Electronic Resources for French Studies
- Gateways and directories of Internet sources
- Research training and online tutorials
- Catalogues and electronic books
- French studies journals
- Societies and organisations
- Newspapers and TV
- Dictionaries and French language materials
- French search engines
Gateways and directories of Internet sources
Afrique francophone
List of links focused on "Francophone" Africa.
British Library: French Internet Resources
Includes a list of links to related resources on the web.
European Film Gateway (project ongoing)
Europeana: gateway to European culture
Includes links to digital images, texts, sounds and videos.
Genesis
Gateway to research into women's history
Internet Resources in French
Maintained by the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages at the University of Cambridge.
Research training and online tutorials
Citing References Tutorial (INSRV)
Internet for Modern Languages (Virtual Training Suite)
PORT (Postgraduate Online Research Training)
Also includes a section on French online resources.
Catalogues and electronic books
Bases de données documentation
List of databases provided by the Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication.
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
The National Library of France website. Click on "Catalogue BN-OPALE PLUS" to access the library catalogue.
Blackwell handbooks on literature
Gallica
Searchable online collection of 70000 resources at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
Societies and organisations
Franco-British Council
Produces lots of reports and provides links to various other related organisations.
Institut Français au Royaume-Uni
Founded in 1910, the Institut francais is the official French government centre of language and culture in London.
Ministère de la culture et de la communication
Ministère des affaires étrangères
French Foreign Ministry.
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
Society for French Studies
Based at the University of Leeds, the Society for French Studies is the oldest and leading learned association for French studies in the UK and Ireland and exists to promote teaching and research in French studies in higher education.
Newspapers, TV and culture
ClicNet
Links to French language newspapers and journals online.
ICON (International Coalition on Newspapers)
Dictionaries and French language materials
About - French language
Includes French grammar, verb conjugator, dictionary, news, quizzes etc.
Cambridge Dictionaries Online
Cambridge Klett Compact Dictionary online.
Délagation Générale à la Langue Française
A website on the French language, minority languages, and related news and laws.
Freedict.com
Free, very basic bilingual online dictionary.
French Language Guide
French language schools, dictionary, grammar, forum etc.
Oxford Reference Online - Bilingual Dictionaries
Our subscription includes access to The Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary and The Oxford Business French Dictionary.
Verbix - French
Online verb conjugator.