Online language learning sites to explore

HERE are a few new language stops that may prove helpful in expanding your knowledge of French, as well as help boost your vocabulary.

First stop is, The English Blog, which is written by Jeffrey Hill who is a teacher in the English department at the Normandy Business School in Le Havre.

Jeffrey has taken the time to compare a number of online translation tools, highlighting the pros and cons, and there are that many he's written a second part.

Continuing the learning thread, a new website I've crossed is ContactsFrancophones that allows people of different language levels to help each other improve their skills.

For those who provide French language assistance, or maybe you want to challenge yourself, the BBC has made available the training guides it provides journalists who report on its BBC Afrique service.

And finally a little thank you to Wheatley Park School and language teacher Mrs Rayner, who has featured the headlines from This French Life in the left hand column of their website.