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FRANÇAIS?

Over 200 million people speak it

It is spoken in 55 countries and on 5 continents Canada is our nearest neighbor! Islands in the Caribbean—Martinique, Guadeloupe, Haiti Countries in Europe—France, Belgium, Switzerland,

Luxembourg France is the world’s number-one tourist destination!

Over 20 countries in Africa

Over 1 million American students study it

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE AND TRAVEL

The francophone (French speaking) world

LE MONDE FRANCOPHONE

Business More than 800,000 jobs in the US require French. Major corporations with headquarters or subsidiaries in the

United States and France include Hewlett-Packard, Xerox, Apple Computer, Michelin, Renault, Bic, GE, IBM, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, and many more.

Technology and Medicine World leader in medical research Doctors without borders World leader in technological advances (aerospace, electronics,

cars, trains, nuclear fusion, telecommunications)

Tourist industry Remember that over 200 million people speak French

FIND A JOB

Peace-keeping or the military Peace Corps! France is the world’s 3 rd military power

Fashion Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent

The arts Influential artists, writers, musicians, architects, and fi lmmakers

Gastronomy (the art of cooking) World-famous food, cooking schools, and chefs

International Organizations The European Union, the United Nations, the Olympics, the Red Cross,

Interpol, and many others

MORE JOBS…

45% of English words come from French

Increase your vocabulary

Improve your SAT scores!

Learn to write better

IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH

Communicate with people from other parts of the

world

Understand the perspective and customs of other

people

Appreciate diverse ways of thinking

CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING