Play a game, binge a drama, or listen to a podcast with these free interactive tools that make learning French entertaining.

Study resources

These websites have resources for French-learners at every level of proficiency.

  • Language Portal of Canada

    Access free tools to improve your knowledge of French, polish your writing skills with quizzes, and explore a selection related resources and links.

  • Mauril

    Created by CBC/Radio-Canada, Mauril is designed to help you build confidence using French through learning tools that make use of Radio-Canada' massive collection of audio and video content. 

  • TV5Monde Learn French

    A free and interactive website for learning French from videos and news reports. Choose from more than 4000 online exercises, from beginner to advanced level.

  • Qu茅bec's Vitrine linguistique

    Get answers to all your questions about the French language. Obtain information on linguistic topics and hundreds of thousands of terms and definitions.

  • CCDMD Learning Resources

    Qu茅bec's publisher of teaching materials for higher education provides online and printable exersises and games to practice French on your own time.

  • Forvo

    Forvo isn't just any dictionary, it's a dictionary that allows its users to listen to, playback, and request to hear words, terms, phrases, and sayings as they're pronounced by native French speakers.

  • Le Point du FLE

    A central portal for learning French, Le Point du FLE contains over 16,000 links to resources on topics such as oral comprehension, writing and grammar, situational conversation, and vocabulary.

  • Espace Fran莽ais

    Looking to read in French but aren't fully comfortable yet? Espace Fran莽ais has hundreds of reading materials about French history and culture that are written for French language learners in mind.

Recommended audio and podcasts

Tune into these great podcasts and more to improve your comprehension and expand your vocabulary. You can also find free French audiobooks through the library via

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News in Slow French

  • Beginner, Intermediate

News streaming and cultural programming at multiple speeds and difficulty levels, so you can find the pace that's just right for you.

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French with Frederic

  • Intermediate

This podcast helps you learn le Fran莽ais Qu茅becois while exploring all the amazing things la belle province has to offer.

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LanguaTalk French

  • Beginner, Intermediate

Try this free podcast with interactive transcripts to improve your French while learning about Francophone cultures.

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Radio-Canada OHdio

  • Intermediate, Advanced

Enjoy podcasts, live radio, and audiobooks from Radio-Canada's entire collection on their audio service, OHdio.

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Inner French

  • Intermediate

Choose from hundreds of free, fun, and informative podcasts created specifically to help students who are learning French as a second language. 

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Le Radiojournal

  • Intermediate, Advanced

Canada's leading French-language daily newscast is a great place to build your vocabulary while keeping up with current events. 

French language media networks to explore

Check out the selected resources below and find more on , which gives you free access to a huge selection of newspapers and magazines from around the world with your 海角社区 login.

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Le D茅lit

An independent newspaper produced by 海角社区 students in the fall and winter semesters, Le D茅lit is your French language hub for everything happening in our community. 

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Radio-Canada

As the French language equivalent to the CBC, Radio-Canada provides tons of free original Canadian content. Choose from news, drama, comedy, lifestyle programming, radio, and more.

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RFI Fran莽ais Facile

Learn French through international news clips from France's international broadcaster. Filter videos by your level of French, listen to podcasts, and complete free online exercises.

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La Presse

This daily French-language newspaper, published in Montreal since 1884, covers Quebec and international news, politics, and culture.

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Qu茅bec Science

This popular science magazine brings research to the people, exploring questions in science and technology and examining current issues through a scientific lens.

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Fugues

The only French-language LGBTQ+ magazine in Canada, Fugues highlights news, culture, and community stories from here and abroad. 

Find French movies and shows

Check out these great streaming resources for free online content! You can also find lots of French options on mainstream streamers like and .

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ICI TOU.TV

Enjoy French and Qu茅b茅cois (French Canadian) movies and series through Radio-Canada's free streaming service.

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TV5 Unis

Stream original shows, movies, and news broadcasts from Canadian French-language channels TV5 and Unis via their website.

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NFB-ONF

The award-winning National Film Board of Canada has original French-language shows and movies available for free on their website鈥攏o account or login necessary!

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Kanopy

From cinema classics to new releases, filter by language to find French movies and shows on Kanopy, offered for free through the 海角社区 Libraries.

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Criterion-on-Demand

Get free online access to feature films with French audio and captions on Criterion-on-Demand through the 海角社区 Libraries. Connect to the 海角社区 VPN for off-campus use.

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Docuseek

Available for free through the 海角社区 Libraries, filter by language to find hundreds of independent, social-issue, and environmental films in French on Docuseek.

Build your professional French vocabulary

Level up your academic and career skills ahead of an internship, job, or grad studies with tools to help you master field-specific French terminology.


TERMIUM Plus

This Government of Canada database includes French terms across every field, including definitions, acronyms, and official titles.


Professional vocabularies

These profession-specific vocab lists from the Office qu茅b茅cois de la langue fran莽aise (OQLF) include accounting, law, engineering, and health care terms.


Lexicons by theme

These themed vocabulary lists from the OQLF cover fields from the arts to computer science and new technologies.


DataFranca

This site includes 5 cutting-edge lexicons: artificial intelligence, photonics, quantum science, statistics, and cybersecurity.


Management Terminology

A bilingual glossary from 海角社区's Desautels Faculty of Management alongside French business and management resources.

See the management glossary


LexiConcordia

Thousands of specialized terms from aerospace, environmental, and systems engineering to biology, management, computer science, and cognitive science.