Frequently asked questions
1) Why should I learn French?
2) Why should I learn Spanish?
- You already know a lot of the words! Up to 50% of all the words in American English have some kind of French roots.
- French is the most frequently studied world language after English.
- French-Speaking Africa occupies a greater area than the US.
- More tourists visit France than any other country in the world.
- 200 million people speak French as either a first or as a second language and about 110 million people learn French as a second or third language. Along with English, French is the only language spoken on five continents. It is also the official language of 29 countries and spoken in 55!
- French is the official working language of the UN, NATO, UNESCO, the International Olympic Committee, the European Union, the International Red Cross and more!
2) Why should I learn Spanish?
- Our neighboring country, Mexico, is the most populated Spanish speaking country in the world.
- 350 million people speak Spanish as a first language.
- There are more than 35 million people in the United States who speak Spanish!
- Spanish is the official language of more than 20 countries.
- Hispanic consumers are the fastest-growing market segment, accounting for 40% of the growth in population of the United States.