Why learn French?
Interesting facts:
 French is the eleventh most widely-spoken language in the world.
 In terms of the number of words, French is the second largest language after English.
 Over 20,000 English words have their origins in French, so learning French helps you to increase your English vocabulary.
 French is the most widely taught second language after English. French Immersion and Extended Core French Canadian students consistently score better than their counterparts who take only English in school.
 200 million people around the world understand, speak, read or write French.
 French is the mother tongue of 75 million people. Learning French can help you learn other languages like Spanish.
 France has the fourth largest economy in the world after the USA, Japan and Germany.
 French is spoken in two of the G7 countries. In Canada, people who can speak both English and French earn a higher salary than those who are unilingual.
Communication: The most apparent reason to learn French is the ability to communicate with people speaking French. It also shows respect for the culture and people in the country feel good when tourists make an effort to speak the language or even manage to say a few words like ‘Thank you’, ‘Sorry’, ‘Please’ or ‘Hello’.

Culture: Learning French also has an opportunity to explore the new culture, know their people and their life-style. It creates an open mindset for new thoughts and ideas and a new picture of the world. And for art lovers, it helps in enjoying the music, drama, films and paintings in the most original and authentic sense.

Business and Careers: World has become a smaller place to live due to transport and communication. Colleges, institutes and companies linked with France would prefer candidates who know French over the one’s who are ignorant about the language.

Personality enhancement: Learning French helps in understanding your own language better from the grammatical and vocabulary angle, as you tend to compare with your own language.