Open Educational Resources

Two-year college French program that contains a textbook, workbook, reference grammar, and 21 accompanying audio exercises. CC BY-NC (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial) license.

Textbook contains classroom activities and homework accompanying an online program developed by the University of Texas. Includes videos, recorded vocabulary lists, phonetic lessons, and a companion grammar site with lessons, audio dialogues, tools (verb conjugation reference, verb practice), and diagnostic grammar tests. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.

Textbook for a transdisiplinary approach to reading/writing at the first and second year levels of college French. Includes templates which language teachers can use to develop their own reading and writing activities to highlight the metaphorical nature of language. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.

Textbook aimed at first year college students. Each chapter is built around communicative strategies and includes exercises, vocabulary, narrative explanations of grammar, and video and audio. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.

Textbook which is entirely in French designed for advanced students. Includes various exercises and presentations on language, in multimedia formats. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.

Set of classroom materials to train students to hear and pronounce the sounds of French and to recognise the regular spellings used to represent those sounds in print. CC BY-NC (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial) license.

Textbook 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. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.

Collection of audio recordings by native French speakers. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.

Website designed for intermediate learners to expand their knowledge of French language and francophone cultures and continue the development of their communicative abilities by practicing the four basic skills of speaking, listening, writing and reading. CC BY-NC (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial) license.

French lesson plans that emphasis language play and the creative moments found in everyday language use. Lessons are based on authentic texts from sources such as blogs, memes, YouTube videos, slam poetry and more. CC BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike) license.

Collection of authentic conversations in French for intermediate and advanced learners of French. Each conversation highlights the shared experience of two native or near-native French speakers and provides both an oral history of that experience and a trove of cultural references. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.

Collection of French audio books recorded by volunteers. Books are out of copyright in the USA with the recordings dedicated to the public domain (CC0).

Collection of public domain books written in French. Copyright expired.

Courses in french as taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Content varies but can include lecture notes, videos, assignments with solutions, student project examples etc. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license but courses may refer to copyright material.

French courses ranging from introductory to advanced level from the Open University. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.

Course for people who want to live in France and speak French on a daily basis. CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives) license.

Course for people who want to improve their French. CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives) license.