Why+Learn+French?

 On this page you will learn:

 - Why learn French?
==== - What is the French- speaking world ? ====

(//le monde francophone//--55 countries across five continents and over 200 million people)
= Why learn French? =

Why learn French? ====** As you are reading these lines, you already know how important it is to be able to communicate in a different language in general and in French in particular. Nonetheless, if you ever question your choice, here are some reminders to keep in mind when wondering why learn French: **==== From the New York Times: "[|Why bilinguals are smarter]" From the Economist: "[|Which is the best language to learn?]"

[|__Because of its enormous influence on American society__]
====__[|Because France has a rich history]__ , and  [|__a long friendship with the United States of America__] ==== ====__Because__  __[|Paris]__ __is an__  __[|amazing city]__ , [|__very__] interesting both __[|night]__ and <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> [|__day__] ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">__[|Because you can drive to Quebec]__ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">and discover <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">[|__its wonders__] ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">[|__To summarize__]
====<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">If these links were not enough, try this video <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> [|__"Why learn French?"__] ==== ====<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Still undecided, make sure to watch <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> [|this video], [|__"Be Tough - Take a Foreign Language"__][|.] ====

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= ** The French-speaking world : ** = = **55 countries across five continents and over 200 million people.** =



====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> 1- Check your knowledge about //"le monde de la francophonie"// with [|this interactive map.] ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> 2- Since language is the tool that helps us overcome our differences, while watching this video try to find out which of these countries are French-speaking... ====

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==== "[...] danser, c'est découvrir et recréer, surtout lorsque la danse est danse d'amour. C'est, en tout cas, le meilleur mode de connaissance. ... dancing is discovering and recreating, especially when the dance is a dance of love. In any case, it is the best form of knowledge." //Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906-2001), Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist who served as the first president of Senegal (1960–1980).//==== ====<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">“Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act.” <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">//André Malraux (1901-1976)// ====

//Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986)//
====<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">"Celui qui a bon coeur n'est jamais sot". "He who has a good heart can never be a fool". <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">//Georges Sand (1804-1876)// ==== ==== “ Quand on ne voyage qu'en passant, on prend les abus pour les lois du pays. When one travels only in passing, one takes abuses for the country's laws.” //Voltaire (1694-1778), French Enlightenment writer and philosopher.//====