French and Québécois
Cultural Connections
--Prepared by Professor Frances Chevalier, Norwich University
List of
French-speaking countries worldwide:
http://www.francophonie.org/oif/membres.cfm
USA French-Canadian
Demographics Map:
www.mnplan.state.mn.us/maps/ancestry/us/frcan.gif
French Consulate in Boston: www.consulfrance-boston.org/
Canadian
Consulate in Boston: geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/boston/menu-en.asp
French-American
Genealogical Resources :
French genealogy in France: http://www.francegenweb.org/juniors.php
History:
Quebec History in
English or French:
French History:
For the young: http://planetejeanjaures.free.fr/histoire/gaule/index.htm
Chart of the Kings of France: http://jeanjacques.villemag.free.fr/
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france_159/index.html
French-American History: http://international.loc.gov/intldl/fiahtml/fiawebsites.html
Samuel de Champlain et la Nouvelle France :
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Bilingual :
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3315
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http://perso.orange.fr/alain.perron/Champlain.htm
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Bilingual :
http://rs6.loc.gov/intldl/fiahtml/fiatheme.html#track2
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Bilingual: http://www2.marianopolis.edu/quebechistory/encyclopedia/Abenaquis-Abenakis-IndiensduQuebec-HistoireduQuebec.htm
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http://www.nouvellefrance.qc.ca/costumez-vous
Benjamin Franklin in France: http://www.herodote.net/dossiers/evenement.php?jour=17060117
French Language and Grammar
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http://www.nv.cc.va.us/home/lfranklin/grammar.htm
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http://globegate.utm.edu/french/globegate_mirror/gramm.html
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Verb conjugators : http://www.leconjugueur.com/
Online
dictionaries :
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http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/lf/langue_francaise.php
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http://www.wordreference.com/
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http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/romance.html
Quebecois French dictionaries: http://www.quebec-fr.com/dico.php
http://www.lexilogos.com/quebecois_langue_dictionnaires.htm
Slang: http://perso.orange.fr/fredak/dico/dico_argot.htm
For the young set : http://www.coloriages.org/
French-language and dialects: http://www.lexilogos.com/
Media and News reports :
Canadian: French: http://www.cbc.ca/montreal/ English: http://www.cbc.ca/
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http://www.radio-canada.ca/index.shtml
French:
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http://www.lexpress.fr/Express/Info/France/
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Ambassade de France aux Etats-Unis : http://www.ambafrance-us.org/fr/
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Diplomacy: http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/
For the younger set and those who are young at heart: http://www.lesclesjunior.com/Index.htm
http://www.asterix.tm.fr/
La Louisiane francophone :
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French:
http://www.codofil.org/francais/index.html
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http://www.festivalinternational.com/site7.php
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Lafayette 250th anniversay : http://www.lafayettela.gov/Presidents/MarquisDeLaFayette.asp
Live radio broadcast on internet
(Radio française en ligne directe) :
Québec : http://www.canuckabroad.com/radio/quebecradio.shtml
France et Afrique: http://www.comfm.com/live/radio/?rech_avancee=1&tpays=fr&theme=vide&al=&debit=vide&type=vide&page=1&x=22&y=7
Study in Canada, France and French Teacher’s Organization:
http://www.canadian-universities.net/Universities/Programs/French_Studies_and_Language.html
http://www.frenchresources.info/portail/en/index.php
http://www.frenchteachers.org/
Free cybercards in French: http://carte-virtuelle.cybercartes.com/
French literature overview: http://www.zeroland.co.nz/literature3.html
Sources of French and
French-Canadian texts:
http://www.carla.umn.edu/resources/teaching/french.html
http://www.editions-fayard.fr/Contact/LibrairieUSA.htm
http://www.chapitre.com/accueil.asp?donnee_appel=MOTEUR
French culture, business etiquette:
http://www.cyborlink.com/besite/france.htm
http://hwelty.club.fr/France/Intercultural.html
Film and visual arts:
http://www.genieawards.ca/genie27/
http://www.geminiawards.ca/canadaaward/canadaaward.cfm
Tourism:
Montérégie : region just north of our border : http://www.tourisme-monteregie.qc.ca/index_en.html
Quebec: http://www.bonjourquebec.com/ Quebec winter carnival: http://www.carnaval.qc.ca/
Montreal : http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/ Jazz festival in Montreal : http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/Fijm2007/splash.aspx
Paris: http://www.paris.org/
