It’s your choice!

French or Spanish?

Course Selection

World Languages French Ms.Reed

SpanishMs. Reed

Mr. Draper

World Languages

Have you heard that Spanish is easier to learn than French?

Which words are French? Which words are Spanish?

baño école

águila château

fête ¿Qué?

Which of the following words are French?

restaurant rodeosouvenir encorecanyon menubrunette ambulance

25% of our English vocabulary is borrowed or adapted from French.

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Where are French and

Spanish spoken in our world?

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These are the Spanish speaking countries. Spanish is spoken predominantly in the western hemisphere.

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These are the French speaking countries. French is spoken on 5 of the world’s 7 continents.

Comparison of the two languages and where they are spoken in the world

SPANISH

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FRENCH

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Which language will help me with future

my career opportunities?

Six official United Nations' Languages

•Arabic•Chinese•English

•French•Russian•Spanish

Languages Critical To US Security

• Arabic• Chinese• Farsi• French• Japanese• Hebrew

• Korean• Kurdish• Pashto• Russian• Turkish• Urdu

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Which languages can I continue to study throughout

high school?

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• Both French and Spanish can be studied at the high school.

• Both French and Spanish are also offered for college credit (Dual Credit) through MVCC (Mohawk Valley Community College) in the 11th and 12th grades.

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Which languages can I continue studying

when I go to college?

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• Most colleges and universities offer the study of multiple languages. For example:

–French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Farsi, German, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Hebrew, Greek, etc.

Importance of choice

It’s your choice!