Living in the German speaking part of Switzerland, I really want to go full steam ahead with my French language skills. Finding French language newspapers is a nightmare, since we live in a small village and even in large towns, it appears to be a real challenge.

Can I receive French language newpapers / magazines by post. Any tips appreciated.

I cannot read any French, but if you can I guess that you can decipher this, should be the subscription page for Le Matin ( http://www.lematin.ch ) - https://secureself.edipresse.ch/self...?pid=1&titre=3

If it is a tabloid, sorry... Ok yeah, it does look like one... how about http://www.letemps.ch/ -- that must have been the one I am thinking of from Euronews.

I live in the French-speaking part of the country, and will admit that our newspapers are fairly rubbish. The only decent one is the Tribune de Geneve; 24 heures and Le Matin are other main ones, but seem more geared towards reporting celebrity gossip and sensational news. A limited number of Tribune articles are available online for free, or you can subscribe for full online access, or for delivery (although I'm not sure if they'd deliver to where you live). Check out www.tdg.ch

Another good way to brush up on French on your own time is to start ploughing through French-language books with a dictionary and notepad by your side. You should be able to find some French-lanugage books at any reasonable-sized second-hand bookstore or new at Orelli-Fussli (or whatever it is that Payot is called in the German part of the country). My husband recently finished Harry Potter in French, and now knows he the words for toad (crapaud), wand (baguette) and cauldron (marmite) in French, along with countless other more useful words.

TV and movies are also quite good for self-learners. Most DVDs bought in Switzerland have French-language dubbing and subtitles. The words don't always match up, but that makes it even more of a learning experience.

On a final note, it never hurts to immerse yourself in the language. Spend a weekend skiing in the Valais or take trip to Neuchatel or Fribourg or Lausanne for the day. It's a great excuse to see a bit more of this beautiful country, and you'll be able to stock up on more "language materials" to take home with you.

Bonne chance!

HeatherM

What about a French weekly paper (France French) such as Nouvel Observateur ? You can take a look at it ( http:/hebdo.nouvelobs.com ) and subscribe at : abonnements@nouvelobs.com

There are many different newspapers in France...
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It's "Le monde", the newspaper I read, and I like it =)
You can read a newspaper about your hobbie. If you want I can seek it.



I'm sorry, my english is bad

In the Swiss-French media, the best paper you can get is Le Temps, they have a tie-up with Tages Anzeiger, Le Monde, The Guardian, etc to situate you what kind of stuff they publish.

There is plenty of regional papers, so if you have a particular interest for, say, Neuchatel or Valais, you 'll find something. Le Matin is a tabloid, make that what you want but it might be the best bet to start with if your French is a bit rusty.

You can also get a weekly called L'Hebdo, quite similar to New Statesman or Newsweek.

Both should be available from any major newsagent, even in a smaller Swiss German city, try the ones in the train station.

considering you speak german well enough why not subscribe to this newspaper, http://www.bielbienne.com/
It is the ONLY bilingual german-french newspaper in Switzerland,of course most topics will be related to the area here,but then you can read the articles in both languages,might be a benefit