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Top French Audio Magazines

By Laura K. Lawless, About.com

French audio magazines are excellent learning tools, providing authentic French listening practice on a variety of topics. The following French audio magazines are listed by how often they are published.

1. La Guinguette

La Guinguette is an online French audio magazine. Features range from politics to culture and include a sound file, French transcript, and English translation. (12 issues/year)

2. Champs-Élysées

Champs-Élysées is a French audio magazine aimed at intermediate and advanced French students. Each monthly issue contains about a dozen short features covering diverse topics in French current events and culture, including politics, business, theater, music, and sports. (11 issues/year)

3. Bien-dire

Bien-dire is a French magazine published in France, and is suitable for low-intermediate to advanced French learners. (6 issues/year)

4. Le Mensuel

Le Mensuel is an intermediate, online, free French audio magazine from BBC. Extensive archives, not currently adding new features.

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