NEW! DE COURSE FALL 2013: FREN 4700/5700 Intro to Old and Middle French
Bienvenue!
WELCOME TO THE FRENCH SECTION
We offer courses in French language, French civilization, the French-speaking Americas and French-speaking Africa. We also have a French Club where anyone can attend meetings, practice French, and discuss French and Francophone cultural issues. We welcome you to join our club and enroll in our classes! We also welcome you to consider our Degree Programs:
-Minor in French
-BA in French
-BS in French withTeacher Certification
WHY STUDY FRENCH?
French is spoken by 200,000 million people on five continents!
French is the third most useful business language!
French is an official language of the UN, the EU, the International Red Cross, the WTO, and the International Olympic Committee!
French is an official language of Canada, USA's #1 trade partner!
French is the 3rd most spoken second-language in the USA! [1]
INTERESTED? CONTACT:
Dr. Debra Anderson, Academic Advisor for French Majors
Dr. Anne-Hélène Miller, Academic Advisor for French Minors
Dr. Laura Levi-Altstaedter, Academic Advisor for BS Majors
[1] See: Bloomberg's report on business languages. See: Claire Tréan, La Francophonie, Les francophones dans le monde (Francophones worldwide). See: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3.
