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The Talking Kitchen That Teaches You French
Wonderful video on the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's YouTube Page of a new experiment at Newcastle University that gives lessons in cooking and French at the same time. Cou...
READ MORE | 25 Oct 2011
Le Vélo-Dictionnaire Français/Anglais
Thinking of cycling in France on your Easter or Summer break and would like to learn some key French vocabulary just in case your bike breaks down? Have no fear: Sheldon Brown's Le Vélo-Diction...
READ MORE | 12 Apr 2011
Fun piece on the BBC web site on the hilarious Pardon My French web site dedicated to spoofs in French of famous English songs. The idea of the site is to have a light-hearted jibe...
READ MORE | 6 Jan 2011
Should British pupils give up studying French?
The aftermath of the decline of languages at GCSE continues with a story on the BBC News Magazine web site which explores some of the key reasons for this. Language learning expert Paul Noble, who tea...
READ MORE | 21 Sep 2010
Thoughtful homage by Andrew Whittaker on his Speak the Culture blog to the great French film director, Claude Chabrol, who died on Sunday. Chabrol spearheaded the French New Wave in cinema and was ren...
READ MORE | 14 Sep 2010
Sarkozy marks anniversary of General de Gaulle's BBC broadcast
Moving article on the About the BBC's blog about the 70th anniversary on the 18th of June of General de Gaulle's impassioned speech from Broadcasting House calling for the mobilisation of the Free Fre...
READ MORE | 28 Jun 2010
Something très ludique for Friday. If you're learning French and you enjoy audio cut-ups and sound collages then you'll love this video of Etienne Charry's Lettre Anonyme, a mischievous, twiste...
READ MORE | 14 May 2010
Fancy learning French from a footballer?
Imaginative school trips could be the secret weapon to increased take-up of languages at secondary school level. According to The Guardian a growing number of links between sporting organisations and...
READ MORE | 13 May 2010
How to Speak French (Fun Video)
It's Friday, so here's a fun, spoof video of how to speak French. Full marks for the black and white nouvelle vague pastiche, but not so sure about the dodgy accents!...
READ MORE | 23 Apr 2010
A Question of Gender: French Nouns
Just how good are you with the gender of French nouns? Test yourself with this new quiz on Laura Lawless's comprehensive French study site on About.com. OK, has anyone managed to answer all one hundre...
READ MORE | 15 Apr 2010