Pourquoi Take French?

Why Learn French?

*Communication*

To be able to communicate with the people who speak it, including both the people you meet when traveling as well as people in your own community. Speaking another's language shows respect for that culture.

*Cultural understanding*

Speaking a new language helps you to get to know another people and culture, as language and culture go hand in hand. Learning another language opens one's mind to new ideas and new ways of looking at the world.

*Business and careers*

Speaking more than one language is a skill which will increase your marketability. Employers tend to prefer candidates who speak one or more foreign languages. When applying for a job, someone who speaks French will have an obvious advantage over someone who doesn't.

*Test scores*

Children who study a foreign language often have higher standardized test scores in math, reading, and language arts. Foreign language study can help to increase problem-solving skills, memory, and self-discipline.