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French Language Resources In the MacMahon Library
Why learn a foreign language ? • French speaking countries • Tourist sites in France • French films > • French language resources in the MacMahon library • Searching for resources on the catalogue • French language websites
Why learn a Foreign Language ? • Travel • Communication • Study abroad • Seeking work • Students who study a foreign language tend to score better on standardised tests than those who don’t http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationopinion/10126883/Why-learn-a-foreign-language-Benefits-of-bilingualism.html.
Why Learn French ? • 118.5 Million French speakers in the world • 68.5 million people speak French as their first language • 50 million people speak French as a second language
Oùest-ce-qu’onparle le français • French is officially spoken in 33 different countries • La France • La Belgique • La Suisse • Le Luxembourg • Le Canada
Bénin • Burkina Faso • Central African Republic • La République démocratique du Congo • Congo (Republic of) • Côte d'Ivoire • Gabon • Guinea • Mali • Monaco • Niger • Sénégal • Togo
Les Sites TOURISTIQUES En • Le Tour Eiffel : Completed 28th January 1887
Normandy , France • Monastery located on top of the mount • Island 600 metres from land • UNESCO World Heritage Site • 3 million people visit the site each year
Au REVOIR LES ENFANTS • Directed by Louis Malle (1987) • Winter 1943-1944 • A Catholic boarding school in the French countryside • Julien Quentin • Jean Bonnet
French Languages In the McMahon Library FRENCH LANGUAGE RESOURCES IN THE MACMAHON LIBRARY • DVDS