"A course designed for my specific needs"My Favorite Links
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My favorite free resources to learn French (with audio):
French.About.com has tons of material, free lessons, great forums, and a fun newsletter that will keep you informed of the updates. Several of my lessons are featured by Laura, including my free book A Moi Paris.
The French site of the BBC features Ma France, 24 VIDEO episodes to brush up your French, and much more.
This is a fun way to learn French, with French music videos and lyrics clips pour apprendre.
Very nice site to listen to words of vocabulary and conjugated verbs audiofrench.
Listen to Baudelaire's poem in MP3 formats on FleursduMal.org.
Preview all kind of movies in French on 1000films.com.
RadioFrance: a lot of radios grouped together. Something for everyone. Listen and read the articles on line.
Other useful sites:
TV5: This channel is available around the world and combines programming from France, Canada, Belgium and other francophone countries. This channel is available in the States through Dish Networks (a second dish is often necessary), C-Band and several cable companies in some Miami, Boston and Virginia markets.
You'll find all the lyrics of all the French songs on this great site Paroles.net.
Gastronomy Provence-Beyond is a site that includes recipes as well as a French/English Gastronomy Dictionary! It is really well done.
Journal Francais : independent French language newspaper printed and distributed in the US. Lots of very interesting articles about French Culture, a good tool to improve your reading in French.
Fluent French Audio's recordings are the best tool for learning to understand French like it is really spoken today in the street. I also enjoy the diversity of the interviews ; all accents, ages, social groups and subjects are covered, providing a true, up to date, and essential exposure to the idioms, slang, phrasing and intonation of today's French.
InFrench.com Want to order some French books, CDs, Videos, DVD or CD ROM for children or grown ups ? This is the place to go; all DVDs and Videos are in NTSC and Region 1 standards, secure payment and quick delivery. Specify in the comments line that you are sent by LearnFrenchInBoston.com and receive a 5% DISCOUNT on your purchase!
Your Great Days in Paris is an awesome way to get professional advise to make the most of your next trip to France. Sally Peabody is so knowledgeable that I asked her help to write my second book, Une Semaine à Paris, a traveler's guide with a novel twist.