Students often ask about what they do to supplement their French outside of class or how they can keep up with their French between semesters. Here are some ideas for maintaining or improving listening and reading skills.
Video Resources
News
“Les Youtubeurs”
Children’s Programs
Movies/Television
- Netflix has a selection of French-language films and television shows. Also, nearly all of the animated children’s programming is available with French audio and subtitles.
- The Criterion Channel offers a selection of classic French films.
- Bref. A series of 2-minute-long episodes.
- Ina.fr: This website for the Institut National de l’Audiovisuel contains video and radio archives. INA also has several channels on YouTube where you can watch historic news footage, TV programs, etc.
Music Videos
- An easy way to find more (recent) French music is seeing what is available on the official Vevo France YouTube channel or the playlists from NRJ.
Audio Resources
PodCasts
- 2 Heures de perdues (films)
- After Hate (pop culture)
- Et beaucoup d’autres… e.g. cette liste sur Buzzfeed
RAdio
- Radio France (France Culture, France Musique, etc.)
- RFI (Radio France Internationale): Check out the version “français facile,” which also includes a transcript.
Text Resources
NewsPapers
Magazines