Français interactif, http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/, the web-based French program developed and in use at the University of Texas since 2004, and its companion site, Tex’s French Grammar (2000) www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/ are open acess sites, free and open multimedia resources, which require neither password nor fees. Français interactif, used increasingly by students, teachers, and institutions throughout the world, includes 320 videos (American students in France, native French interviews, vocabulary and culture presentation videos) recorded vocabulary lists, phonetic lessons, online grammar lessons (600 pages) with self-correcting exercises and audio dialogues, online grammar tools (verb conjugation reference, verb practice), and di- agnostic grammar tests. The accompanying textbook of classroom activities and homework is downloadable from the website in pdf format and available from the online publisher, qoop.com.

Français interactif was developed at the University of Texas Austin in the Department of French and Italian. It has been funded and created by Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services at the University of Texas, and is currently supported by U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Post- Secondary Education (FIPSE Grant P116B070251) as an example of the open access initiative. Open access sites require neither password nor fees. They are free and open multimedia resources which promote learning and scholarship for everyone, everywhere!