Coffee Break French (and Nine Other Ways to Parler Français)

Although facing no shortage of competition, Coffee Break Spanish (iTunes - Feed - Web Site) has remained the most popular foreign language lesson podcast, bar none. The popularity rankings on iTunes have continually attested to that.

From this position of strength, the producers of Coffee Break Spanish have smartly moved into new European territories, rolling out earlier this year MyDailyPhrase Italian (iTunes - Feed - Web Site) and MyDailyPhrase German (iTunes - Feed - Web Site). Now they will be facing a stiffer challenge – trying to penetrate the already-crowded French language lesson market.

Coffee Break French (iTunes - Feed - Web Site) was launched on September 26, and how it fares against the competition (see our list below) depends mainly on whether the podcast delivers French lessons better than the others, and whether it can capitalize on the established “Coffee Break” brand. Stay tuned. All of this remains TBD. Let’s sit back and watch how things unfold.

See our complete list of Foreign Language Lesson Podcasts, which includes 75+ podcasts that will teach you 25 languages.

As for other French language podcasts, here’s what’s out there:

• Easy French Poetry Podcast iTunes Feed Web Site
  • A French as a second language Podcast, using poetry as a topic for discussion using everyday conversational French.
• French for Beginners iTunes Feed Web Site
  • Fun, effective lessons for beginners. Provided by the French Ecole.
• Le Journal en français facile iTunes Feed Web Site
  • Nightly news from RFI presented in slowly spoken French to assist you with your comprehension.
• Learn French by Podcast iTunes Feed Web Site
  • A well-reviewed series of lessons for beginners and those who want to brush up on their French.
• Learn French with Daily Podcasts iTunes Feed Web Site
  • These lessons are brought to you by French teachers from Paris. They are best suited for those who already have some beginning French under their belts.
• Ma France iTunes Feed Web Site
  • The BBC offers 24 video podcasts that will teach you French.
• Mali French Feed Web Site
  • The Peace Corps teaches you some of the French spoken in Mali.
• The French Pod Class iTunes Feed Web Site
  • A very popular collection that teaches students the French language and different facets of French culture.
• The Verbcast - French Verbs by Relaxation iTunes Feed Web Site
  • A four-week series of lessons that will allow you to refine your knowledge of French verbs.

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