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    Archive for January 2, 2012

    Take French courses and see all you can do

    January 2, 2012 | Author admin

    Make Friends in France

    In France, more than in any other place in the world, tourists are expected to be able to speak French. In other words, if you go to any French city and speak English expecting that locals reply to you in such language, you will be frowned upon. We’ve heart this sentence many times “We are in France, we speak French here”. The reason behind this is quite logical: when they travel to England, or any country, they don’t expect people to speak their language. If they are interested in the culture they are visiting, they will just learn at least the basics of the language and make an effort to speak it. This is considered a sign of politeness, since it shows a genuine interest. Therefore, if you travel to France and speak French, locals will not only “not frown upon you” but also think that you are polite, which might end up in their befriending you.

    Get Involved in International Relations

    French is both an official and working language of the United Nations, NATO, UNESCO, the European Union, the International Red Cross and international courts and the International Olympic Committee. Besides, it is the language of the three cities where the EU institutions are based in: Strasbourg, Brussels and Luxembourg. While taking French courses Manchester students look forward to working for some of these organizations.

    Understand the language of culture

    French is the international language of theatre, cooking, fashion, architecture, the visual arts and dance. Knowledge of French allows you to access to amazing works of literature, movies and music, in the original language. French is the language of Edith Piaf, Jean-Paul Sartre, Victor Hugo, Moliere, Leopold Sendar Senghor and Alain Delon. When taking French courses Liverpool people know that they are making a great choice, since the French language allows them to discover cultural aspects of the language only native speakers are familiar with.

    Understand and learn other languages

    If you learn French, other languages will be easier to acquire, especially Romance languages (Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and Romanian), as well as English, since half of the current English vocabulary derives from French.

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