Writing Tools

There are a number of tools that exist to support students in refining their writing.

There are many dictionary sites where students can look up unknown words. Two useful ones are Word Reference and Linguee. Both of these sites allow the users to see examples of the word being used in a sentence, compare words given to find the best meaning for the situation and check the gender of the French word (masculine or feminine).

If students want to check on their verb conjugations, they can use Bescherelle Online, which allows users to look up verbs and find the various ways they can be conjugated.

Once students have written their text, they can use Bon Patron to check over it. All they need to do is paste their written text into the main box and click “check text”. The app will then point out possible changes that students may wish to make. It provides students an opportunity to reflect on the changes needed, rather than just accepting changes without thinking about them.