Why Learn French?

Why learn French? Tourism, lifestyle, culture, cuisine and new opportunities: a couple with a city map in Paris, café terraces, a museum, a market and a graduate holding a welcome letter.

French is

A Global Language

  • 300M+people speak French
  • 5continents
  • 29countries where it is an official language
  • #5most widely spoken language
  • More than 300 million people speak French on the five continents.
  • French is the fifth most widely spoken language in the world.
  • French is the second most widely learned foreign language after English.
  • French is also the only language, alongside English, that is taught in every country in the world.

Six good reasons to start

Good for Career

French is an official language in 29 countries.

A knowledge of French opens the doors to companies in France and other French-speaking parts of the world.

A Language of Culture

French is the international language of cooking, fashion, theatre, the visual arts, dance and architecture.

A knowledge of French offers access to great works of literature in the original French, as well as films and songs.

Great for Travel

France is the world’s top tourist destination. The ability to speak French makes it so much more enjoyable to visit Paris and all the regions of France, offering insights into France’s culture and way of life.

French also comes in handy when travelling to French-speaking parts of the world such as Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec, etc.

Language of International Relations

French is both a working language and an official language of the United Nations, the European Union, UNESCO, NATO, the International Olympic Committee, the International Red Cross and international courts.

Good for Learning Romance Languages

French is a good base for learning other languages, especially Romance languages such as Spanish, Italian, Portuguese.

It also improves your English, since a significant percentage of English vocabulary is derived from French.

Language of Love

Learning French gives you the pleasure of learning a beautiful, rich, melodious language that is often called the Language of Love and in current times of division and hatred we need to spread more love.

Let's get on with it then! Allons-y !

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