18, 2022.  Please submit your registration by April 16. 


Click here https://www.afnorthshore.org/coursesregions.htm to go to the website page for the course description and to register online.


Questions? Write to education@AFnorthshore.org.

Brush Up Your French

Brush Up Your French, for advanced-intermediate students, is held on Wednesdays, 4:00-5:30 PM with  Mme Ann Koller.

The class will meet from April 6 to June 8, 2022. Please submit your registration by April 6.


Brush Up Your French, for intermediate students is held on Fridays, 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM, with Mme Ann Koller. 

The class will meet from April 8 to June 10, 2022.  Please submit your registration by April 8. 


$150 for AFduNS and AF DuPage members; $165 for nonmembers.


Click here: http://www.afnorthshore.org/courses.htm to go to our website for the course description and to register online. 


Questions? Write to education@AFnorthshore.org

Conversation Avancée

Conversation Avancée, for those who speak French at an advanced level, is held on Tuesdays, 5-6:30 PM with Mme Domitille Nicolescou.


Classes will be held from April 5 through June 7, 2022. Please submit your registration by April 5.


$150 for AFduNS and AF DuPage members; $165 for nonmembers.


Click here https://www.afnorthshore.org/courses.htm to go to the website page for the course description and to register online. 


Questions? Write to education@AFnorthshore.org.


College of DuPage French Department Course Offerings

Glen Ellyn, IL 

Summer and Fall, 2022 

Elementary  French, Intermediate French, and Conversation & Composition courses are being offered in person, online and hybrid at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn,  IL. 


Summer Hybrid:

French 1101, Elementary French I, 4 credits

French 1102, Elementary French II, 4 credits


Summer Online:

French 1101, Elementary French 1, 4 credits

French 1102, Elementary French II, 4 credits

French 2201, Intermediate French I, 4 credits

French 2202, Intermediate French II, 4 credits 


Fall In-Person:

French 1101, Elementary French 1, 4 credits 

French 1102, Elementary French II, 4 credits 

French 2201, Intermediate French I, 4 credits 

French 2202, Intermediate French II, 4 credits 

French 2251, Conversation & Composition I, 3 credits


Fall Online: 

French 1101, Elementary French 1, 4 credits 

French 1102, Elementary French II, 4 credits 

French 2201, Intermediate French I, 4 credits 

French 2202, Intermediate French II, 4 credits 


Contact Anna Serrano, French Department Chair at serranoa902@cod.edu for additional information.  

Online resources for studying French

My French Film Festival: https://www.myfrenchfilmfestival.com


High Five French: https://rlneducation.com


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)

Put a Little French in Your Life

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://frenchculture.org/books-and-ideas/11279-immerse-yourself-french-culture

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. 

Federation of Alliance Françaises USA

Visit the Resources page of the Alliance Française Network to find the major connections worldwide and locally in the U.S. 

  • Institutional listings for the major consular, embassy and other institutional links. 
  • Testing and Certification to find helpful overview information as well as links to specific organizations.
  • Media Recommendations for the top France-connected magazines, websites, and viewing platforms, including discount information as well.
  • And finally, if you’d like to investigate an immersion program in France or even accredited study in l’Hexagone, visit the helpful recommendations under Study in France.


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