Pourquoi Étudiez-Vous Le Français?

Why Study French?

 

Here are a few good reasons to study the French language:

 

1. French is spoken by over 300 million people in over 50 countries on every continent making it and English the world's only truly global languages!

 

2. France and French-speaking countries are leaders in fields such as telecommunications, medicine, genetics, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, transportation, energy, aviation, and aerospace technologies.

 

3. Here are some famous celebrities that speak French: Robin Williams, Madonna, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Angelina Jolie and Tommy Lee Jones!

 

4. French is the preferred or official language of many international organizations and businesses. 

 

5. One example of the importance of French can be seen in a recent listing of international jobs (8/29/06) distributed by the US State Department: 135 required or preferred French, 49 Spanish, 6 Arabic, 6 Russian, 2 German, 2 Italian, and 2 Chinese.

 

6. French as a foreign language is the second most frequently taught language in the world after English.

 

 

*The above facts were taken from these 2 websites: http://www.fll.vt.edu/french/whyfrench.html and http://www2.ignatius.edu/faculty/turner/french/facts/facts.html

Why Study French?

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