Study New Languages

French is the third most widely spoken language in the United States after English and Spanish. Like Spanish it is a Romance language meaning that it is descended from Latin and much of the core vocabulary has similarities. Unfortunately for the student, the orthography (pronunciation from the written language) can be a bit more difficult than other Romance languages.

There are at least 65 million native French speakers in the world and as many as 500 million that speak French as a first or second language.

Many DVDs distributed in the United States and Canada share English and French language tracks (or at least subtitling). Also, many products destined for distribution in the United States and Canada have English and French packaging information (instructions, labelling, etc.) because English and French are both required for products distributed in Canada.

Typically French is considered one of the more pleasing languages to the ear (although that is quite subjective….) It is also an official language of the UN, and is commonly used as a second language in many areas that were former French colonies.

The following are the resources we’ve organized here:

French Language Courses

French Language Online Resources

French Language Reading List

French Language Video

French Language Audio

French Language Music

French Language News

Eurolanguages.com has information on French language learning courses in places where it is spoken in Europe.

Subpages of this page:

• French Language Audio
• French Language Courses
• French Language Detailed Profile
  • French Language Grammar
  • French Language Orthography
  • French Language Vocabulary
  • French Language Writing System
  • History of the French Language
  • Where is French Spoken?
• French Language Music
• French Language News
• French Language Online Resources
• French Language Reading List
• French Language Video

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The Scribes of “Dinner for Schmucks” – The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.

Los Angeles Times

The Scribes of “Dinner for Schmucks” The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. … to discuss “Schmucks,” which opens July 30 and is inspired by Francis Veber's French-language film, “Le Diner de Cons” (“Dinner for Bloody Idiots”). … 'Dinner With Schmucks': a long time between coursesLos Angeles Times Best bets: Steve Carell goes to 'Dinner'One News Page Steve Carell & Paul Rudd Speak Fake French and Do a Little Face DancingMoviefone all 605 news articles »

Best and Worst French Movies Remade by Hollywood – Moviefone

Best and Worst French Movies Remade by Hollywood Moviefone Still, Hollywood also has a decades-long history of borrowing ideas from an unlikely source: French-language movies. This week's 'Dinner for Schmucks,' … and more »

Canadians growing ever-more connected, says Commission – Cartt.ca (subscription)

Canadians growing ever-more connected, says Commission Cartt.ca (subscription) There were 910 English-language services, • 265 French-language services and 46 services in other languages. • The average time spent listening to radio … and more »

Language policy will engender national development – Research & Devt Council Boss – Vanguard

Language policy will engender national development – Research & Devt Council Boss Vanguard The Nigeria French Language Village is involved in building the capacity of Nigerians, stakeholders, legislators, public servants and private individuals in … Don Tasks FG on Viable Language PolicyTHISDAY all 4 news articles »

Telefilm Canada to fund six French-language low-budget, independent feature films – Canada NewsWire (press release)

Telefilm Canada to fund six French-language low-budget, independent feature films Canada NewsWire (press release) Twenty-one applications for French-language production and post-production projects were received this year. "Telefilm is proud to support the development … and more »

Why Dave Scott is a Francophile – Ridgefield Press

Ridgefield Press

Why Dave Scott is a Francophile Ridgefield Press How did he get so involved with the French language? Mr. Scott began to glow as he talked about his love of the French landscape, the French people, …

NS elementary students struggle with math skills – CTV.ca

NS elementary students struggle with math skills CTV.ca Seventy-seven per cent of students at French-language schools met expectations, an increase of eight per cent. A new elementary math curriculum will be … Nova Scotia to change math curriculumCBC.ca Some NS elementary students getting worse at math, test results showTheChronicleHerald.ca Student scores not adding upMetro Canada – Halifax all 34 news articles »

Losing campaign to fend off English – The Australian

Losing campaign to fend off English The Australian FOR decades, a staple of reporting from Paris has been the official campaign to keep the French language alive in the world and roll back the invasion of … and more »

Colleges strive to make forgeign languages relevant – USA Today

USA Today

Colleges strive to make forgeign languages relevant USA Today But after he taught an intermediate French course on the natural environment this year – the title of the French-language text he used translates as Ecology … and more »

Certified French Language Translation Services – Translation Excellence LLC in … – I-Newswire.com (press release)

Certified French Language Translation Services – Translation Excellence LLC in … I-Newswire.com (press release) Translation Excellence's team of certified French language translators understands that the accuracy and fast turnaround time for document translation are … and more »