French Language Resources
“It was very helpful to continue my study of French with FLE. I learned more, and could ask questions about things I encountered while living in Paris.”
– Maya Rogers, Oberlin College
French immersion is at the heart of CUPA’s founding principles. Beyond the obvious benefits to language improvement, speaking exclusively in French is a way to gain a deeper understanding of the local culture. Below you will find a list of linguistic and cultural resources to help you prepare for your immersion experience with CUPA.
Apps (for language learning/practice)
- Quizlet (for creating vocabulary lists)
- Leximage (for creating vocabulary images)
- Duolingo
- Rosetta Stone
- HelloTalk (to ask questions and have discussions with native francophones)
- LanguageTool (spelling and grammatical checking)
- Scribens (spelling and grammatical checking)
- Merci-app (spelling and grammatical checking)
Websites to help perfect your French
News and analysis
- France inter
- RFI (le journal en français facile)
- France Culture
- Courrier international
- Le Monde
- Le Parisien
- Et tout le monde s’en fout
- Brut, média d’information 100% vidéo
- TedX Paris (conférences)
- 20 minutes
- Les Echos
- The Conversation
- Journal télévisé de France 2
- C dans l’air (actualité)
- C politique
- 28 minutes (actualité)
- Envoyé spécial (reportages)
- Quotidien