Culture and Literature
- Athena E-Texts
Nearly 10, 000 links to books on philosophy, science, classics, literature, history, economics, etc. Multilingual.. Several Search programs on author, title, language, words. - Beacoup! Reference and Education Literature
Search by subject (biography, poetry, etc.) or collections (Shakespeare, Eliot etc.). - Encephi: Encyclopedie Hypertexte de la Philosophie
A very friendly Quebec site on philosophy, with definitions, biographies, French philosophical texts in French. - JOCONDE - CATALOGUE DES COLLECTIONS DES MUSEES DE FRANCE
Great site that gives access to all the works of art in French public collections that are in the public domain. 135,000 works, 150,000 artists!. Thematic research possible (I found 414 references to satyrs!). - Pennsylvania University Online Books Page
Search Books, Features, Archives online by author, title, subject, foreign Languages and more - amazing, free site! - Site de l'Encyclopedie Quid
An AMAZING site with all conceivable information about France (and the rest of the world) constantly reviewed and corrected. - Site Officiel du Musee du Louvre
The site of the largest museum in the world! And not just because of the smile of the Mona Lisa.
Dictionaries
- French dictionaries of the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries
Access to French dictionaries from the 16th to the 19th century. - Gallica, Bigliotheque National de France Digital Library
The Bibliothèque Nationale site. Has many links and many on line texts. - LE FRANÇAIS MODERNE A very useful dictionary.
- Lexical FreeNet Connected Thesaurus
Connected Thesaurus. Easy to use database that allows you to search for relationships between words, concepts and people. Very powerful with features lacking in other thesauri. - Merriam Webster Online
The reference classic - fast reliable site. - OneLook Dictionary Search
Multi-database word and terminology search-queries. Type in your word and look it up in multiple dictionaries and thesauri. The only thing like it out there - a must have! Dictionary word count = 2561928 words in 647 dictionaries now indexed. - Swarthmore's French Dictionary
Very useful to consult any kind of dictionary. - TUCOWS - Free Software and Shareware Downloads
Download FL dictionaries to your computer (Mac/IBM). - Ultra Lingua Dictionary
Fl Dictionaries available through this site for approx. $30.00. French available (German Spanish and Italian available soon) with over 250000 words signaling slang and vulgar expressions. - Your Dictionary.com Free Online Dictionary -- A Web of Online Dictionaries
Biggest set of dictionaries on the web (more than 1500 dictionaries representing 230 languages); site also offers linguistic "Fun & Games" (From 'Historical Linguistic Games ' to 'On-line Vocabulary Quizzes').
Faculty Resources
- E. L. Easton - English Exercises, Quizzes and Tests
Find many links to a great variety of online exercises and quiz-makers, FL self-test sites and more. - PICS Videoguidelines -- Pics Tips and Treats
Guidelines to work with video in language teaching. - Spanish Web Resources
Transparencies that can be used in classes. Great for tutors. Examples would be classrooms, telling times, family, stores etc. - Transparent Language Quizzes
Test your skills with self-tests drawn from award-winning language-learning software.
Film
- Amazon.com
Mainstream videos and DVDs, including most available popular foreign feature film titles. - Facets Multi-Media
The single best source for international cinema on video and DVD. The FACETS catalog includes both feature films and documentary works. - Fnac
French books, cds, video, dvds French online services. - Kino International
A small but important collection of international cinema, including seminal works of Weimar film. Excellent print reproductions; many restored versions. Kino titles are also available through most of general video distributors. - Revues Littéraires et Culturelles
This site gives you access to a great number of literary and cultural publications (French and Francophone).
Publications
- Courrier International
A great site with all the world's information in French. One theme per month. - Le Monde.fr
French newspaper.
Website Resources
- About.com French Chatroom
The chatrooms are always open to all levels of French-speakers - bienvenue!!! - The ARTFL Project