Les classes de Madame Baxter

Pourquoi prendre français? / Why take French?

After 18 years of teaching French, the number one question that students ask me is "Why do we need to take French?"  Here is an outline of some reasons why we should celebrate second language learning.

1.  Communication - have the ability to speak with those French language speakers.

2.  Cultural Understanding - when you learn a language, you are also learning about that particular culture.  There are over 40 countries in the world that have French as their official language!

3.  Business and Careers - we are a country that is fortunate enough to have 2 official languages.  Many companies, including local ones, look for employees that are able to communicate in both official languages.  There is a multitude of career opportunities for our students if they wish to pursue a second language!

4.  Language Enhancement - Learning another language can help you to understand your own. Many languages have contributed to the development of English, so learning those will teach you where words and even grammatical structures are from.

and many more!