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“This year, I will become fluent in French!”

Great. This post will help you l’ami(e).

I have been looking forward to publishing this blog post. I was so excited to share with you, my ultimate toolbox for serious French language learners like you. These are the resources that can help you crush your French language learning goals in 2017. I’ve pulled together 17 of the best resources to help you make 2017 your best year ever, whether you are looking for language learning apps, a language learning software, French textbooks, videos resources, websites or blogs to learn French.

How to use this article for French language Learning purposes

Download the 10-page pdf file that lists all 17 resources with a few tips on how you can use those resources efficiently. You can find it in our free library or below. 1.

Type in your email to get direct access to the file.

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2. Try as many as you can until you find the perfect fit for you (not all at once).

How to make 2017 a successful year: 17 top resources to help you learn French

French language learning Apps

iOS /Android/Website

Price: Free

Description

Duolingo is a free language-learning platform that includes a language-learning website and app, as well as a digital language proficiency assessment exam. Duolingo offers all its language courses free of charge. It is one of the most comprehensive and highest-rated language-learning apps out there. Grammar, vocabulary, and phrases are organized into different topics which you work through in small, bite-sized lessons. Earn points for correct answers and level up.

Cool features:

Improve grammar, vocabulary, writing, speaking, and comprehension.

Cool exercises to practice.

Great community with a Facebook group.

2.Le Conjugueur

iOS /Android

Price: Free & Paid

Description

Brush up on your grammar with this handy app. With le conjugueur, you can look up 9,000 French verbs to find out how to conjugate verbs in any tenses. The best part is that you don’t even have to be connected to the internet. Language learning on the go you say; oui cher ami.

Cool features:

Conjugate all French verbs without being connected to the internet

Find a verb from a conjugated form

Related:85 Killer Resources To Quickly And Easily Learn French

3.Learn French – Speak French

iOS /Android

Price: Free

Description

This app claims to not just teach you French, but to make you fall in love with it. With over 50 million users worldwide, this app is a must-have for every French language learners.

Cool features:

Comprehensive understanding of French

Vocabulary and grammar units,

Audio dialogues

Learn the most important 150 topics and 3000 words

Test your knowledge

And my favorite: submit practice exercises to native speakers that will help you perfect your skills.

iOS /Android

Price: Free

Description

I am a big fan of Memrise. It is one of the most innovative apps for learning French words especially if you’re struggling to remember French words .

Innovative because it doesn’t just teach words through pictures. It teaches you French words through humor.

Just look at what they have on their landing page:

“Learning made joyful

We make learning languages and vocab so full of joy and life, you’ll laugh out loud.”

That says it all.

Memrise is a really creative and fun way of tackling one of the most difficult problems that many language learners have acquiring vocabulary.

Cool features:

Learn new vocabulary

Adaptable to your personal learning style and performance.

Compete with friends.

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Videos YouTube Channel To learn French

1. Learn French With Vincent (imagier.net)

Price: Free

Description

With 424,923 subscribers, this channel has so many videos. Don’t ask me how many. Let’s just say so many that you will find the one(s) for you.

Cool features:

Learn Grammar, tenses, vocabulary and more

Quizzes

Please, don’t get sucked in. Some of those videos are 10+ hours long. You know that I am all about being productive and learning efficiently.

Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEf0-WZoqYFzLZtx43KPvag

2. Learn French with Alexa

Price: Free

Description

With 213,451 subscribers, Alexa is one of the most popular French teachers on Youtube.

Cool features:

Learn basic French words

Learn Conversational French Vocabulary

Fun to watch

Website: https://learnfrenchwithalexa.com/

YourFrenchCorner is also on Youtube. Check it out here.

Related: Don’t Have Time? No Problem. Here Are 4 Easy Ways To Learn French

Podcasts to learn French

1. Daily French Pod

Price: Free & Paid

Description

Daily French Pod offers well-planned and succinct lessons to introduce you to the language. They are based on everyday situations. The lessons are entirely in French. The pace of spoken French is normal speed. Please, note that it is not suitable for an absolute beginner.

Cool features:

Learn French for everyday situations

Lessons entirely in French for full immersion

Improve comprehension

Improve writing (PDF supporting materials including transcripts are available for download).

Free 7-day trial http://www.dailyfrenchpod.com/

2. Learn French by frenchpod101

Price: Free

Description

Frenchpod101 has short videos structured around everyday dialogues presented by a native French speaker and a native English speaker.

Cool Features:

Learn French for everyday situation

Lessons entirely in French for full immersion

Improve comprehension

Quizzes.

Website: https://www.frenchpod101.com/

3. Coffee Break French

Price: Free & Paid

Description

Coffee Break French offer highly practical lessons by French language teacher Mark as he coaches his student, Ana.

