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Beyond the Classroom
Immerse yourself in French culture and put your language skills to the test with our exciting add-ons.
Cultural Events
Participate in engaging activities like movie nights, French conversation groups, and workshops to deepen your understanding of French culture.
France Language Tour
Experience the language firsthand on an unforgettable cultural immersion trip to France.
About French Language
French is one of the world’s major languages. It is a main or official language not just in France, but in parts of Belgium and Switzerland, in Monaco, in parts of Canada – notably but not only in Quebec – as well as being widely spoken in north and west Africa, Lebanon, and parts of south-east Asia, particularly in former French colonies. It is an official or a main second language in 55 countries worldwide, and is reputed to be the foreign language which is most widely used in international communications, after English. Almost 300 million people speak French as their native language or as a second language.
Until the early twentieth century, French was the language of diplomacy, and one of the two main languages of international negotiation; today it is one of the six official languages of the United Nations.
