Here's a partial list of Internet addresses that can be of use to you in your study of French and the Francophone world:
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French 101 and 102 Horizons
French 150: Deux
Mondes
French 201 and 202:
Interaction
Tex's French Grammar: La
grammaire l'absurde
OnlineFrench-English/English-French dictionary:Collins
Purchase
French (and other
foreign language) books and dictionaries: Schoenhof's
Foreign Books
For amateur private eyes:
Polarfle
- The French Consulate in Los Angeles:
Consulate
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The French Embassy in Washington: Embassy
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French Government Tourist Office: Tourism
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The Paris Guide: Paris
Pages
-Take
a virtual tour of Paris, Lyon, Marseille, and other French
cities, street by street:
Photosvilles
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The French-speaking community in L.A.: Rendez-vous
- Alliance Française de
Los Angeles (French classes and cultural activities): AFDELA
-The
American Association of Teachers of French: AATF
. - The French equivalent of The New York
Times: Le
Monde
- Your program director's favorite daily: Libération
- World and French political and
social news: Le
Figaro
- News with emphasis on jobs and
the economy: Le
Point
- Published in New York;
emphasis on French presence in USA: France-Amérique
- The Time Magazine of
France: l'Express
- Similar to L'Express but
with more culture: Nouvelobs
- World and Canadian news in
French: Le
Devoir
- Largest French-language daily in
Canada: La
Presse
-News from Africa: Jeune
Afrique
-France's primary literary magazine: Lire
- Sports news in French: L'Equipe
- What's happening on TV and Radio
(+movie and music reviews): Télérama
- The number 1 women's magazine in
France: Elle
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- Radio-France
-
Radio
France International
- Europe
2
- Radio
Canada
- Fun
Radio
- Sky
Rock
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FREE
FRENCH GREETING CARDS
- Just-So
Postcards
- Paris-Postcards
- Yahoo!
Cartes de voeux
- Dromadaire
- Yahoo!
France
- AOL
France
- Voila
- Mageos
- Google
-
Excite
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-What's going on culturally in the French-speaking
world? frenchculture.org
-French culture and activities in the L.A. region: French
Consulate Cultural Services
- Thousands of links to France and the
French-speaking world:
Tenessee
Bob's Famous French links
- The most famous museums in the
world: Le
Louvre | Le
Musee d'Orsay
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Here is where you can get a glimpse of France and various aspects of French life that you won't find in your textbook or even in most travel books. We'll start out with just a few, but we'll add links from time to time.
- A village in the center of France:
Le
Pertuis
- A village in the south
of France: Nyons
- Provence: La
Drôme Provençale
Everyone knows about wine in France, but do you
know about pastis, the national cocktail?
--What
is pastis?
--What
are the major brands?