22 French
Bibliothèque mobile de littérature québécoise
Laboratoire Ex situ
Public Domain
This collection makes available works from the Quebec literary corpus.
Formats: Online
Suggested for: FREN 374
CITOYEN.NE.S: Conversation en Français
Annabelle Dolidon (Portland State University)
2021
Licence: CC BY-NC
Intended for teaching French conversation at the intermediate level, this text focuses on the themes of inclusivity and citizenship.
Formats: PDF, Word
Suggested for: FREN 200/201
Français Interactif
Karen Kelton, Nancy Guilloteau, and Carl Blyth (University of Texas)
2019
Licence: CC BY
This open textbook accompanies course content that explores the French language and culture by following the lives of students participating in an intensive French language programming.
Formats: Online, PDF
Suggested for: FREN 100/101
Grammaire Ouverte
James Law (University of Texas)
Licence: CC BY
2022
This book is a pedagogical French grammar intended for advanced learners. It outlines essential concepts to French grammar, accompanied by literary excerpts and notes on dialectical variation.
Formats: Online, PDF
Suggested for: FREN 301
Histoires d’Avenirs: Science-fiction pour le cours de français niveaux intermédiaire et avancé
Annabelle Dolidon and Stéphanie Roulon (Portland State University)
2017
Licence: CC BY-NC
This text presents nine French science fiction short stories aimed at an audience of foreign learners with intermediate to advanced language skills.
Formats: Online, PDF
Suggested for: FREN 358
Introduction to French
Rita Palacios
2019
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
Introduction to French is a basic French language textbook designed to develop reading, writing, and speaking skills of college students in classrooms across Canada.
Formats: Online, PDF, EPUB, and more
Suggested for: FREN 100/101
Let’s Read French Books
Somayeh Kamranian, Guy de Maupassant, Alphonse Daudet, and Jean Giono (University of British Columbia)
2020
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
This reader contains samples of 19th-century French literature, including both simplified and original texts.
Formats: Online
Suggested for: FREN 421
Liberté
Gretchen Angelo
2012
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
This is an introductory level French textbook that is focused on the communicative approach. Each chapter includes around communicative strategies, culture and grammar.
Formats: PDF
Suggested for: FREN 100/101
Le littéraire dans le quotidien
Joanna Gay Luks (Cornell University)
2013
Licence: CC BY
An open textbook offering a transdisciplinary approach to reading/writing at the first and second year levels of college French.
Formats: Google Docs
Suggested for: FREN 358
#OnYGo
Géraldine Blattner (Florida Atlantic University), Amanda Dalola (University of Minnesota), Stéphanie Roulon (Portland State University)
2024
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
#OnYGo is an innovative first-year French language e-textbook, designed as Open Educational Resource (OER), for learning beginning French (equivalent to one year at an American university). I