Green River LibGuides: OER and Other Free or Low-Cost Resources: Foreign Languages: French

Resources for Studying French

Francais Interactif: A French Program
Free, online textbook, from U of Texas, Austin.
Le Littéraire dans le quotidien
"Open textbook for French reading/writing," by Joanna Gay Luks, of Cornell U.
Liberte
Free, online textbook for first-year college French. By Gretchen Angelo, of California State University, Los Angeles.
Liberte: French 1002: 2nd Edition
"Revised 2018: Addition of audio, video, and written activities. This open textbook for Elementary French II is a web-based remix of the open-source Liberte by Gretchen Angelo."
Tout un Monde: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Intermediate French
"This book is intended for use with intermediate level college French classes. Its multidisciplinary approach introduces students to topics and vocabulary associated with fields such as medicine, advertising, travel, business, agriculture, and relationships." By Alicia Soueid, University of Texas.

French I (MIT)
French II (MIT)
Elementary French I
Low-cost ($25, as of 4/21), online course from Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Initiative.
Elementary French II
Low-cost ($25, as of 4/21), online course from Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Initiative.
French in Action (video course)
"A video instructional series in French for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 52 half-hour video programs." Please see "Ebooks" tab on this page for related book.
Free French Lessons Online
From the Foreign Service Institute.
Learn French (edX)

Journal en français facile
"A real news [French] bulletin that uses simple vocabulary to explain the latest news."
French Tutorial
"The French Tutorial is a web-based step by step lesson covering basics, pronunciation, but also grammar, vocabulary and everyday French. It offers audio support for better oral comprehension, a table of contents and an index for faster searches."
French Grammar Central
Links to "grammar guidance, with thousands of verb conjugations, research and hundreds of activities." From the U of Tennessee.
Tex's French Grammar
From U of Texas.
Enhancing French Skills
"Enhancing French skills includes authentic language videos from French websites such as TV5 Enseigner.tv, France.fr, and RhôneAlpes.tv (Média) as well as interviews of French speakers on cultural topics (Rencontres). Videos and activities are organized into five broad themes and tagged by communicative language function with links into Tex’s French Grammar for specific grammar explanations and interactive exercises." From U of Texas.
Conjuin French Verb Conjugator
Les Conversations Mises à Jour
"Les Conversations Mises à Jour is a collection of authentic conversations in French that targets mostly intermediate and advanced learners of French." Videos and vocabulary lists.
French - Open Resources
Links to various resources, from U of Texas.

Rosetta Stone
Language learning software. Create an individual account to track your progress.

Duolingo
"Learn a language for free."
Language Courses in LinkedIn Learning
King County Library System (KCLS): Databases
'Mango Languages' is a language-learning service available through your GRC KCLS student account. Many languages taught at GRC are available!