Top 10 Reasons to Learn French

1. French is the first or second language in more than 43 countries and is spoken by 125 million people around the world, on every continent
2. Approximately 40 to 50% of English vocabulary comes from French. Learning French can help you improve your knowledge and use of English.
3. French is the most widely taught second language after English. Therefore, knowing French will also increase your chances of being able to communicate in a non-English-speaking country.
4. Job opportunities abound with knowing French. Some examples are: international business and agencies, travel and tourism, diplomatic or government service, French research institutes, teaching, translating, and interpreting.
5. French is one of the official languages of the United Nations and is one of two official languages at the Olympics.
6. French is the official language of the International Red Cross and of postal services around the world.
7. French is an important language in the fields of technology and business. In fact, more than 1,200 French companies have subsidiaries in the US.
8. France is the world's most popular tourist destination with 60+ million tourists per year.
9. France has won 12 Nobel Prizes for literature, more than any other country. Therefore, if you study French, you will be able to read works by these writers and other great writers and philosophers such as Molière, Victor Hugo, Flaubert, Gide, Proust, Descartes, Pascal, Rousseau, Voltaire, Camus, and Sartre.
10. French allows you to enjoy, at the cinema or on TV, the best films from the French-speaking world.