UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION (CLIE)

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  • Quick Fix - French Essential Phrases

Basic phrases, accommodation, food and drinks and other useful simple phrases. Ideal for beginners.

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Basic phrases, accommodation, food and drinks and other useful simple phrases. Ideal for beginners.

  • Cool French

A guide to young people's slang and spoken French.

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A guide to young people's slang and spoken French.

  • Quebec Expressions

A range of vocabulary and useful phrases, including: names, pronunciation, basic phrases, action verbs, foods and traditional cuisine, Anglicisms and more!

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A range of vocabulary and useful phrases, including: names, pronunciation, basic phrases, action verbs, foods and traditional cuisine, Anglicisms and more!

  • Statistics Canada

Information regarding Canadian Statistics and the Census.

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Information regarding Canadian Statistics and the Census.

  • Québec Portal - Services Québec

Government website dedicated to the region of Québec. Includes French language information regarding citizens, enterprise and international issues.

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Government website dedicated to the region of Québec. Includes French language information regarding citizens, enterprise and international issues.

  • Quebec Board of the French Language

The Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) (English: Quebec Board of the French Language) is a public organization attached to the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec. It's initial mission was "to align on international French, promote good Canadianisms and fight Anglicisms ... work on the normalization of the language in Québec and support State intervention to carry out a global language policy that would consider notably the importance of socio-economic motivations in making French the priority language in Québec".

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culturefrancophoneinternational relationslanguagequebec

The Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) (English: Quebec Board of the French Language) is a public organization attached to the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec. It's initial mission was "to align on international French, promote good Canadianisms and fight Anglicisms ... work on the normalization of the language in Québec and support State intervention to carry out a global language policy that would consider notably the importance of socio-economic motivations in making French the priority language in Québec".

  • Acadie Nouvelle

L'Acadie Nouvelle is an independent French newspaper published in Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada since June 6, 1984. It is published from Monday through Saturday and is the only independent daily in New Brunswick.

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arts and cultureentertainmentfrancophonemagazine

L'Acadie Nouvelle is an independent French newspaper published in Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada since June 6, 1984. It is published from Monday through Saturday and is the only independent daily in New Brunswick.

  • La Francophonie

The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), generally known as the Francophonie, but also called International Organisation of La Francophonie in English language context, is an international organization representing countries and regions where French is a lingua franca or customary language, where a significant proportion of the population are francophones (French speakers), or where there is a notable affiliation with French culture.

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The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), generally known as the Francophonie, but also called International Organisation of La Francophonie in English language context, is an international organization representing countries and regions where French is a lingua franca or customary language, where a significant proportion of the population are francophones (French speakers), or where there is a notable affiliation with French culture.

  • The Ministry of the Overseas Regions

Information regarding French-administered territories outside the European continent. These territories have varying legal status and different levels of autonomy, although all (except those with no permanent inhabitants) have representation in both France's National Assembly and Senate, which together make up the French Parliament.

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international relations

Information regarding French-administered territories outside the European continent. These territories have varying legal status and different levels of autonomy, although all (except those with no permanent inhabitants) have representation in both France's National Assembly and Senate, which together make up the French Parliament.

  • RFI Listening Exercises

Radio France International offers over 50 audio activity modules focused on current events and culture. The website contains many other resources for learners of French, including slow broadcasts of French news and more.

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Radio France International offers over 50 audio activity modules focused on current events and culture. The website contains many other resources for learners of French, including slow broadcasts of French news and more.

  • Lexique

Basic vocabulary and practice exercises on numbers, the family, parts of the body and other topics for beginning learners of French.

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Basic vocabulary and practice exercises on numbers, the family, parts of the body and other topics for beginning learners of French.

  • GLOSS

Global Language Online Support System is a database of interactive language lessons from the Defense Language Institute. Lessons contain authentic audio and video texts, activities, glossaries, and links for further information on the topics.

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activitiesaudioculturegrammarlanguage learningvideo

Global Language Online Support System is a database of interactive language lessons from the Defense Language Institute. Lessons contain authentic audio and video texts, activities, glossaries, and links for further information on the topics.

  • Civilisation française

Online pedagogical activities enhanced by pictures, mp3 files, and videos on topics about French Culture and Civilization. Created by Marie Ponterio, SUNY Cortland.

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Online pedagogical activities enhanced by pictures, mp3 files, and videos on topics about French Culture and Civilization. Created by Marie Ponterio, SUNY Cortland.

  • Les Conversations Mises à Jour

A collection of authentic conversations in French that targets mostly intermediate and advanced learners. Each conversation highlights the experience of two French speakers and provides an oral history of that experience.

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A collection of authentic conversations in French that targets mostly intermediate and advanced learners. Each conversation highlights the experience of two French speakers and provides an oral history of that experience.

