AXE - Reference - Research Guide

Alliance Française - A network of associations established throughout the world whose goal is to spread and encourage appreciation of French language and culture. Provides classes in French, teacher training classes, film showings, debates, conferences, theatrical productions and other activities.
Federation of Alliances Françaises, USA, Inc. - Supports and encourages member chapters of the Alliance Française throughout the United States. Provides grants, book donations to schools and workshops for French teachers.
Modern Language Association (MLA) - 30,000 member organization designed to promote cultural exchange between scholars of modern languages. Hosts annual convention, publishes four major periodicals as well as the prestigious MLA International Bibliography
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) - The mission of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages is to promote and foster the study of languages and cultures as an integral component of American education and society. ACTFL must...create policy and programs to further [these] goals, and initiate and build programs that will enhance the profession and enable it to be proactive in a changing world
Kansas Foreign Language Association (KFLA) - Awards mini grants, scholarships, a Teacher of the Year prize, hosts an annual conference and advocates for higher standards of foreign language instruction in Kansas.
American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) - Goals of AATF are to: promote the study of languages in general and French in particular, facilitate the implementation of national and state standards in the classroom, improve the training of French teachers and provide study abroad opportunities, create opportunities for practicing teachers to update their skills and improve their teaching and encourage the use of new technologies in the teaching of French.

Selected Web Sites

Comprehensive Web Sites

France & Canada

Yahoo! France - Directory to web sites about news, business, health, geography, art and culture, sports, science, etc. pertaining to France. Headings are in French.
Governments on the WWW: France - Web sites for all branches of French government, major cities, regional councils and all departements as well as courts, television stations, French embassies, consulates and trade commissions in foreign countries, all major political parties and information on tourism.
Yahoo! Canada en Français - Same as above for Canada.
Governments on the WWW: Canada - Same as above for Canada except that headings are in French and English.
Agence France-Presse - International news agency based based in Paris disseminating news around the world in French as well as six other major languages.

French Culture

France

France.com - In English. Includes information on travel, history, current events, regional areas, etc.
Frenchculture.org: the World of French Culture and Education in the United States - In english. Guide to plays, movies, books and other cultural events and resources available in the United States. Goal of web site: to enable the American public to experience the rich and dynamic world of French culture in its various manifestations on U.S. territory.
Culture.fr - In French. Home site of le Ministère de la Culture et de la Communications.
Paris City of Light (Arnaud Frich Photographs) In English. Includes wonderful shots of Paris, night and day, including parks, architecture and objets d'art.
Yahoo! France: Art et Culture

Canada

Ministère de la Culture et des Communications - Québec - In French. Home page of Quebec's Ministry of Culture and Communication.
American Council for Québec Studies - Lists sites in English and French. Information on art, film, museums, theater, libraries, etc.

Literature

19th-Century French Literature (A Globe-Gate Research Library) - in French and English. Information about literary movements as well as links to many full text works online.
Voice of the Shuttle: French - a comprehensive humanities web site with "over 70 pages of links to humanities and humanities-related resources on the Internet". Links to sites for French libraries, booksellers, scholarly organizations, university departments of French language and French language texts available on the internet.

Art

France

Musée du Louvre - France's most famous museum. In French, English and other languages.
Centre Pompidou - Art from 1905 to the present day. In French, English and Spanish.

Canada

Le Musée de la Civilisation á Québec - In French and English. Includes site for the Musée de l'Amérique française
Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec - In French and English. Fine arts of Quebec from 18th century to the present.

Language Instruction Online

Tex's French Grammar
Le Devoir Conjugal - Verb conjugation.

Colleges & Universities

Study Abroad

Academic Language Studies Abroad - Opportunities in Paris, France.
Eurolingua Institute - Opportunities in France, Canada, Belgium and the Caribbean.

Career & Job Information

Language Jobs.org
International Language Job Center
Bilingual Source: Source Bilingue - Jobs for French/English specialists in the city of Toronto.
TranslatorsCafé.com - Database of translation agencies.
Teachers.Net Job Center - Job listings for teachers. Worldwide coverage, many languages covered.

Course Related Web Sites

PSU Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
PSU MLL Department's French Site
PSU 2003-2005 University Catalog - French

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