| Knowing
French will help to improve your vocabulary in English. 40-50% of
the English vocabulary comes from French. This will especially come
in handy in improving your SAT and ACT scores.
You will have more job opportunities and a better salary potential if you can speak French. A second language is needed in over 60 occupations. Also, more than 1,200 French companies have subsidiaries in the U.S. Knowing French will improve your chances of being accepted to a university and to graduate school. Speaking French can help significantly when traveling to Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, and Africa. These are only a few of the many reasons why learning to speak French is useful. It is also useful with sports, fashion, entertainment, and much more. French is the first or second language in more than 40 countries and is spoken by 125 million people around the world. |