NPTCLibGuides: Modern Foreign Languages: Websites and media

Box of Broadcasts (BoB)

Box of Broadcasts (BoB)
Record and view TV and Radio from over 2 million programmes and feature films that have been broadcast by BBC, ITV, Ch4, Ch5 and over 70 other channels. Search the archive for programmes relevant to your course, watch online, create your own playlists or create clips to add interest to your presentations.
Access on any device on and off campus

We've created recommended playlists in your chosen language to get you started, or search BoB for the programmes you want. Try selecting custom channel in the search options, to find programmes from the following language channels: France 24, 2DF or Tagesschau.

French A selection of French films
Spanish Selection of films and learning series exploring culture and language.
German A selection of German language films

Language Learning Websites

Websites to help you practice and improve your language skills.

Memrise Language Courses
Watch and learn real conversational language from native speakers. Get a personalised learning experience that gives you just the right level of challenge to keep you motivated.
ThoughtCo - Language Learning Resources
Thousands of resources for students and teachers of second languages., from basic vocabulary and grammar to advanced writing and conversation exercises.
BBC Languages
This resource includes courses and phrases, audio and video, vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, activities and tests.
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This site is archived and no longer updated
French Basic Course
Designed to help you reach conversational proficiency, Learn how to control the French sound system by listening to the tapes and repeating each phrase.
Francais interactif
This online resource includes videos, vocabulary and phonetics audio, online grammar reference with self correcting exercises and audio dialogue and verb conjugation.
Duolingo
Easiest way to learn a new language, Duolingo can also be downloaded as an app on your phone.

Useful Websites

We've provided some links to websites that are suitable for your course.

Remember, when using free websites for research, always evaluate the quality of the information you find using criteria such as the CRAAP test. For advice and information about how to evaluate information, visit our Research Skills course on Moodle.

Research Skills Developing good research skills will allow you to find information and use it effectively. Research skills include methods to create a search strategy to gather information and reach conclusions so that you can answer a question. This help page will guide you through the research process.
The Conversation - Select the edition for UK, France or Espana
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The Conversation is an independent source of news and views, sourced from the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public.
The Conversation has a team of professional editors who work with university and research institute experts to unlock their knowledge for use by the wider public.
BBC World Service
BBC news in French and Spanish
CIA World Factbook
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Eurostat Statistics Explained
An official Eurostat site presenting statistical topics from your chosen country in an easily understandable way.
WHO: World Health Organisation
International Agency directing and coordinating global health within the United Nations system.
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Select your language of choice
Project Muse
Full text versions of scholarly journals and books, covering the humanities and social sciences.
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N.B. Not all content is freely available.
JSTOR
Search for open and free academic content in all subject areas.
In addition to open access articles, you can register and read up to 100 articles per month
Persee
Digital publication of French scientific journals