Subject Specific Database
ARTFL (Project for American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language)
A collaboration between the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) and the University of Chicago containing over 2000 digitized texts, from classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction prose and technical writing. ARTFL also includes a Provençal database and a database of French women writers.
Reference Materials in Print
Grand usuel Larousse (Encyclopédie)
The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French
Dictionnaire des littératures de la langue française
New History of French Literature
Recommended Internet Sites
Gallica (Bibliothèque Nationale de France)
A growing collection of digitized texts and images in the BNF, including topical dossiers on particular exhibitions and a catalogue of all holdings, with full texts of several dictionaries and collected works, such as Les voyages imaginaries and over 500 journals. Text files available in PDF.
Paroles.net
Provides lyrics and ringtones for classic and contemporary French-language songs.
French Language Proficiency Test
Transparent Language has provided this French test, based on standard French vocabulary and grammar, as a way for French language learners to evaluate their French proficiency. This test is for self-evaluation purposes only.
Tex's French Grammar / La Grammaire de l'absurde (University of Texas)
A pedagogical reference grammar that combines explanations with surreal dialogues and cartoon images.
French Verb Conjugator (ARTFL)
Dictionnaire de la langue française adapté du grand dictionnaire de Littré
Definitions, citations, synonyms and usage according to Emile Littré's 19th century work.
CLICnet (Swarthmore College)
"Un site culturel et littéraire francophone." A centralized location of virtual references in French for students, instructors of French as a foreign or second language, and for anyone interested in French-speaking cultures, arts, and literatures.
Moteurs de recherche francophone (Lehman College, CUNY)
A collection of Internet search engines and resources in French.
Tennessee Bob's Famous French Links (Univ. of Tennessee-Martin)
Maintained by a professor, with links to nearly every aspect of Francophonic literature and culture.
Cocorico
A directory of French sites on the web, including not only scholarly resources but also French advertisements, in cloud tag presentation.