ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE NORTH SHORE CLASSES

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French is a widely used language

• French is the 5ᵗʰ most-spoken language after Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish and Arabic.
• There are 300 million French speakers worldwide.

French is an international language

• 2nd most-used language in diplomacy, particularly European and multilateral diplomacy, after English
• Official UN language
• Working language of the European Union and the African Union
• Official language of the Olympic Games together with English

French is a modern language

• 4th most used language on the Internet, which now brings together over 4 billion users
• 3rd most used language in business (the Francophone area now accounts for over 15% of global wealth)
• 2nd language of international information in the media

French is a living language:

• 2nd language in terms of learners in the wor
• 125 million people study French around the world
• Half a million French teachers outside France

It is one of the rare languages to be taught in the education systems of every country.

​Information courtesy of France Diplomatie