Why would one study French?

-Spoken in forty-three countries on five continents, French is the language of writers, artists, philosophers, filmmakers, scientists, architects, and designers.

-French is the only foreign language that can be useful throughout the world as well as in the United States. French as a foreign language is the second most frequently taught language in the world after English.

-You would be able to travel to Paris without fear

-Louisiana and Canada has much French Culture

-France is the fourth largest producer of automobiles in the world (Renault, Peugeot, Citroën) and the third largest exporter. (All Mack trucks are manufactured by Renault.)

-French, along with English, is the official working language of

• the United Nations
  

• UNESCO
  

• NATO
  

• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
  

• the International Labor Bureau
  

• the International Olympic Committee
  

• the 31-member Council of Europe
  

• the European Community
  

• the Universal Postal Union
  

• the International Red Cross
  

• Union of International Associations (UIA)
  

 Some Information comes from Richard Shryock
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
(Virginia Tech)