French Language Resources

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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

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)

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.