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FRENCH is The Practical Language

FRENCH is The Practical Language. FRENCH is … … Smart for yourSelf. EVER WONDERED WHY?. VOCABULARY and SPELLING. 40% of English words come directly from French The majority of these words are multi-syllabic. Therefore, when you learn French, you have a

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FRENCH is The Practical Language

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  1. FRENCH is The Practical Language

  2. FRENCH is ……Smart for yourSelf EVER WONDERED WHY?

  3. VOCABULARY and SPELLING 40% of English words come directly from French The majority of these words are multi-syllabic. Therefore, when you learn French, you have a broader range of words to express your ideas. An example is ameliorate or to make better.

  4. SAT Scores • Studying French can boost your test scores more than 100 points on the SAT • In fact, research shows that those who have studied four or more years scored identically in math as those who have studied four years of math… • and scored higher in verbal than those who have studied four or more years in any other subject.

  5. UNIVERSITIESMost require three years of the same language. • seek you who have taken FRENCH because it improves your communication skills • develops independent thinking • creates an understanding of other perspectives • provides you with cultural experiences • helps you become aware of the world around you.

  6. CAREERSFrench is practical for your career choice: Aeronautics Fine Art Architecture Banking Dance Diplomacy

  7. CAREERS Education Engineering Fiber optics Financial Services Gourmet Food High Fashion

  8. CAREERS Human Genome Project Interpretation Inventions Journalism Literature and Theater Medicine (AIDS and cancer research) Military

  9. CAREERS Physics Science Sports casting Technology Telecommunications Translation Travel and Tourism

  10. French is …Useful in Utah DID YOU KNOW?

  11. LA CAILLE RESTAURANT

  12. LA CAILLE FINE DINING

  13. LA CAILLE FINE DINING

  14. LA CAILLE FINE DINING

  15. Utah is home to many French companies. Bayer Dannon Bidegain American Credit Indemnity AXA Advisors Infogrames, Inc. Teleperformance USA

  16. Utah is home to many French companies. Phytomer Corp. Publis Salt Lake City Euro RSCG DSW Pierre O. Langue AIA DPLG Composite Materials Inc.

  17. Other Utah companies that employ French speakers American Express Discover Delta Central Intelligence Agency

  18. Utah tourismwelcomes many French-speaking visitors to our state on the ski slopes in our national parks

  19. FRENCH is … Needed in the Nation ARE YOU AWARE? UNCLE SAM NEEDS YOU!

  20. Our President is calling for more individuals who speak foreign languages fluently to improve our national security.

  21. FRENCH is a springboard to learning more difficult foreign languages By choosing French (one of the easiest languages for an English speaker) you will develop skills that are crucial to acquiring more difficult languages, like Chinese, Arabic, etc.

  22. FRANCE and CANADA are two of the world’s seven wealthiest countries • Canada is the most important export market and trade partner for the U.S.A. • France is the fourth largest recipient of U.S. investment abroad and the fifth foreign direct investor in the U.S.A. • The French now invest more in the U.S.A. than any other country. • Approximately 2400 French companies have subsidiaries in the U.S.A.

  23. French is … Wanted in the World WHY IN THE WORLD?

  24. FRENCHis one of only two languages spoken on five continents. French is used officially in 53 countries or regions and is spoken by 125 million people around the world.

  25. FRENCH • French is the second most commonly taught foreign language in the world after English. • France is the most popular destination for tourists, with 75 million visitors in 2005. • France has the fifth largest economy in the world.

  26. FRENCH The French language channel TV5Monde is the most widely viewed television channel in the world.

  27. AMERICAN companies in FRANCE IBM Microsoft Mattel Dow Chemical SaraLee Ford

  28. AMERICAN companies in FRANCE Coca-Cola AT&T Motorola Steelcase Johnson & Johnson

  29. FRENCH means global communication as an official language of United Nations International Red Cross International Olympic Committee UNESCO NATO

  30. FRENCH means global communication International Labor Bureau International Monetary Fund World Court European Community Doctors Without Borders

  31. AND REMEMBER…French is…the Language of Art, Literature, and Philosophy “I think, therefore I am.” René Descartes

  32. The Language of Romance “Love is not the act of looking at each other, but of looking together in the same direction.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

  33. The Language of Travel “A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, in beauty and in the point of Life.” Thomas Jefferson

  34. The Language of Cuisine “The destiny of nations depends on how they eat. “ Brillat-Savarin

  35. “Everyman has two nations and one of them is France.” Benjamin Franklin

  36. FRENCH is a PRACTICAL LANGUAGE

  37. Learning a foreign language takes time! (ACTFL) Superior high, medium, low Advanced high, medium, low (700 hours) Intermediate high, medium, low (240 hours) Novice high, medium, low (80 hours) (15 hours)

  38. La Tour Eiffel La Fin

  39. Prepared by Linda Bayes • Remerciements to Marie Hélène Glon and Erick Perry • Information from the AATF (American Association of Teachers of French)

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