Cool features:

Easy to follow lessons (10-15 minutes length)

Make the words, grammar and phrases stick in the mind.

Each podcast has accompanying notes.

Fancy a notebook? You can get it here.

Websites + blogs

1.BBC French

Price: Free

Description:

The BBC French is a material that is worth checking out. It teaches you how to speak French with audio, video, and games, including the alphabet, phrases, vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, activities, and tests.

Cool features:

Basic French

Learn slang

Short courses

Interactive video tools

Quizzes and more.

Website http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/

2.Le Point du FLE

Price: Free

Description

If you are learning or teaching French, chances are you’ve heard of Le Point du FLE. Primarily dedicated to French teachers, Le point du FLE has an extensive section of resources for French language learners.

Please, note that the whole site is in French.

Cool features:

EVERYTHING

Website http://www.lepointdufle.net/

3.Learn French With Tv5 Monde

Price: Free

Description

Learn French With Tv5 Monde offers hundreds of videos of various topics, Hundreds of free exercises from beginner to advanced levels, exercises every week and much more.

Cool features:

Understand today’s French,

Improve your comprehension,

Enrich your vocabulary,

Test your grammatical knowledge,

Find out about French-speaking cultures.

Website: http://apprendre.tv5monde.com/en

4. Talk In French

Price: Free & Paid

Description

Talk in French is, in my opinion, one of the top 5 websites that help you learn French. You will find a lot of great free resources on it including podcasts and lessons.

Cool features:

A wide range of topics ( grammar, vocabulary methods etc)

Frequent updates.

Website: https://www.talkinfrench.com/

French language learning textbooks

1. Practice Makes Perfect Complete French Grammar (Practice Makes Perfect Series) 2nd Edition

Price: from$6.76

Description

This comprehensive guide covers all aspects of French grammar. Practice Makes Perfect: Complete French Grammar focuses on the practical aspects of French as it’s really spoken. This book comes highly recommended by many of my students. They like that each lesson includes clear and detailed explanations as well as examples.

Cool features:

Grammar, tenses, vocabulary & more

Giving Clear explanations and tips on how to avoid mistakes

Full of exercises to practice

Get it on Amazon here

2. Everything Learning French: Speak, Write, and Understand Basic French in No Time!

Price: from $14.50

Description

With The Everything Learning French Book, 2nd Edition with CD, you’ll find clear and concise instructions on written and spoken grammar, easy-to-follow vocabulary lists, examples and exercises to practice. It includes an audio CD to get a grip on that fancy French accent and start speaking like a native.

Cool features:

Grammar, tenses, vocabulary

Clear explanations

Exercises to practice

Tips on how to avoid mistakes

Audio to start speaking French like a native

Get it on amazon here

Related: 61 French Phrases For Travelers: A Survival Guide

French Language Learning Software

1. Rosetta Stone Language Learning

Price: 249$ (you can get it on sale)

Description

Although a bit pricey, Rosetta stone continues to be the best full-featured software for learning a new language.

Take advantage of the free trial and see if it is the right tool for you. If it is, you can buy Rosetta Stone Language Learning as an online subscription, as a digital download, or on CD-ROM.

Cool feature:

Learn Grammar & vocabulary

Improve comprehension and writing

Practice

Great user experience

Mobile apps available

Optional Live tutoring sessions

Get it on Amazon here

2. Fluenz

Price: $368.00

Description

Fluenz ranks among the best language-learning software. Fluenz feels like being in a classroom. It offers videos of real instructors teaching you about French. It’s an excellent app.

Cool features:

Feels like a classroom

Common sense explanations

Great for beginners and travelers

Improve listening, speaking, writing, and reading.

Awesome content.

Get it on Amazon here

Bonus



It does without saying that a must-have for every French language learner is a good bilingual or multilingual dictionary. Here are a few options:

App: Larousse French-English Dictionary Android app | iPhone app $4.99

Online dictionary: WordReference Free

Good ole paper: Larousse Concise French-English/English-French Dictionary (from $6.89 on Amazon)



That is it l’ami(e). Those are 17 of the best resources that can help you make 2017 your best year ever. But let’s not stop there. I have noticed that many learners, my students included, get lost in the sea of resources available out there; not knowing how to efficiently use them. The 10-page pdf file, that comes with this post, will save you the trouble. In this free checklist, you will find all those resources listed but also 5 tips on how to use them efficiently.

Next Steps

Here is what you can do to get the best out of this post:

1. Download the checklist with all 17 resources with a few tips on how you can use those resources efficiently. You can find it in our free library or below.

Type in your email to get direct access to the file.

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2. Check out the 5 bonus tips on how you can use these resources efficiently.

3. Start applying it today.

Now your turn

Have you tried any of these resources?

Is there any other cool learning resource that helped you in your language learning journey? If yes, feel free to share it in the comment section.

Merci!

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