Student Resources
Helpful Links for Students
Many students ask us about what helpful sites are out there for language studies. Below are a few links we recommend.
Tutors
If you are not a CofC student but would like to find out information regarding French tutors in the local community, download the contact list.
All CofC students should contact Dr. Katherine Hargrave in the Tutoring Lab. Please send an email or call at 843.953.5635.
Media
- TV 5 French TV in the US
- France-Link- a gateway to media in France (radio, TV, etc.)
- Arte- culturally aware TV in France
- France 2 - France's "channel 2" TV
- France 3 - France's "channel 3" TV
- France 5 - France's "channel 5" TV
- Daily News on French TV
- FACSEA- French American Cultural Services and Educational Aid, with video releases of French films and a French film grant program for universities in the U.S.
- World Wide Radio - Clickable map navigating top hits on radio stations world world wide
Newspapers
- Le Monde France's most prestigious daily newspaper
- Le Monde diplomatique - France's international daily newspaper
- Le Monde diplomatique revues- links to more periodicals
- Le Nouvel Observateur Quotodien- Socialist weekly
- Liberation - major French daily
- Le Figaro - major French daily
- Jeune Afrique
Culture
- French-at-a-touch.com
- L'Académie Française
- La Bibliothèque Nationale de France
- Culture française-Les pages de l'Ambassade de France
- La France de A-Z
Language
- Language History:- gives a history of the evolution of the French language as well as a list of countries that speak the French language
- French about.com
- ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview by Computer Test (OPIc)