Why Learn French?

1. FRENCH is a GLOBAL LANGUAGE spoken on all 5 continents

FRENCH is an official working language of the UN, NATO, UNESCO, the European Union, the International Red Cross & international courts, and the OLYMPIC GAMES.

“FRENCH remains especially demanded in the HUMANITARIAN SECTOR” ^{(NAE-Bilingual V9)}. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Border ^(click) is an international medical humanitarian medical organisation of French origin.

Online U.S. Job Listings for advanced speakers of FRENCH: + 135% between 2010 and 2015 ^{(Source: New American Economy, 2017)}.

“Pick a PRACTICAL MAJOR, like French” by Freddie deBoer, New York Magazine, April 2023.

You Wouldn’t know They Majored in French (TensesseeBob Peckham)
The Language of the Stars (TensesseeBob Peckham)

2. THE FRENCH LANGUAGE – one of the most influential languages in the world

3. UNITED STATES – FRANCE ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP

^{Sources: Embassy of French in the U.S.: France-U.S. Ecomonic Report 2019 and France-U.S. Economic Report 2020
California and France: A deep and mutually beneficial relationship.}

HIGHLIGHTS – 2020 France’s ECONOMIC FOOTPRING in your State – Clickable map . ^{(or watch 38 sec.Video)}