LANGUAGES HUB
AFRIKAANS
RESOURCES FOR STUDY AND READING
A collection of free stories in Afrikaans, English and other African languages to print out or read aloud.
Grade K – 7 | free
Afrikaans workshops, revision courses and free resources for high school
Grade 6 – 12 | from $16
AFRICAN LANGUAGES
RESOURCES FOR STUDY AND READING
A collection of free stories in isiXhosa, Sepedi, Sesotho, isiZulu, isiNdebele, Setswana, Siswati, Tshivenda and Xitsonga. Designed to print out or read aloud.
Grade K – 7 | free
A very popular You Tube channel providing free instruction for isiZulu.
Grade Beginner to Advanced
FRENCH COURSES
FULL YEAR COURSES FOR FRENCH
A free program presented by Stanford’s Open learning Initiative. Includes video lessons, worksheets and assignments.
Grade: Beginner to advanced | free
Fast-paced, professionally presented, clear grammar lessons in video format.
Grade: Beginner to advanced | free | Pascal Dherve
Learn French online, using a series of classes designed around flashcards and quizzes. The dashboard allows you to track your progress visually.
Grade: Beginner to advanced | free
A free French course for primary school, or for adults starting out. Lssons, printable worksheets, answer keys. This is one of the most organised, well laid out and comprehensive sites providing French materials. Highly recommended.
Grade: Beginner to advanced | free
Sign up on this site for free, indicate how long you would like to take to become fluent, and you will be guided to the correct exercises daily practice times. Highly recommended.
Grade: beginner to advanced | free with option to upgrade to a paid plan
FRENCH TOOLS
TOOLS FOR MAKING FRENCH EASIER
A useful resource providing insight into French culture. Specifically targeted to high school students studying French for the IGCSE syllabus.
Grade 8 – 10 | free
FRENCH WORKSHEETS
FREE & SUBSCRIPTION WORKSHEETS FOR FRENCH
Hundreds of French Worksheets and answer keys in pdf or word format, grouped by grade and by subject content.
Grade: beginner to advanced | free
FRENCH VIDEOS | TUTORIALS | PODCASTS
ONLINE VIDEO CHANNELS AND TUTORIALS
OFFERING FRENCH SUPPORT AND ENRICHMENT
This site has a free French course with over 2000 lessons, which focuses on the listening and comprehension aspect of learning. Graded in difficulty according to the CEFR framework.
Grade: Beginner to advanced | free
Excellent resource publishing a weekly podcast with optional bilingual transcripts for an additional annual fee.
Grade: Intermediate to advanced | free to listen | $20 annually for access to transcripts.
Children’s stories read beautifully, and slowly, in French. Translation and French text accompanies the audio if required.
Grade: intermediate to advanced | free
FRENCH ACTIVITIES & GAMES
EDUCATIONAL GAMES TO REINFORCE LEARNING
Polish your French vocabulary and contribute rice to the World Food Program at the same time, at no cost. Learning with two positive outcomes!
Grade: K – 12 | $ | Free
FRENCH TEXT BOOKS
TEXT BOOKS ONLINE
Free online text book. 350 pages. You can work online or download and print pdf copies of each chapter as you go. The book has grammar exercises to complement and also contains videos and MP3 files.
Grade: Beginner to advanced | suit teenage learners upwards | Free | University of Texas
Free online grammar book with interactive exercises that are marked in real time for instant feedback. Use in conjunction with the Francaise Interactive text book, or as a standalone.
Grade: Beginner to advanced | Free | University of Texas
FRENCH APPS
USEFUL LANGUAGE TOOLS
FROM THE APP STORES
Excellent app for daily reinforcement and practice of French, as well as to build vocabulary.
Grade K – 12 | free