Countries Influenced by French
(original map template taken from Wikipedia.org, idea from Andy Hobotraveler)

• Number of Speakers Worldwide (both primary and secondary): 265 million
• Number of Countries influenced by French: 35

(Weber, 1999)

Free Language Courses: Free downloadable French course. Includes original material developed by the US State Department to train its Foreign Service Officers.

BBC French: The BBC offers a great introduction to French, with interactive online lessons for beginners. Lessons cover practical situations and vocabulary that you will need while traveling.

French Assistant: Free written lessons for the beginner, intermediate, and advanced student. Very comprehensive site, lessons include sound files if you register (registering is free and quick).

Daily French Pod: Daily French Pod features hundreds of French podcasts for the beginner, intermediate, and advanced French speaker. Access to the podcasts is free, though you will have to pay a monthly fee of $9-$18 for access to their PDF resources and other learning tools.

French by Podcast: Another big site with free podcasts, though charges a fee of $24.99 for 3 months access to their complimenting written materials and resources

French Pod Class: This site offers over 80 podcasts and complimenting written materials for free. Lessons can be followed by beginners, though may prove a little advanced for the absolute beginner.

Read more about the Six Most Influential Languages in the World.

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