Français interactif – Free Course

Français interactif, the web-based first-year French program developed at the University of Texas and in use since 2004.

Français interactif helps you explore the French language and culture by following the lives of real UT students who participated in the UT Summer Program in Lyon, France. The UT students will introduce you to their French host families, their French university, and their lives in France.

Consult the features section to learn how the videos on the website are integrated into the communicative classroom activities in the textbook.  In addition to interviews of native French speakers and a wealth of cultural information, the website also includes recorded vocabulary, phonetics lessons, grammar explanations, and Internet activities.  The video tutorial will guide you through these components.  The goal of these materials is in the title:  Français interactif!

Français interactif is organized into 13 chapters that deal with themes relevant to beginning French learners. Each chapter has the following online components.

1. Textbook
2. Vidéo – Introduction
3. Vocabulaire
4. Vidéos – Vocabulaire en contexte
5. Phonétique
6. Grammaire
7. Vidéos – Interviews
8. Vidéos – Culture
9. Web activities (Activité internet)

Instructor: Various.

Price: Free