  • Tex's French Grammar

An online grammar of French that combines authoritative grammar explanations, self-correcting exercises and online audio with dialogues and cartoon images.

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An online grammar of French that combines authoritative grammar explanations, self-correcting exercises and online audio with dialogues and cartoon images.

  • Français interactif

Beginners French language programme based on videos. Over 320 videos, vocabulary and phonetics audio, online grammar reference with self-correcting exercises and audio dialogues, verb conjugation and practice tools, internet writing activities and a textbook.

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activitiesaudiobeginnersgrammarvocabulary

Beginners French language programme based on videos. Over 320 videos, vocabulary and phonetics audio, online grammar reference with self-correcting exercises and audio dialogues, verb conjugation and practice tools, internet writing activities and a textbook.

  • Lyre entre les lignes

Interactive examinations of French poetry from the Renaissance with audio files and commentary from University of Texas.

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Interactive examinations of French poetry from the Renaissance with audio files and commentary from University of Texas.

  • French Language Tongue Twisters

A collection of tongue twisters with audio.

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A collection of tongue twisters with audio.

  • French Expressions

A series of common French expressions, made easier to understand by the use of cartoon images. French speaking regions covered include: the Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, France, Quebec, Belgium, and Switzerland.

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colloquial vocabularyinternational

A series of common French expressions, made easier to understand by the use of cartoon images. French speaking regions covered include: the Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, France, Quebec, Belgium, and Switzerland.

  • Chansons françaises

Chansons françaises is the integrated music component of Français interactif. It features a French or Francophone song, related to each chapter's cultural or pedagogical focus, presented via audio or video. Accompanying pdfs provide additional information.

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Chansons françaises is the integrated music component of Français interactif. It features a French or Francophone song, related to each chapter's cultural or pedagogical focus, presented via audio or video. Accompanying pdfs provide additional information.

  • Francophone News

Access to the news of the Canadian Francophone world.

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Access to the news of the Canadian Francophone world.

  • Radio France International (RFI)

Radio France International, generally designated by its acronym RFI , is a French public radio station with international distribution. It broadcasts in French and in 13 foreign languages on short and medium waves, in FM, on cable, satellite and on the Internet.

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Radio France International, generally designated by its acronym RFI , is a French public radio station with international distribution. It broadcasts in French and in 13 foreign languages on short and medium waves, in FM, on cable, satellite and on the Internet.

  • Radio France

Radio France is a public limited company owned by the French State. It was created on the 1st January 1975, and manages the public radio stations in metropolitan France.

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Radio France is a public limited company owned by the French State. It was created on the 1st January 1975, and manages the public radio stations in metropolitan France.

  • CBC Radio Canada

Société Radio-Canada (SRC) in French or the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in English is the oldest broadcasting service in Canada and was created in 1936. The CBC, operating independently of government, has several radio stations, terrestrial and cable television networks, in both French and English.

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Société Radio-Canada (SRC) in French or the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in English is the oldest broadcasting service in Canada and was created in 1936. The CBC, operating independently of government, has several radio stations, terrestrial and cable television networks, in both French and English.

  • Branchez Vous

Branchez-Vous or 'Connect Yourself' is a Quebec producer of content on everything related to technology, focusing on current events, opinion columns, product test benches and topics for everyone from tech savvy people to the general public. The core of its team is located in Montreal, this allows Branchez Vous to quickly disseminate breaking news about the American technology sector throughout the francophonie.

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Branchez-Vous or 'Connect Yourself' is a Quebec producer of content on everything related to technology, focusing on current events, opinion columns, product test benches and topics for everyone from tech savvy people to the general public. The core of its team is located in Montreal, this allows Branchez Vous to quickly disseminate breaking news about the American technology sector throughout the francophonie.

  • RTBF

Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF) is the public broadcasting organization of the French Community of Belgium, the southern, French-speaking part of Belgium.

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informationmusicnewsradio

Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF) is the public broadcasting organization of the French Community of Belgium, the southern, French-speaking part of Belgium.

  • Radio Nova

Its playlist is characterized by non-mainstream or underground artists of various music genres, such as electro, new wave, reggae, jazz, hip hop and world music.

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alternativeinternationalmusicradio

Its playlist is characterized by non-mainstream or underground artists of various music genres, such as electro, new wave, reggae, jazz, hip hop and world music.

  • Google in French

Just like most of the world, Google re­mains the most pop­u­lar search en­gine among those in the French In­ter­net mar­ket. Easy ac­cess search en­gine link fo­cus­ing on France.

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Just like most of the world, Google re­mains the most pop­u­lar search en­gine among those in the French In­ter­net mar­ket. Easy ac­cess search en­gine link fo­cus­ing on France.

  • MSN in French

MSN in French, search engine provided by bing.

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search engine

MSN in French, search engine provided by bing.

  • Yahoo! in French

Search engine, alternative to Google in the French language.

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Search engine, alternative to Google in the French language.