If you plan on taking French at Central, you may wish to visit and bookmark these sites for your own reference.

Course-Specific Text Websites

http://college.hmco.com/languages/french/oates/entre_amis/4e/students/

The is the website for the text Entre amis, used in French for Fashion Careers. FREN 1315 students are required to do the ACE Practice Tests and study the online flashcards for every chapter covered in class.

http://www.mhhe.com/visavis3

This is the website for the text, Vis-à-vis used in 1411, 1412, & 2311. Although there are many other features accessible to the owner of a new text in the password protected area, you are only required to the Paroles and Structures exercises for each chapter.

http://www.mhhe.com/collage 

This is the website for the second-year intermediate text, Collage, used in 2312. Although there are a few good culture exercises at the site, there isn't much with regards to grammar and vocabulary specific to the text. Let's keep our fingers crossed for a more detailed website in the next edition!

General Grammar & Vocabulary Reference

http://www.francophonie.hachette-livre.fr/

This site is an excellent online French – French dictionary. It’s a wonderful alternative to buying a printed one! When learning French, if you REALLY need to look up a word, try reading the definition in French, looking at it in a sentence, imagining a cognate, etc., instead of resorting to a dual-language dictionary! This might sound strange, but it will certainly do you good! English, bad… French, good! The quicker you become comfortable with and brave about dealing with French in an all-target-language environment, the better off you are. Dual-language dictionaries are often the training diapers of the language learner: how long will you wear yours?

http://www.frenchlesson.org/index.htm

This is a great site for grammar, and it includes online exercises & quizzes. Cliquez-y!

http://french.about.com/mbody.htm

This is an excellent site for students of French: it houses volumes of information on more topics than can be described here. Please visit it when you have questions, especially if you’re looking for a clearer grammar explanation than the one in your textbook and cannot get in touch with your instructor right away.

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/

This is UT-Austin's first-year French area with great grammar explanations, exercises, and cool Franco-Texan characters in interesting dialogues. It's basically a whole textbook online for free!

http://w3.granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index1024_1.asp

Québec's official online dictionary! You can look up lots of things in any direction in French, English, and Latin! Vive le Québec libre!

French in Houston

http://consulfrance-houston.org/

Here's the website of the French Republic's Consular offices in Houston. Among other things, they have a wonderful cultural calendar telling you about French-related events about town.

http://www.afdehou.org

The Alliance française is Houston's outpost of French and Francophone language and culture. They have their own language classes, and they sponsor many cultural events like movies, wine tastings, photo exhibits, etc. A student membership grants you access to their wonderful library! They've long been a great friend to college students of French from all area colleges and universities.

A Bachelor's in French in Your Own Backyard!

Houston is fortunate to be home to some wonderful universities, a few of which offer more advanced studies of French. Continue your studies with a B.A., an M.A., or even a Ph.D.!

http://www.class.uh.edu/mcl/

The University of Houston's Department of Modern & Classical Languages offers a B.A. in French to Houston's largest undergraduate French-major population, and it's home to some very dedicated and talented teachers!

http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~fren/

Rice University's Department of French Studies offers the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in French Studies, a field that considers French in more of the humanities than the traditional literature or linguistics paths. After extensive renovations, Rayzor Hall has finally reopened to house the wonderful Language Resource Center!

http://www.stthom.edu/macl/french.html

University of St. Thomas is yet another great place to earn a B.A. in French without leaving the city. It's where you'll find a real grande dame, a Houston institution when it comes to French  - Madame Rolande Léguillon, Program Chair and Professor of French. Bonjour, Madame!