French @ shs

More than 300 million people speak French on the five continents. French is also the only language, alongside English, that is taught in every country in the world. The ability to speak French and English is an advantage on the international job market. A knowledge of French opens the doors of French companies in France and other French-speaking parts of the world. France is the world’s top tourist destination and attracts more than 87 million visitors a year. French is a good base for learning other languages, especially Romance languages (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian) as well as English, since a significant percentage of English vocabulary is derived from French.