French 11 Study Guide
Updated March 2009
French Final - Study Guide .pdf
files
French Final - Test .pdf files
Francophone
Countries
Updated March 2009
In the library catalog:
In Visual Search -- select Online Databases > Student Resource Center Gold
>Enter the country name followed by the word culture. (Note: not all countries
have links)
In Visual Search -- select Online Encyclopedias > Grolier Group> in
the search box enter your search term
Search Webpath Express -- Enter your search term. Read the summary and select
an appropriate site. (Note: not all countries have links)
General Internet Sites
African Studies Centre - search
African Countries
BBC News
-- Country Profiles
Country Reports
CIA W Fact
Book - country information
Fodor's Travel Guide -- Search your country
(limited information)
French at a Touch -- Site
includes information on Francophone countries
In
the Countries of the Francophonie - guided tour of museums
Infoplease Encyclopedia -- Search
your country and from the brief annotations select the best article
Insight Guides -- Scroll down
the page and on the left hand side, click on the continent of choice and from
the list select your country.
iExplore -- Click on
the Travel Guide Tab and search your country
World Travel Guides
Country Sites
Belgium - official country
site
Congo
Democratic
Republic of Congo - from Lonely Planet
Cote d'Ivoire
- from Africaguide.com
Cote d'Ivoire - scroll
the page
Cote
d'Ivoire - from Lonely Planet
Egypt - official tourism
site
Egypt -- Culture and
tradition
Egypt voyager
Haiti
Haiti
Tourism - from Lonely Planet
Luxembourg - from Luxembourg
National Tourist Office in the United States
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
- Language, Customs, Culture and Etiquette
Visit Luxembourg!
Embassy of Madagascar
Wild Madagascar
Martinique
Monaco
Principality
of Monaco
Morocco
Morocco
New Calendonia
New Calendonia
St. Lucia -- Original
Official Guide (click on the highlighted words)
Switzerland
Switzerland Keyword Index
Vietnam
Embassy of Vietnam
Vietnam
- from Lonely Planet
French Contributors
Updated March 2009
Artcyclopedia - searchable site
The Biography Channel
Classical Composers
Biographies
Eric Weisstein's world
of Scientific Biography - searchable site
Early Start French
- some links to famous French people
Famous
French Citizens - a list of links
Infoplease - searchable
sight of over 300,000 biographies
Champagne
Christian Audigier
Christian
Dior - bio
Christian
Dior - biography channel
Coco
Chanel - also check site links
Celine Dion
- official website in English and French
Gipsy Kings - official website
Le fromage - all about french cheeses
Luc Besson
- from MovieFone
Luc Besson - from IMDB
Pierre Cardin
Picasso - in French
Jean Reno - from IMDB
Jean-Claude Van Damme
- from IMDB
Louis
Vuitton: The History Behind the Purse
Louis
Vuitton
Zinedine Zidane - biography
Zinedine
Zidane
Japan
Updated January 2009
In addition to the sites that the library staff have found you may
want to also search Webpath
Express, which can be found on the right hand side
of the catalog. Key in your search term and select the appropriate websites.
In the Visual Search, select the following :
Online Databases:
Select Burnaby Online Resources
Select
World
Book (log in: User Name: bbynorth
Password: north04) — Japan
Select Cengage Learning —
Select
Student
Resource Center Gold — Japan
Online Encyclopedias:
Select
Grolier Group — Japan
General sites that provide links to your topics:
Japan Guide
Japan Information Network
Festivals and Culture
Art, Anime and Japanese
Culture - The Black Moon
Culture of Japan
Festivals in Japan through a year
Japanese Customs and
Traditions
Japanese
Lifestyle - Japanese culture
Japan - a links
page
Japan
- Language, Customs, Culture, Etiquette - from Kwintessential
Japanese Festivals and
Events - from 2Camels
Japanese
Festival -
Japanese Food - from
About.com
Joi Ito's Web
- Japanese Culture Category Archive
Japanlink - written in Japanese
Tradition
Custom in Japan - customs associated with various festivals
Explore Japan
JapanZone
Kendo
Kids Web Japan
Koyomi - written in Japanese
Kaomoji
- written in Japanese
Matsuri - written in Japanese
Medieval
Japanese Festivals and Celebrations
Nippon Animation
Shintoism
Ogyon - written in Japanese
Infoseek
- written in Japanese
Food
Art, Anime and Japanese
Culture - The Black Moon
Japan: Zen and
the Art of Eating
Bento Box
Culture of Japan
Food
Network
Japan-Guide
Japanese Food 101
Japanese
Cuisine - from AsiaRooms; written in Japanese
Kids Web Japan
Shufu - written in Japanese
Tokyo Food Page
Japanese Trip
Atlapedia - maps and information
A Beginner's Guide to
Japan
eTravel
- written in Japanese
Japan Airlines
Japan Airlines - written in Japanese
Japan National Tourist Information
- explore Japan
Japan National Tourist Organization -
in English and Japanese
Japanese Regions
(Japan-guide.com)
Japan Travel and Living Guide
JapanZone
Travel to Japan (Japan-guide.com)
Japanese Stories
Digital EHON Site - click
on images for folk tales
Old Stories of
Japan
Traditional Japanese Children's
Stories
Translation Website
POPjisyo
Les Célébrations
Created February 2007
Holidays on the Net
April Fool's Day
- history & origin
April
Fool's Day - Canada
Chinese Holidays - astrology
(in French)
Chinese Mid Autumn
Festival - chinavoc.com
Chinese
Mid Autumn Festival
Chinese New Year - chinapage.com
Chinese New Year - Sydney,
Australia
Chinese
New Year
Christmas in Argentina
- Buenos Aires (travelsur.net)
Christmas
in Germany
Christmas
in Germany - germany-tourism.de
Diwali in India - diwalifestival.org
Diwali in India - includes
links
Diwali in India
- includes Indian food recipes
Easter - pasque.org
Easter - Catholic
Encyclopedia
Halloween
Halloween in Canada - the Halloween
Project - lots of links
Hawaiian Luau - includes
links to history
Japanese New Year
Korean New Year -
older site though informative
Korean
New Year - OhmyNews - International Korea
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
- mardigrasneworleans.com
Mardi Gras - mardigras.com
Marriage in India
- countrystudies.us
Remembrance
Day - Veteran's Affairs
Remembrance
Day - Canada War Museum
Remembrance Day - Canadian Legion
Saint
Jean Baptiste au Québec - Canadian Encyclopedia
Saint Jean Baptiste
au Québec - world events guide
Saint
Jean Baptiste au Québec - virtual tourist.com
Spring
Festival in China - China.org
Spring
Festivals in China - chinahighlights.com
St. Patrick's
Day in Ireland - St. Patrick's Festival 2009
St. Patrick's Day
St. Valentine's Day - en
français
St. Valentine's Day
- from History.com
St. Valentine's
Day
St. Valentines' Day
Winter-Een-Mas
Research Project - el mundo hispanohablante
Updated March 2009
Discovering
Mexico - an interactive site.
Famous Latinos and
Latinas - links to famous latinos/latinas in the arts
South
America - brief summary of some of South America's countries
South American Tourism
People
and Places: Spain - a comprehensive site on Spain and Spanish culture