Virginia Community College System world
Virtual Foreign Language Classroom Home Page
Why Study French?
Arabic Language and Culture
Chinese Language and Culture
German Language and Culture
Japanese Language and Culture
Latin Language and Culture
Russian Language and Culture
Spanish Language and Culture

The purpose of the French page is to virtually connect you -- students, faculty, staff, and community members--to the French-speaking world. Here you will be linked to sites relating to culture, instruction, and other French resources that we hope will enhance your learning of French and allow you to bring French out of the classroom and into your world.

VCCS map

open book

Sun

Courses and Instruction

Language Resources

Culture

 

Comments & Questions

Last Modified: May 10, 2002

HOME  |  TOUR  |  SITE INDEX  |  ADDITIONAL RESOURCES | VCCS ONLINE

VCCS ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE DIRECTORY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      
 
  Art & Museums  
 
  • Canadian Museums at About.com
    This is a database connecting you to Canadian and French-Canadian art, artists, and museums on the web.


  • Centre Pompidou
    This is the official home page of the famous Centre Pompidou museum in Paris.

  • French Art at About.com
    This is a database connecting you to French art, artists, and museums on the web.

  • Le Louvre
    This is the official home page of the Louvre in Paris.  You may take a virtual tour of the Louvre, seeing such famous works as the Mona Lisa (La Jaconde) and the Venus de Milo.

  • Musée Rodin
    This is the official home page of the Musée Rodin in Paris.  Rodin is one of France’s most treasured sculptors.  His most famous work is Le Penseur (The Thinker.)

  •  Virtual Library Online Museum
     
    This is a directory of online museums arranged by country.

  • Web Museum
    This is one of the most comprehensive virtual museums on the web.  Here you may find virtual copies of works by countless renowned artists and biographical information about the artists.
 
  Education  
 

return to culture

 
  Food  
 
  • Cuisine Française
    This is a database connecting you to French cuisine and cooking sites on the web.  
    (In French)

  • French Cuisine at About.com
    This is a database connecting you to French cuisine and cooking sites on the web.

  • French Food at About.com
    This is a database connecting you to French food-related sites on the web.

  • La Cuisine
    This is a database connecting you to French cuisine and cooking sites on the web.  
    (In French)

  • Le champagne
    This is a site all about French champagne.  (In French)

  • Le vin en France
    This is a database connecting you to French wine-related sites on the web.  (In French)

return to culture

 
  French-Speaking Countries  
  Due to French colonization, French is spoken in many countries around the world as either an official language, a national language, the language of formal education, or a second language.  Therefore, you will find many sites that take you to countries in Europe, Africa, North America, and Asia where people speak French.   
 

return to culture

 
  Geography & Maps  
 
  • Atlapedia Online
    This site Contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.

     

  • Canadian Geography
    This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information and links to French-Canadian geography.

  • CIA:  The World Factbook 1999
    This provides country listings and country maps for all of the world's countries.

  • Facts about France
    This site provides basic geographical, cultural, and statistical information about France.

  • Maps at National Geographic
    This site provides a database of maps from National Geographic.

  • MapBlast
    At this site, pick a city or country and create your map.

  • Maps of Quebec
    This site provides maps and map links of the province of Quebec (French-speaking Canada).

return to culture

 
  Government & Embassies  
 

return to culture

 
   History, Culture & Civilization  
 

return to culture

 
  Literature  
 

return to culture

 
  Media: Radio & TV