This
state-of-the-art facility offers FIAF Language Center students
the materials and services to enhance their learning experience.
Check out multimedia materials and language books organized
by learning level and marked with a colored sticker.
Useful Docs
— Info
Sheet for Learning Level Color Coding (pdf)
— Glossary
of Library terms and expressions en francais (pdf)
— French
Dictionaries (doc)
— French
Language Learning Resources on the Web (doc)
— French
Basic Tools (doc)
— Learning French with Cinéma (pdf) (New)
Language-Learning pamphlets: Oui, Je peux !
Yes, you can learn French at the Library! The Library now
offers a series of orientation guides for students in levels
A1, A2, and B1. These pamphlets will help beginning students
discover the materials in the Library that will help them
on their path to fluency in French.
Pick one up in the Library or read the pdf version below:
- Beginner
Level A1 (pdf)
- Advanced
Beginner Level A2 (pdf)
- Intermediate
Level B1 (pdf)
Study Guides
Our study guides are specially prepared to help you find
appropriate materials in the Library according to your
level of French:
- Beginner
Level A1 / Advanced Beginner A2
- Intermediate
Level B1
- Advanced
Level B2
Learning Materials by Level
To consult the language-learning materials available at your level, log on to the library's online catalog and enter your level (A1, A2, B1 or B2) in the search window and choose “subject” in the pull-down index window.
Dictionaries
The Library recommends the following online dictionaries:
TV5: dictionnaire.tv5.org
Lexilogos: lexilogos.com
WordReference: wordreference.com
A variety of dictionaries are also available at the Haskell Library for you to consult.
FIAF Library Collection: List
of French Dictionaries (doc)
DVDs with French Subtitles
FIAF Students! Improve your French listening and reading
comprehension skills while enjoying a movie. Borrow one of
our DVDs with French subtitles, and see how French cinema
can further enhance your language learning experience at
FIAF. See
list of DVDs with French subtitles.
Children’s Learning Materials
The Haskell Library offers a wide variety of language learning
materials for children of all ages. Our selection of kids’ French
learning materials including DVDs, CDs, CD-ROMS, books
and more can be found with a green sticker in our Espace
Jeunesse. See
List of Learning Materials.
French with
TV5MONDE
Learn French with “7
Jours sur la Planète” (A2-B1) and “Premiere
Classe” (A1) on TV5MONDE
Première
Classe avec TV5MONDE
Répondant à des tres nombreuses demandes, la
chaine de TV5MONDE vient d'enrichir son dispositif pédagogique
d'un site d'initiation à la langue française
: Première
Classe avec TV5MONDE. Ce site d'auto-apprentissage est
accessible en plusieurs langues et s'adresse aux grands débutants
n'ayant aucune connaissance en français. Il est appelé à s'enrichir
et à proposer dans les mois à venir un accès
dans toutes nos langues de sous-titrage. Deux rubriques sont
proposées : « Les Salutations » (se présenter,
parler de son entourage..) et « Les Loisirs » (parler
de ses activités, proposer un sortie…). Le
site est accompagné de « Aides » (règles
de grammaire et de prononciation, fiches vocabulaire) et
des « Astuces pour apprendre ». Débutez
en français chez vous avec TV5Monde ! Le
site multilingue Première Classe.
Where can I practice speaking French at FIAF?
Many members are interested in coming to FIAF in order to practice speaking French.
Please find below a list of activities where you can enjoy putting your hard-earned
language skills to work in an enjoyable format.
- List of FIAF Events for Practicing French (doc)
AsapFrance.info
 Attention all students of French! A new web site, called AsapFrance.info,
is now available for you. ASAP stands for “Apprendre,
Savoir, Approfondir, Partager”: all good notions for
language-learning. This site has been created by Geneviève
Brame, author of the popular
“Chez Vous in France”, in conjunction with the French Embassies
of Brussels, London and The Hague. This lively site puts
at your fingertips all sorts of short texts concerning France,
its language and culture. It offers insights into the many
charms of daily life…à la française.
Are you a French teacher? Resources for FFL Teachers
A new collection of titles for teachers of French is now
available in the Alexandre
and Jacques Centre d’Autoapprentissage. These
titles provide theoretical material for professional development
and hands-on information to help in the preparing of classes.
Subjects range from linguistics, history of the French
language, francophony, intercultural issues, the European
Framework, teaching to children, and more!
You may search
our online
catalog to view the collection. In “quick search” type “ressources
pour enseignants fle”. You can refine your search
by searching by one of the “mots-clefs” terms
on this
sheet (pdf). |
